🏠 Everyday Routines
Helper Instructions
Your child gives you three-step instructions and you follow them exactly.
6 min🟣 Story Builder
Goal
Practice giving clear, ordered directions.
🌿 Kai is here today
Kai is listening closely with you, stop and name three sounds before you start.
💡 Why this matters
Routines repeat, so the same words come around again and again. That repetition is what makes new language stick.
How to play
- 1Your child gives you three steps.
- 2Follow them exactly — even if it turns out funny.
- 3Swap and follow their three steps.
Example conversation
Child: Pick up the sock, walk to the basket, drop it in.
You: Following orders!
Extra questions
- Did I do it right?
- What did I miss?
- Can you make it four steps?
Skills practiced
- ✔ Vocabulary
- ✔ Following directions
- ✔ Sequencing
Materials needed
None — just you and your child.
❤️ Parent tip
Fold this into a moment you already have. Do not add a new one.
Try it during
- 🍳 Making breakfast
- 🧺 Folding laundry
- 🛒 Grocery shopping
- 🧼 Washing up
- 👕 Getting dressed
- 🌱 Watering plants
Same activity, many moments — pick whichever fits your day.