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Listening helps you to understand.  It is a very important skill.  Sometimes, directions are given that you must listen to.  For example, you want to play the new game you got for your birthday but you don't know how.  Your sister offers to read the directions to you.  What will listening to her do for you? If you listen to her as she reads the directions, you will understand how to play the game.

We are going to play a game where you must listen for the directions and then follow them.  You will be drawing and coloring. When you finish, you will have a very special surprise.  Ready? 

To begin, click on the forward arrow of the next sound box.

The first thing you need to do is get a blank piece of paper, a tool to draw with and crayons. The drawing tool can be a pencil, pen, crayon or marker.  When you have gotten these things, bring them back to the computer area and click on the forward arrow of the next sound picture for the next directions.

In the middle of your paper, write your  name.  Then turn the paper over.  When you are done, click on the forward arrow of the next sound picture for the next directions.

Draw a circle in the middle of your paper at the bottom.  When you are done, click on the forward arrow of the next sound picture for the next directions.

Draw another circle, a little bit smaller, on top of the first circle. When you are done, click on the forward arrow of the next sound picture for the next directions.

Draw another circle, a little bit smaller, on top of the second circle. When you are done, click on the forward arrow of the next sound picture for the next directions.

 
Draw two small eyes inside this circle.  Color them black. Add a black mouth and an orange nose. Draw a hat on top of this circle and color it your favorite color. When you are done, click on the forward arrow of the next sound picture for the next directions. 

Draw two straight lines from the middle circle out towards the edge of the paper. Draw two square buttons in the middle circle and three triangle buttons in the bottom circle. Color them all black.  When you are done, click on the forward arrow of the next sound picture for the next directions. 

Surprise!  What did you make? Let's see how you did at following the directions as I read them aloud to you.  Your picture should look like a snowman.  Click on the snowflakes to compare your picture to mine and check to see if you followed all the directions.

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