Layering Instructions

Children have a very short attention span!! And we’re not school, so in order to keep the fun going, you have to get the games started quickly.

Plus the children are learning all the time!

Start with a short, quick instruction. Demonstrate if necessary and get them started.

Let them run through it once or twice then stop them and add in another instruction.

Go again!

Then stop and add another instruction

Go again. Etc!

You can make a joke with this each time and say “RIGHT!! Nooooooow, we’re going to get really tricky!!! OOOOOO. Who’s listening? Who thinks they can handle more?!!!”