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Who, What, Where? Listening and Following Directions – Infants 1 English

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Good listeners can answer questions about what they hear. They can also follow directions, one step at a time.

A bright classroom with small tables and chairs and a whiteboard
A classroom. Your teacher gives directions here every day. Photo: Abaddon1337, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Listen to a story

Asha at the beach
On Saturday, Asha went to the beach with Granny. Asha took her red bucket. She built a big sandcastle. Then a wave came and knocked it down! Asha laughed. She built it again, far from the water.

Tap Read it to me, or ask an adult to read it. Then answer the questions.

Question words

Who asks about a person. Who went to the beach? Asha and Granny.
What asks about a thing. What did Asha build? A sandcastle.
Where asks about a place. Where did they go? To the beach.
When asks about time. When did they go? On Saturday.
Why asks for a reason. Why did the castle fall? A wave knocked it down.
How asks about the way. How did Asha feel? She laughed, so she felt happy.

Follow directions

Listen to all the steps first. Then do them in order.

One step: Touch your nose.
Two steps: Stand up, then clap two times.
Three steps: Pick up a pencil, put it in the box, then sit down.

If you forget a step, ask: “Please can you say it again?”

Try it

TRY ITListen and do

Pick a game. Tap Read it to me to hear the question again.

Let’s practise

Point, say or draw. Open each answer after trying.

1. Who built the sandcastle in the story?

Show answer

Asha.

2. Why did Asha build it again far from the water?

Show answer

So the waves could not knock it down.

3. Do this: stand up, turn around, then sit down.

Show answer

The adult checks all three steps in order.

4. Which word asks about a place?
(a) who
(b) where
(c) when

Show answer

(b) where.

Quick check

Try these three on your own first. An adult may read the words.

1. In the story, where did Asha go?

  • To the beach
  • To the market
  • To school
Show answer

To the beach. Asha and Granny went to the beach.

2. Which word asks about a person?

  • Who
  • Where
  • When
Show answer

Who. Who asks about a person.

3. Miss says: “Stand up, then clap.” What do you do first?

  • Clap
  • Stand up
  • Sit down
Show answer

Stand up. Do the steps in order: stand up first.

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English lesson 3: Who, What, Where? — worksheet

Point, draw or tell an adult. An adult can write for you.

  1. Draw Asha and her sandcastle at the beach.
  2. Draw what knocked the sandcastle down.
  3. Listen to an adult give two steps, such as draw a sun, then draw a tree. Do them here.

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English words

Say these words with an adult. Can you use each one in a sentence?

who · what · where · when · why · how · first · then · direction

Try it at home

  • Read a short story. Ask one who, one where and one why question.
  • Play Simon says with two steps, then three steps.
  • Hide a toy and give two-step directions to find it. Then swap roles.

For parents and teachers

After this lesson, your child should be able to:

  • answer who, what and where questions about a short story they have heard
  • give a reason for one event in the story using because
  • follow a two-step and then a three-step spoken direction in the right order

Say directions once, clearly, then wait. Build from one step to three steps over several days. Children who need it may use pictures or gestures to help them remember.

Accept pointing, speaking, signing or communication aids. An adult can scribe. Observe the hands-on work as well as the Quick check; the badge records supported completion only.

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Updates

2026/11/11
– First version of this lesson.
– Linked the previous and next lessons.

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Maps and the Four Directions – Infants 2 Social Studies

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A map is a drawing of a place as if you were a bird looking down from the sky. Maps help us find where things are and how to get there.

The four directions

A compass rose shows the four main directions: North, South, East and West. On most maps, North is at the top.

NW🧭ES

A fun way to remember them, going round clockwise from the top: Never Eat Slimy Worms! Or make up your own: Naughty Elephants Squirt Water!

Where is my school?

We can describe where a place is by saying what is near to it or far from it, and which direction it is. For example: “My school is north of the mosque and near to the church. It is far from the shop.”

Draw a map

Draw a map of your way from home to school. Draw your home at the bottom and your school at the top. Add things you pass on the way: a shop, a church, a temple, a mosque, a park, a bridge. Add a compass rose!

Safe routes in an emergency

Every school has an evacuation route: the safe way out in a fire. In a fire drill, we stop work, line up quietly, walk (never run) along the route and meet at the assembly point. In an earthquake drill, we drop, cover and hold on under a desk until the shaking stops, then walk out calmly when the teacher says.

TRY ITVillage map

Choose a game.

Let’s practise

Try each one. Then tap Show answer to check.

1. Name the four main directions.

Show answer

North, South, East and West.

2. On a map, which direction is usually at the bottom?

Show answer

South.

3. Finish: My school is near to …

Show answer

Any building near your school, for example a church, a shop or a park.

4. Is your home near to or far from your school?

Show answer

Your own answer. Talk about how you get there.

5. What do we do in an earthquake drill?

Show answer

Drop, cover and hold on until the shaking stops.

Quick check

1. What does a compass rose show?

Show answer

The directions North, South, East and West.

2. The opposite of North is …

Show answer

South.

3. What is an evacuation route?

Show answer

The safe way out of a building in an emergency.

Words to know

Say these words with a grown-up. Can you use each one in a sentence?

map · compass rose · North · South · East · West · near to · far from · route · drill

Try it at home

  • Draw a map from your home to school. Add a compass rose and three places you pass.
  • Stand in your yard at sunrise: the sun rises in the East. Point North, South and West.
  • Plan your family’s fire escape route from your home and practise it together.

For parents and teachers

After this lesson, your child should be able to:

  • name and use the four cardinal points
  • describe where the school is compared with two or three other buildings
  • give and follow simple directions on a map
  • draw a simple home-to-school map
  • explain what to do in a fire drill and an earthquake drill

The sunrise-in-the-East tip is a great real-world anchor. Walk the school’s actual evacuation route with your child if possible.

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Next: Getting Around Safely

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Who, What, Where? Questions and Directions – Infants 2 English

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Good listeners ask questions. Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? These question words help us understand a story. We also learn to follow directions, one step at a time.

Question words

WordIt asks about …Example
Who?a person or animalWho went to the beach?
What?a thing or something that happenedWhat did Kezia build?
Where?a placeWhere did they go?
When?a timeWhen did they go?
Why?a reasonWhy was Kezia sad?
How?the way something happensHow did they keep the castle safe?

Listen to the story

Ask a grown-up to read this story to you, or tap 🔊 in the activity below to hear it.

On Saturday morning, Kezia and her grandpa went to the beach at Maracas. Kezia wanted to build a big sandcastle. Grandpa carried the bucket and spade. Kezia built a tall castle with a shell on top. Then a big wave came and washed it away! Kezia was sad. Grandpa smiled and said, “Let us build it again, further from the water.” This time the castle stayed safe.

The main idea is what the story is mostly about: Kezia and Grandpa built a sandcastle and learned to build it away from the waves.

Following directions

Directions tell us what to do, step by step. Listen to all the steps. Do them in order. Use words like first, next, then and last.

TRY ITListen, think and do

Choose a game. Tap 🔊 to hear the story.

Let’s practise

Try each one. Then tap Show answer to check.

1. Which question word asks about a place?

Show answer

Where?

2. Which question word asks about a person?

Show answer

Who?

3. In the story, what did Grandpa carry?

Show answer

The bucket and spade.

4. What was on top of Kezia’s castle?

Show answer

A shell.

5. Ask your own question about the story.

Show answer

Any good question, for example “What colour was the bucket?”

Quick check

1. Which question word asks for a reason?

Show answer

Why?

2. How did Kezia feel when the wave came? How do you know?

Show answer

Sad. The story says she was sad because her castle was washed away.

3. What words help us give directions in order?

Show answer

First, next, then, last.

Words to know

Say these words with a grown-up. Can you use each one in a sentence?

who · what · where · when · why · how · main idea · first · next · then · last

Try it at home

  • After a story at bedtime, ask each other one who, where and why question.
  • Give a grown-up three directions to make a snack. Did they follow them in order?
  • Draw a picture of the beach story and tell it in your own words.

For parents and teachers

After this lesson, your child should be able to:

  • ask and answer who, what, where, when, why and how questions about a story they hear
  • answer questions whose answers are in the story and questions that need thinking (for example how a character feels)
  • say the main idea of a short story
  • follow and give simple directions with 3 to 5 steps

Simple organisers help: draw a big spider with one leg for each question word and fill in the answers together.

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