Teach speech language therapy students or English language learners how to follow 2-step directions containing Before and After! These visual aids and teaching scripts provide a simple way to teach following 2-step directions with these temporal concepts, improving comprehension of multi-step directions.

The Before Beaver teaches students that any direction following the word "before" will come second. We teach this by showing students that anything in the Beaver's tail comes second, because the tail is the second part of its body.

The After Alligator teaches students that any direction following with word "after" will come first. We teach this by showing students that anything in the Alligator's mouth will come first, because the mouth is the first part of its body.

These fun visual strips will keep students engaged while learning to follow these 2-step directions. Smaller visual cards are included to provide even more visual support within the Beaver and Alligator visuals, by placing the cards in the tail or mouth while attempting to follow directions.

NO PREP Worksheets included with opportunities to practice isolated skills, which we know that our students often need! 4 pages of Before practice, 4 pages of After practice, and 4 pages of mixed Before and After practice.

Included in this resource:

Teaching Visuals

• Introduction Scripts
• Before Beaver Teaching Visual and Script
• After Alligator Teaching Visual and Scripts
• Before Beaver Visual to Laminate - With and Without numbers for fading of cues - Small and Large
• After Alligator Visual to Laminate - With and Without numbers for fading of cues - Small and Large
• Full page Before, After, and Before + After for Following Directions with Visual Strip practice

Following Directions Task Cards

• 4 Simple Common Object Strips for Following Directions
• 2 Complex Common Object Strips for Following Directions
• 4 Simple Food Strips for Following Directions
• 2 Complex Food Strips for Following Directions
• 4 Simple Animal Strips for Following Directions
• 2 Complex Animal Strips for Following Directions
• 3 Simple Transportation Strips for Following Directions
• 1 Complex Transportation Strip for Following Directions
• 2 Simple Color Strips for Following Directions
• 1 Complex Color Strip for Following Directions
• 1 Simple Commands to create 2-step directions

No Prep Worksheets

• 1 Before Common Objects Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 After Common Objects Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 Before + After Common Objects Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 Before Food Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 After Food Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 Before + After Food Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 Before Animal Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 After Animal Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 Before + After Animal Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 Before Transportation Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 After Transportation Following 2-Step Directions
• 1 Before + After Transportation Following 2-Step Directions

Consider using this Before & After resource for producing complex sentences!

Try this Before & After Decimals resource for classroom carryover.

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Excellent Resource for Mixed Groups

Vocabulary: Practice labeling common objects, category, function, location, + parts

Wh- questions: Ask who, what, where, when, why questions about common objects

Sequencing: Sequencing directions

Sentence production: Elicit compound and complex sentences

** Perfect resource for Teacher Observation or Speech Therapy Observation**