Language Development

Come Along!

Language: Give and Carry Out Commands

Listen and chant. Illustration of the CD icon

Let’s Go! Let’s get moving! Come on, let’s go! Pack your bags, And dress for snow. Grab a camera. Take a hat. You’ll need a parka. Don’t forget that! Get on the train, And find your seat. Let’s go traveling. What a treat! Commands A command tells you what to do or what not to do. Pack your bags. Don’t forget.

Let’s Go!
Let’s get moving!
Come on, let’s go!
Pack your bags,
And dress for snow.
Grab a camera.
Take a hat.
You’ll need a parka.
Don’t forget that!
Get on the train,
And find your seat.
Let’s go traveling.
What a treat!
Commands

A command tells you what to do or what not to do.

Pack your bags.

Don’t forget.

Express Yourself

GIVE AND CARRY OUT COMMANDS

Work with a partner. Read the commands from the chant together. Act them out.

  • 1. Pack your bags.

  • 2. Grab a camera.

  • 3. Dress for snow.

  • 4. Take a hat.

  • 5. Get on the train.

  • 6. Find your seat.

7.–10. Your partner wants to take a trip. Say 4 commands to tell your partner what to do on the trip. Have your partner do the same for you.

    Example

  • 7. Dress for rain.