Before
Before you touch your nose, clap your hands two times.
After you spin in your chair one time, give me a thumbs up.
What comes first, spinning in your chair one time or giving me a thumbs up?
Tap your shoulders while you stick out your tongue.
WHILE tells us to..
do it at the same time
do it in order from favorite to least favorite.
Before you smile, wiggle your fingers.
What did you do first?
After you raise your eyebrows, snap your fingers (or pretend, if snapping is tricky).
After tells us what?
1. Do it first
2. Do it second
Wave with one hand while you hold up three fingers with the other hand.
The word WHILE tells us to what?
1. Do one thing, then the other
2. Do them at the same time
Wave both hands in the air before you pretend to put on a backpack.
What happened first?
Give me a big smile after you hold up the number 2 on your fingers.
What happens first
While you pretend to pour a drink into a cup, raise your eyebrows.
While means...
at the same time
at different times
Wiggle your fingers in front of the camera before you pretend to eat a sandwich.
What happened first
Clap your hands two times after you pretend to throw a ball.
What is the difference between the order of the actions in the sentence and what you do when following the directions?
While you pretend to brush your hair, lift one foot off the ground.
While means...
Before you pretend to turn a doorknob, touch your shoulders with both hands.
What does before mean?
After you pretend to put on sunglasses, nod your head yes.
Come up with your own directions with AFTER in your sentence
While you pretend to play the drums, stick out your tongue.
Replace WHILE with another conjunction to change the order of the instructions to do the drums first and tongue second.