Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Measuring for Cookies
In this instructional activity, students use math and physics skills to follow directions when making cookies. This is a very detailed and structured instructional activity!
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My Science Site
Density Demonstration: Coke vs. Diet Coke [Pdf]
Help students brainstorm and find a solution as to why Diet Coke floats and Coke sinks. Student will learn to define what density is as they engage in this creative lab. This resource is in PDF form; requires Adobe Reader.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Wild Kratts: Games: Rhino Bowl
Save the baby rhino by bowling over the ZacBots before they get to it.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Kart Kingdom
Pick your character's features, pick your cart, and be off on a driving adventure.
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Pbs Kids: Hmg: Fetch: "Eyes on the Road" Driving Game
Help Glen keep Ruffy from being distracted while driving by putting all of the distractions in Glen's thought cloud and the things having to do with driving in Ruffy's thought cloud.
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Pbs Kids: Thomas and Friends: Steam Team Snapshots Game
Create scenes for pictures of your favorite steam engines by selecting a background scene, your favorite engine, and things to put in your picture.
Other
Mo Dept. Of Ed.: Give and Read Multi Step Directions
Lesson plan designed for eleventh graders. Students discuss giving and reading multi-step directions while drawing simple pictures of dogs and cats. Includes student handouts and a scoring guide. It comes from a thematic unit on challenge.
Other
Mo Dept. Of Ed.: Giving and Following Directions
Lesson plan designed for seventh graders. Young scholars practice giving and following directions by playing the game "Simon Says" before practicing writing clear directions about various topics, such as directions to a pizza place....
Other
Up to Ten: Make an Insect Kite
"Make a giant insect kite that you'll be able to fly around your garden or the local park."
FableVision
Fable Vision: Peter Reynolds: The North Star
A story about the importance of following your own path through life, not the path others have taken. Told with great simplicity and beautifully illustrated, The North Star celebrates independence, spirited inquiry, and a life full of...
Other
Handwriting for Kids
At this site students can improve their handwriting skills. It provides printable worksheets, lesson ideas, and interactive activities.
PBS
Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Paint Splat
Young players will enjoy this cleverly animated color-mixing game that guides them through the process of mixing and matching colors. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English...
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Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Games: Sounds Like Fun!
Cleverly animated game that alerts young learners to the musical sounds all around them in their everyday environments. A useful exercise in helping children understand sound patterns and repetitive beats and the meaning of start and...
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Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wild World: Games: Where's Quack?
Hide-and-seek game instructs players to find Quack, a purple duck, in a series of different landscapes. [All instructions and prompts are voiced, not written, making this an excellent resource for English language learners who need...
NASA
Nasa: World Map Puzzle
This site from the National Aeornautics and Space Administration provides an interesting activity with a relief map and its correlation with space. "Wouldn't it be fun to make your own miniature world, complete with mountains, valleys,...
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: Make Asteroids You Can Eat
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides an interesting activity on making asteroids. "Create your own odd-shaped asteroids out of plain old mashed potatoes. Bake them in the oven to turn them asteroid...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Direction (Nsew)
Follow the written directions and click on the final destination on the grid. Choose from varying levels of difficulty.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Bathtime Helper
During this interactive game based on the PBS Kids series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Daniel Tiger assists his mom with giving his baby sister a bath. [Requires Flash Player].
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Pbs Kids: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Playing Tea Party
During this interactive game based on the PBS Kids series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Daniel Tiger has a tea party. Students will help pick out everything to include during the tea party. [Requires Flash Player].
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Graphical Methods of Vector Addition: Direction
[Free Registration/Login Required] Follow the path depicted on the map then try to convert the series of six steps to a set of written directions.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Locomotor Sequencing (K)
This kindergarten lesson reinforces the skill of following directions. Learners must listen to a series of directions and follow them. Students will make different movements based on the directions.
Can Teach
Can Teach Lesson Plan: Graphing Constellations
In this lesson plan, students practice their graphing skills by following directions to recreate constellations.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Following Directions: Tutorial
In this slideshow tutorial, students will review basics regarding the following of directions on an assessment and/or reading comprehension test. Strategies related to looking for particular words and phrases in a testing situation are...
Teachnology
Teachnology: A Variety of Printable Handwriting Worksheets
Use this resource to print activities and worksheets for handwriting.