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Following Directions Using Magic Tricks

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students recreate magic tricks in an effort to follow directions. They evaluate the clarity of their instructions and teach an apprentice how to perform a trick. They are evaluated using a rubric to note the clarity of their directions...
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Following Directions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the way astronauts practice and train to improve their efficiency in completing challenging tasks. They time and graph how long it takes to follow a list of directions. Also, they determine how practice and repetition...
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Do You See What I See?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students listen to oral directions to reproduce a work of art. They apply their listening skills, demonstrate their ability to follow directions, and show their knowledge of directional terms to reproduce an abstract piece of art.
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What's Cooking

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice following and writing directions through the use of simple recipes. First they write directions for creating an ice cream sundae. Then they make the sundaes using the recipe written by their classmates.
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Geo-Mat

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students review plane figures by playing a game that resembles "Twister." They listen to directions to locate a large example of the figure which is placed on the floor.
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Gee O Me Tree

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars follow multiple-step oral directions and review geometric shapes.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 8: Can You Please Give Me Directions?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students participate in a guided reading experience by following directions to cut out tangrams. They listen to the directions and cut as the reading progresses.
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Follow the Leader

For Teachers K
Students move in different directions and pathways using a variety of locomotor skills, while building on cooperative play skills used when leading or following a partner.
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MYSTERY PICTURES (Following Oral Directions)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students draw pictures while following simple instructions. They discuss the importance of following directions explicitly. They discuss the differences between each child's work. They follow a second set of directions.
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Physical Interdisciplinary Activity

For Teachers K
Students discover directions and their motor skills by participating in a physical education activity.  In this direction following lesson, students are asked to perform certain physical actions all at once and with the teacher's...
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Follow Directions

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this following directions activity, students read the sentences in each box and follow the directions to draw the given picture in each example.
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Following Directions

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this following directions worksheet, students read the directions to draw the pictures in each example. Students draw 4 different pictures.
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Following Directions Activity: Castle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this following directions worksheet, learners follow a set of directions that accompany a picture of a castle. Worksheet includes a reference web site.
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Following Directions

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this following directions worksheet, students follow 4 sets of directions, drawing in 4 given boxes. A web site is referenced for additional activities.
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Desert, Island, Stream

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate effective listening skills. In this listening skills lesson, students line up at the end of a court, and listen for instructions to run to the correct line labeled "desert," "island," or "stream."
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The Letter M

For Students Pre-K - K
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students explore the letter m. Students follow directions, color all of the pictures, and practice writing the letter m.
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Using the Four Main Directions in the Classroom

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use the four main directions to locate features in the classroom. In this direction lesson, students review the 4 main directions using a world map. Students use a magnetic compass to locate the north wall in their classroom and...
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Following Directions

For Students 1st
In this following directions worksheet, 1st graders color the Easter basket according to the 9 directions. Students enhance their color recognition and fine motor skills.
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners practice descriptive writing. In this unique writing lesson, students hear a story about a mitten. Then three grade levels come together to first, create a mitten on KidPix; second, describe the designed mitten; and third, try...
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Month 4

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this alphabetical order and pattern worksheet, students find the sequence in the letters and write the next letter to complete the pattern. Students use the same letters to make up a different pattern. Students then draw a map to show...
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At The Playground: Following Directions

For Students Pre-K - K
In this following directions learning exercise, students draw items on a swingset in a playground, as instructed: a bird, a boy and an ant.
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Following Directions

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this following directions worksheet, learners complete a set of directions given to them, one step at a time, to color things in a picture certain colors.
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Cup Cake Recipes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a cupcake recipe and then answer several questions about the recipe. There is also a sequencing sheet to read and follow as well as a parent information sheet to get signed.
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It's Color Time

For Students K - 1st
For this coloring worksheet, students read the sentences to determine the directions for coloring the picture. Students must read the sentence and color the picture accordingly. The picture is of Noah's ark.