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Think Outside The Box
In this following directions instructional activity, learners analyze a picture of four balls of yarn, both inside and outside of a basket. Students color the yarn balls inside the basket red and the outside balls of yarn green.
Recognition
Identify Letter Aa
In this early childhood letter A activity, students circle all the uppercase and lowercase As in the apple with a green crayon and follow the directions to color the apple.
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Letter Mm
In this early childhood letter M worksheet, students circle all the uppercase and lowercase Ms in the box with a red crayon and follow the directions to color the M & M.
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The Letter Ss and Following Directions
In this letter recognition worksheet, students use a purple crayon to circle all of the Ss's in the box on the page. They color the black line picture of a sock with an orange crayon and make green stripes or dots on the sock.
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Dancing Rabbit
Students make a rabbit by cutting out pieces and fastening the parts together. This learning exercise provides a way to practice direction-following skills and could be used as part of a spring-related activity.
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Follow Directions
In this following directions worksheet, students follow the directions on the page, in which they are told to draw something and then write specific letters in certain places. There are 4 different directions on the page, and the answers...
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Create Your Own Picture
First graders participate in an exercise in reading and following directions.
In this drawing worksheet, the students answer seven questions. Stick figures of a family are included in the worksheet. Students follow directions to add...
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Rudolph Decoration
In this artistic instructional activity, students follow precise instructions on making and decorating a reindeer for the Christmas holidays.
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Spider Pretzels
In this cooking learning exercise, students read a recipe for a snack called Spider Pretzels. Using round crackers, peanut butter, stick pretzels and raisins, students follow the directions to make a spider they can eat.
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Banana Splits- Counting and Direction Following Worksheet
In this British math activity, students see sets of bananas and read directions that are next to pictures of cartoon like monkeys. They follow the directions to determine the proper number of bananas each monkey should receive.
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How to Send a Secret Message
In this social studies worksheet, students learn how sending secret messages was very important during World War II. Students are given a list of material needed and instructions to create their own secret message.
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Using a Computer to Write a Letter – Verbs (Sequencing)
In this sequencing learning exercise, students will cut out sentences about how to write a letter using a computer. Then students will rearrange the sentence strips in chronological order.
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How To Make Pizza
In this sequencing and nutrition worksheet, students consider the 6 steps to make a pizza. Students cut out the direction cards and glue them in the correct order. Students color the pictures.
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Paper Hand Puppets
In this art worksheet, students participate in making two animal hand puppets by following the directions to fold, cut and paste the full color pieces.
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Shoe Glyph
In this shoe glyph worksheet, students color the shoe according to individual responses to the directions. This would also be a good following directions exercise.
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Follow the Directions: June
For this following directions worksheet, 1st graders will either read or listen to five month of June related directions to complete a picture of a boy at the beach.
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July Following Directions Activity
In this July worksheet, students follow 6 steps and color in the letters of the word "JULY" according to the directions. Students choose colors based on their opinions about the month of July.
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September Following Directions Activity
In this September worksheet, young scholars follow 10 steps and color in the illustrations according to the directions. Students choose colors based on their opinions about the month of September.
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Guided Reading with Confetti Eggs
First graders read the book, Confetti Eggs. Working in guided reading groups, they discuss making crafts with eggs and preview the book by looking at the pictures and making predictions. After reading the book aloud, they discuss how to...
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Following Directions Using Magic Tricks
Pupils 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
Young scholars 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...
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Do You See What I See?
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
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
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.