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Matching Directions
Which of these shapes is pointing the same way? Pre-readers examine five rows of familiar objects. The first item points to the right for each, and they must determine which of the subsequent items in each row points the same direction....
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Directions: Left / Right / Forward / Back
Move to the left! Move to the right! Kids will definitely get moving with a instructional activity on directions. They review left, right, forward, and back before playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey and singing some songs about movement.
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Left and Right Worksheet - Shapes
In this positions of shapes worksheet, students practice recognizing left and right by coloring the 4 shapes according to directions.
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Moving Left to Right
These animals need to find their homes! Young scholars help them by drawing lines from each animal on the left to its habitat on the right. There is no guessing to be done here, though; pairs are directly across from one another. They...
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Matching Directions
These abstract shapes are pointing in different directions and young scholars determine which ones are oriented the same way. For each of five starting shapes they examine a set of four identical figures pointing in various directions,...
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East Asian Fiction and Non-Fiction Books
Readers explore East Asian culture and literature with a book folder project. Before beginning the project, learners record three beliefs they have about East Asian culture. They then select two books to read and create a display for the...
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Left and Right Worksheet - Pairs of Shapes
In this position of objects worksheet, students practice recognizing left and right by following the coloring directions for the items in each of 6 boxes.
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Left and Right Worksheet - Colored Shapes
In this positions of objects worksheet, students practice recognizing left and right by circling the shapes according to the directions for 6 exercises.
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Roaming Robot
Look up! Turn left! This activity on giving and following verbal directions will excite your learners. A "finder" leaves the room while you and the class hides an object. When they return, students must use words on the cue cards...
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Reading and Writing in the Right Direction
Beginning writers practice writing and reading from left to right using green and red dots. You'll need notecards with a green dot on the left side and a red dot on the right side. Do your learners understand that print moves from left...
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Left and Right Worksheet - Vehicles
In this positions of objects activity, students practice recognizing left and right by circling the vehicles according to directions for 5 examples.
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Left and Right Worksheet - Animals
In this positions of objects worksheet, students practice recognizing left and right by circling the animals according to directions.
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Giving Oral Directions
Student practice giving directions. In this giving oral directions instructional activity, 2nd graders play Simon Says, identify differences between clear and unclear directions, and practice giving someone else directions in the room....
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Pirate Treasure Hunt
First graders name the directions North, South, East, and West on a map. They work collaboratively in small groups and create a treasure map using directions as clues.
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Left and Right
In this left and right worksheet, students follow directions and color items in a picture certain colors if they are on the left, and others if they are on the right.
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Delightful Directions
First graders identify and demonstrate how symbols and models are used to represent features of the environment. They identify the directions on a map as east, west, north, and south. Finally, 1st graders play a direction game, move to...
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Giving Directions
In this spelling worksheet, learners locate 20 misspelled words in a conversation about directions. Students underline the errors and write them correctly above.
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Coloring Apples
In this coloring worksheet, students color the apples on the left tree red and the apples on the right tree green. Students trace, then practice printing upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter Aa.
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Prepositions of Direction
For this prepositions worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences that are missing prepositions of directions. Students fill in the blanks for 12 sentences.
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Using the Distance Formula
In this distance formula worksheet, students solve and complete 30 various types of problems. First, they find the exact distance between each pair of points and make a sketch of the situation. Then, students find the center, horizontal...
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Left and Right Worksheet - Animals
In this positions of objects worksheet, students practice recognizing left and right by circling the animals according to the directions for 5 exercises.
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u and y
Who knew the lowercase letters u and y could be so artistic? Learners get creative as they trace and print these letters, working from left to right. Each letter has examples, both traceable and solid. Learners follow the...
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Mandala Portfolio Project
Here's a great idea for writing portfolios. Kids decorate all four sides of their portfolio, introducing themselves, their families, goals, dreams, and favorite things. Detailed directions for all four panels and a rubric are included in...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Kindergarten Skills Unit 1
A unit focuses on prewriting skills. Over 10 days, young scholars practice drawing lines and shapes, use play dough to build shapes, and track from left to right. Pupils put their sense of hearing to the test by listening for words...