Building a Structure With Legos--Oral Communication and Process Analysis
Teamed with a partner, students take turns giving directions and building identical structures without seeing each other's work.

Teach Students How to Read a Narrative Text
Helpful information for a teacher accompanies a sample lesson plan, Plot the Plot.

Note taking
The lesson teaches students to take notes from oral reading, simulating class lecture, for the purpose of extracting main idea and details and transcribing them into a summary.

Critical Reading: Two Stories, Two Authors, Same Plot?
Many students often lack critical thinking skills to be able to analyze what they read. This lesson encourages students to read and respond critically to two different pieces of literature with the same title. Students make predictions about the stories and analyze the story elements (i.e., characters, plot, conflict, and resolution). They then compare and contrast the different stories, distinguish between fact and opinion, and draw conclusions supported by evidence from their readings.
 

Remembering Directions
Ideas to support and help teachers.

Following Directions
Free  worksheets

Suggestions for English Language Learners

ESL Ideas           (B=Beginning; I=Intermediate; T=Transitional)
(B) Students conduct a picture walk and retell the story in their own words.
(I, T) Students follow directions for a story scavenger hunt.
(I, T) Students create and sequence illustrations about a selection. 
(I, T) Students list the steps in a procedure or science demonstration.  Transitional students can also make sentences or paragraphs about the procedure or demonstration.
 

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