Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 12, Reading and Literature Std # 1–3: Follow directions. Identify directions that are implicit or embedded in a passage Identify the outcome or product of a set of directions Recognize when a set of directions has been followed correctly

Lesson Plans: Reading and Using a Recipe Students read, follow and explain a recipe. 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. The Following-Directions Follies This fun activity assesses students' ability to observe and follow directions.

Resources: Following Directions: A Skill Worth Teaching Education World provides five intriguing lessons to help your students read, write, follow, and even evaluate directions. 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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