• 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

AHSGE STANDARD I - The student will demonstrate a literal understanding of passages taken from textual, functional, and recreational reading.
 

Mystery Picture  
Oral direction activity

Good Habits for Following Directions
Classroom activity for following directions
 

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Play or Poem?  An interactive activity

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill "If" by Rudyard Kipling  An interactive activity

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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