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Title - Community - Following Directions
By - Marie Allen
Primary Subject - Social Studies
Secondary Subjects - Language Arts, Other
Grade Level - 3-6
Community Unit Table of Contents:
Following Directions
Subject: Reading, Writing
Objective:
Demonstrate understanding of the importance of following directions.
Standards:
R-E5. Evaluate an instructional manual such as assembly directions or user's guide for clarity and completeness.
PO 4. Identify the sequence of activities needed to carry out a procedure.
Hook:
Hand out directions sheets to each students. Tell them to read the directions thoroughly and follow them exactly. Pair low readers with high.
Instruction:
After students have completed (or not completed) exercise, discuss times when it has been important to follow directions. Talk about what could happen when directions are not followed. Discuss emergency situations. Discuss learning situations, such as starting an assignment and doing it incorrectly, or answering the wrong question on a test.
Activity: Students will write their own set of directions and have another student try to follow them.
Assessment: Students will correctly follow each other's directions.
Materials: Directions sheet, paper, pencil, crayons.
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