Following Directions Teacher Resources

Designed to assess your class's ability to follow directions, this reading activity has learners split into groups, read a series of instructions, read a passage, and answer two lists of questions. Can they remember to raise their hand...

With the help from learning games and holiday-themed coloring pages, scholars learn the importance of listening carefully and following directions. Coloring pages celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving. Learning games include Simon...

Following directions can be a challenging task for young children, but it can remain a challenging task for those with autism. Use a following directions activity that promotes positive behavior in your learners and allows them to focus...

A lesson about following directions tests learners' ability with a tricky scenario that will shock unsuspecting participants. After viewing results, scholars discuss why it's important to follow instructions and define listening. Peers...

Kindergartners learn about the ways force can stop and reverse motion. Several illustrations of children help them determine if the motion is causing an item to change direction. Next, they conduct an experiment to see if a water balloon...

Get scholars thinking about the scientific process with this fun experiment they can do at home. Learners practice reading directions as they underline each instruction in a procedural paragraph. They create a flow chart and record what...

In this following directions worksheet, students color pictures of birds sitting on a wire according to the directions given below the picture. They color the pictures according to their ordinal numbers.

Are your learners having trouble following directions? Everyone could use a reminder every now and then. This worksheet is designed for young elementary, and asks scholars to complete four tasks involving shapes and animals. For example,...

Make origami ducks with your class to reinforce geometry concepts and vocabulary; develop fine motor and visual translation skills; and enrich study of Japanese culture, the pond habitat, or migration. Create a whole group "worksheet"...

Students participate in a P.E. following directions game. They each receive a slip of paper with specific directions written on it, and observe other students' actions in order to perform their directions in the correct order.

In this following directions worksheet, students will read three simple directions to color pictures of animals correctly. Then students will write the name of their favorite animal.

In this following directions worksheet, 2nd graders read 4 request in 4 boxes and then follow the directions and complete each task required.

Following directions is an extremely important skill to master. Learners follow the directions in each sentence. Then they draw specific shapes in specific positions in the provided boxes. A good review resource.

Turn the act of following directions into a fun and engaging game! Especially designed for students with cognitive or intellectual disabilities, this lesson uses a game format as a natural reinforcer. Write a set of directions onto a set...

Have your pupils really been reading the directions? Find out with this tricky little test. The first instruction is to read all of the directions quickly, but you'll find that quite a few pupils start acting rather funny just a few...

In this expanded and complex directions worksheet, students indicate which 5 pictures best describe each of the 5 sentences at the bottom of the sheet.