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Directions: Left / Right / Forward / Back Lesson PlanDirections: Left / Right / Forward / Back Lesson Plan
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ESL Kid Stuff
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Pre-K - 2nd
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English Language Arts
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Directions: Left / Right / Forward / Back

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Move to the left! Move to the right! Kids will definitely get moving with a lesson on directions. They review left, right, forward, and back before playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey and singing some songs about movement.

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Concepts

left and right, movement, following directions

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Ideal for a physical education, dance lesson, or language arts vocabulary lesson
  • Bring kids outside for the activities, encouraging them to run in the correct directions
  • Have kids write about what they see to their left, to their right, in front of them, and behind them

Pros

  • Fun and engaging for your active kids
  • Comes with all necessary worksheets and songs on the publisher's website

Cons

  • None

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