Product Overview
The books in this series are as varied as the needs of the children in your classroom. The age-appropriate, engaging activities make learning fun and exciting. There are a broad range of active learning experiences from which to choose. Following and giving directions are important life skills. Following Directions helps you teach these skills with complete step-by-step directions and all the patterns you need. There are also fun, instructive illustrations throughout. The ideas, directions, patterns, and reproducibles in this resource focus on helping young learners: * listen to and follow oral directions * follow picture directions * read simple written directions * give oral directions to others Activities include: * cutting and pasting * using blocks * cooking * games Some highlights of each section of this book: * Following Oral Directions: five songs & chants that give directions, reproducible cards giving one- and two-action commands, patterns for Listen and Build a Scarecrow , reproducible animal and toy cards for picture bingo, eight reproducible practice pages. * Following Picture Directions: reproducible picture cards (cut, paste, color, fold, etc) for giving project directions, nine cards with designs to reproduce with blocks, 20 monkey see, monkey do cards showing a pose for students to duplicate, picture direction cards for five simple cooking projects, six reproducible practice pages. * Following Written Directions: 37 reproducible pages use picture and simple word directions for activities such as color shapes, finish the picture, trace and complete, color-cut-and paste, and draw it. * Giving Directions: teaching ideas, word card with direction order words (first, next, etc.).
