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Writing Directions: How to Fly a Kite

For Students 1st - 3rd
Emerging writers record the directions for how to fly a kite on this writing directions worksheet. Class members use the provided sequencing clues (first, next, finally) to record their instructions on the 3 sets of lines. Consider...
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How To Teach How - To Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice their writing skills by creating "How To" articles.  In this journalism lesson, students grab tasks from a hat and are asked to explain orally how to complete these activities.  Students complete flow charts with their...
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Curated OER

Following Directions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this writing worksheet, young scholars listen to an example of a teacher giving directions. Then, students read 4 hints about writing directions and write their own directions for putting on a coat or using a pencil sharpener.
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Can You Follow Me? Writing Instructions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write directions for completing everyday activities.  In this writing instructions lesson students exchange their set of written directions with a partner and follow their partners directions.  If the directions are unclear,...
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Going Places Module 15

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this going places module 15 worksheet, student answer 7 questions about the names of places, write 7 descriptions of these places, then write direction from one place to another.
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Producing Clear Directions-Trackers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Analyze directions for making and using a tracking stick. Young trackers will examine examples of clear, efficient directions by viewing a video explaining the directions for making and using a tracking stick. They will then write their...
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Writing Directions

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this writing directions worksheet, students follow directions to make a paper airplane, then answer sequential questions to guide them in writing the directions down on another sheet of paper. Worksheet is designed to be signed by...
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Treasure Map

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this writing worksheet, students find a treasure by following the correct path on the map. Students write directions telling exactly how to get there. A list of sequential words is provided to help students write directions.
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Nazareth College

The Chocolate Touch

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read and analyze chapter two of the book "The Chocolate Touch" by Patrick Skene Catling. They compare and contrast a box of chocolates with the chocolates in the book, and write the sequential steps of opening a box of...
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Cooking Up Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study fractions through recipes. They rewrite recipes multiplying and changing numbers. They research the Internet for recipes and rewrite fractions to indicate a particular serving. They rewrite directions to change the numbers...
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What's Cooking

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice following and writing directions through the use of simple recipes. First they write directions for creating an ice cream sundae. Then they make the sundaes using the recipe written by their classmates.