Following Directions Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: L.3.2-5

Core Standard
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Making sure you pay attention to detail when performing a written task is a key skill for all students to learn to master. Directions for tasks help us pass knowledge on and pass us further towards the truth of just about everything. Students often skim through a set of directions and miss minuet, but salinity details that can lead to a successful outcome. This series of worksheets puts students to the test of following specifically guided directions. In some cases, reading directions is all they have to do.

Following Directions Worksheets To Print:

Flying a Plane! – Make your first flight smooth and then try it again. See if you flight lasts longer.

List Mania – You might want to time this one and see how accurate and quickly you can get it done.

The Girl's Thoughts – She really doesn't look like a happy camper, if you get my drift.

Under the Microscope – This set of directions is like a really cool poem.

Working With Shapes – Aren't almost all structures of homes, just a series of shapes.

Animals and Shapes – Read the directions slowly. Those that speed through this one, usually find it tough.

Read Closely – Use the vocabulary words at the right of the page to fill in the blanks.

Will I Be A Hero? – We ask you to draw an awesome picture for us.

Are You Paying Attention? – This one is a physical activity.

Symbol Series – Fill in the boxes below with the words, according to the following symbols.

Multi-Step Directions – There are a ton of moving parts here.

Color Me Crazy! – How hard could 5 sentence directions be, you would be surprised!

How Well Can You? – The math problem is the only concrete part of this worksheet.

I Know or Don't Know It – This is a little bit of an "About Me" activity too.

Build a Snowman! – Cut out each shape. Glue them in order at the top of a piece of construction paper.

What to Do When Children Have Trouble Following Directions


In many cases the attention span of students is to blame for their inability to follow just about any direction. In a world filled with quick rewards for the littlest of task, it hard to break through and teach students the importance of patience.


The first step for a teacher is to guide the students towards a better demand of their attention. This can be as easy as telling them to focus. Nonverbal cues are often helpful with this as well. In the digital world it is as known as heat mapping, but helping students understand where on a page they put their focus is often helpful too. Working to minimize any sort of distraction either on the page itself or in the classroom can work to your advantage and the students too.


Make sure that students enact a pause when starting any task; this can often be a key to breaking through their inability to focus. This can be achieved by asking students to only start task that they fully understand.


If students are having trouble with verbal instructions make sure to only give one instructions and then follow it with a prolonged pause. This gives them time to orientate themselves towards each task. As students mature, this wait time can be greatly reduced.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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