Observing Specific Pattern in Following Directions

I. Learning Objective

Observe a specific pattern in following directions

-read the entire problem for the general idea

-reread to note specific steps to be taken

-carry out steps

-read problem again to ensure all steps are fully carried out.

II. Subject Matter

Topic:

Specific Pattern in Following Directions

References:

PELC Reading 19 p. 16

Language Arts 2 p.247-249

Materials:passage, chart

Value Focus:Being alert at all times

III. Procedure

A. Preparatory Activities

1.Motivation

Engage the pupils to play the game, Simon Says

Simon says Jump 2x

- jump 2x

Simon says Smile

- everybody smile

2.Drill

Check the picture that matches with the sign or command.

1. Keep Right !

2. Dont Pick The Flowers.

3. Wait for Your Turn.

4. Keep Off The Grass!

5. Throw Your Garbage Here.

B. Development of Lesson

1. Presentation

How to Make a Shadow Dog Picture

Stand with your back against the light. Let your palms face each other. Put them together. Let the two thumbs stick out separately. This will seem like a dogs ears in the shadow picture. Move the small fingers away from the other fingers. This will create a likeness of a dogs open mouth.

2. Analysis and Discussion

Let the pupils:

Read the directions.

Read again one step after the other.

Carry out the steps.

Read the direction again to ensure all steps were fully carried out.

Practice Exercises

Follow the steps

1. Read all the directions carefully.

2. Picture yourself doing each step.

3. Reread each direction as you do each step.

4. Repeat the directions to yourself. Be sure you understand each step.

5. Ask questions if you need to.

Follow the directions for getting through the maze. Draw a line to show

how you followed directions.

1. Start at the south gate and go north.

2. When you get to a wall, go east.

3. At the next turn, go south and stop at the wall.

4. Turn east again. After you pass one door, turn left.

5. Go pass the three doors on your left. Turn west at the fourth door.

6. Pass two, doors on your right, then one door on your left.

7. Turn north at the nest door on your right. Go straight.

Are you out? _____

Which side are you on? Write north, south, east, or west. ______

3. Generalization

What did we do? (We followed series of directions)Directions are what we call commands .

It tells us the steps on how to do something.

To have a positive outcome what should we observe in following direction?

a. Read the entire problem for the general idea.

b. Reread to note specific steps to be taken.

c. Carry out steps.

d. Read problem again to ensure all steps are fully carried out.

4.Values Integration

What do we need in following directions? We need to be alert all times. We need to understand the directions first before we follow them.C. Post Activity

1. Application

Option 1

A. Do you know the steps for following a set of directions? Theyre written below. Choose and write the missing action words.

1. _________ the directions carefully first.

2. _________ yourself doing each step.

3. _________ the direction in the right order.

4. _________ all the steps, dont skip any.

5. _________ sure you understand each step.

6. _________ question if you need to.

Option 2

Here is how you can tell whether an egg is hard-boiled without cracking it open. Get another egg which you know is fresh. Put both eggs into dish. Spin them. The egg that spins longer is hard-boiled. The liquid contents of the fresh egg make it more difficult to spin than the hard-boiled egg.

1. This show you how to

a.spin an egg

b.decide if an egg is hard-boiled

c. buy eggs

2. You are to

a.crack both eggs

b.boil both eggs

c. place both eggs into a dish

3. The egg that stops spinning first is

a.fresh

b.hard-boiled

c. the winner

4. A ball filled with liquid probably would spin

a.better than a solid ball

b.worse than a solid ball

c. the same

Option 3

Does your zipper stick? Get a lead pencil and run the point up and down the zipper. Do this about twenty times. The lead makes the zipper run smoothly again. Lead used to be rubbed inside the barrel of a cannon. It made the inside so smooth that the cannon ball went farther.

1. This tells you how to

a.fire a cannon

b.fix a zipper

c. sharpen a pencil

2.The lead in the pencil makes metal

a.slippery

b.rough

c. stick

3.The lead should be placed

a.in the pencil

b.against the zipper

c. into the fastener

4.Run the pencil point up and down

a.several times

b.five hundred times

c. twenty times

2. Enrichment Activities

Improve and rewrite the direction for making a false nose. Use the guidelines we have taken to help you.

How to Make a False Nose

Once a boy used a false nose as a part of disguise. You can too. Paint one of the egg holders from a cardboard egg carton. But first you will have to cut the egg holder apart from the others in the cartoon. You can get cardboard egg cartons from most grocery stores or supermarkets. Make a small hole on two opposite sides of the painted holder. Thread string through the holes. Place the false nose over your own nose and tie the ends of the string together in back of your head to hold the nose in place. Having a false nose might be fun.

IV. Evaluation

1. Directions

Sometimes the metal tip comes off the end of a shoelace. This makes it difficult to lace your shoe. Here is how to solve this problem. Coat the end of the shoelace with clear nail polish. Wait for it to dry and harden. It will be as stiff as the metal tip itself.

1. From the directions you are shown how to

a.fix a shoelace that has lost its tip

b.keep your shoelace neat

c. lace your shoes quickly

2.A shoelace without a metal tip is

a.hard to lace

b.tangled

c. sloppy

3.You are to coat

a.the end without the metal tip

b.both ends

c. the shoelace

4.Before you lace the coated end,

a.wait for it to harden

b.trim it

c. untangle it2. Directions

This is a contest for two people. They must sit at a small table so that they are facing one another. Both must keep their elbows on the table. In this position they join hands with one another. At a given signal the begin to push. Each player tries to force down the arm of the other. The player who makes the arm of the other person touch the table is the winner.

1. In this contest the players must sit

a.in a row

b.opposite one another

c. on a fence

2.Their elbows must stay

a.on the table

b.in their laps

c. far away

3.The player begin to push

a.when they face each other

b.at a given signal

c. when they stand up

4.The winner is able to push the other persons arm

a.down on the table

b.straight up

c. in the water

V. Assignment

What should you do during a fire drill? The direction are written below. Choose and write the correct action word for each step.

What to do during a fire drill

1. _________ up from your seat.

2. _________ quickly to the classroom door.

3. _________ in line.

4. _________ the teacher or a leader outside.

5. _________ quietly until the all clear bell rings.

6. _________ for instruction from your teacher or the principal.

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