Observing Specific Pattern in Following Directions

I.

Learning Objective

II.

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.

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
Simon says Smile

- jump 2x
- 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.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Read all the directions carefully.

Picture yourself doing each step.
Reread each direction as you do each step.
Repeat the directions to yourself. Be sure you understand each step.
Ask questions if you need to.

Follow the directions for getting through the maze. Draw a line to show
how you followed directions.
N
E

W
S

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Start at the south gate and go north.

When you get to a wall, go east.
At the next turn, go south and stop at the wall.
Turn east again. After you pass one door, turn left.
Go pass the three doors on your left. Turn west at the fourth door.
Pass two, doors on your right, then one door on your left.
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.
b.
c.
d.

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.

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.
Ask

Do

Follow

Learn

Make

Picture

Read

Repeat

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

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the directions carefully first.

yourself doing each step.
the direction in the right order.
all the steps, dont skip any.
sure you understand each step.
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
a.
b.
c.

filled with liquid probably would spin

better than a solid ball
worse than a solid ball
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
a.
b.
c.

the directions you are shown how to

fix a shoelace that has lost its tip
keep your shoelace neat
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 it
2. 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.
Follow

Form

Get

Listen

Run

Tell

Wait

Walk

What to do during a fire drill

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

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up from your seat.

quickly to the classroom door.
in line.
the teacher or a leader outside.
quietly until the all clear bell rings.
for instruction from your teacher or the principal.