Following the Directions: Idea #351

A fun way to see how well your student is reading or comprehending is to give them a Following the Directions worksheet. When students do a Following the Directions worksheet, they either listen or read directions and then do them. In this case, your student would read the directions.

Find or make a worksheet where the directions are written right on the page for your student. Look over the words in the directions to make sure they are not too difficult for your student to read. If your student enjoys more hands-on activities, you might try a Following the Directions cut and paste worksheet. Here are a couple that I found:

1. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/TCR/1576901106_34.pdf - This one is really simple. Your student reads the words and then colors the items on the page.

2. http://millertooth.blogspot.com/2010/09/following-directions.html - This one students actually cut out items and then paste them on a new page after reading the directions.

3. If you want to make your own worksheet to better fit your student's needs, try using a sight word list or other familiar words to write the directions. For example: 
       1. At the top of the page write your name.
       2. Put a sun up in the sky.
       3. Draw a girl and boy playing.
       4. The girl has a red flower.
       5. The boy has an orange ball.
If there are any tricky words in the directions, make sure you go over them with your student first in order to reduce frustration. Have fun!