Life Skills Lessons: Following Directions Level 3: Critical Thinking - Engaging Activities - Warm-Up

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Following directions is an essential life-time skill. As young children we learn to follow verbal directions. As we grow, the directions we need to follow become more complex. Even as adults, following directions remains a necessary skill. Doing your job, cooking, assembling something, learning a sport or playing a game all require proficiency in this important skill.

This book contains a variety of activities for students who are ready for more complex instructions that include several steps and will challenge a higher level of critical thinking skills. Activities include labeling a blueprint, finding hidden words, learning emergency first aid, making a seating chart, and giving directions as well as following them. The activity scenarios are appropriate for students in grades 4 and up.

Level 3 Skills:

As students complete each activity, they call upon their language, reading comprehension, writing, math, and art skills. They also use reasoning, logic, and visualization skills that develop critical thinking.

By improving critical thinking skills, reading comprehension, problem solving, writing skills and much more are reinforced. The colorful, engaging activities challenge students to think using a variety of methods. Mastering the skill of following directions gives students an important tool for success in school as well as in daily life.

20 Full-Color PDF Pages

Answer Key Included