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Created by :Agatha Lee

January 2010

Good Readers Good Readers understand how understand how

to follow to follow directions.directions.

There are some There are some important rules you important rules you should remember should remember

while following while following directions.directions.

Read the directions all the

way through before beginning.

Gather all the materials you will need to

begin.

Look at the title and

photographs or illustrations.

Ingredients:3/4 cup of brown sugar

3/4 cup of sugar2 eggs

2-1/4 cups of flour

Directions:1. Mix the brown sugar and sugar together until creamy.2. Add two eggs to mixture.3. Add flour and mix well.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Look for clue words.firstnextthenfinally

Follow the steps in order.

Hand-made Tambourine

Supplies:2 paper plates

crayonsstapler

dried beansglue

tiny silver bells

Directions:* First, color the back of two paper plates.* Then, place the paper plates together with the insides facing each other.* Next, staple around the edges, leaving an opening of about an inch.* After that, pour a handful of dried beans into your tambourine at the opening and staple the opening closed.* Finally, glue tiny silver balls around the edges of the plate.

What was the first step in that art project?

A. Staple the edges of the paper plates.

B. Use crayons to color the back of the paper

plates.

C. Glue bells to the edge of the paper plates.

The first step in those directions was to use

crayons to color the back of the paper

plates.

What would happen if you don’t staple the paper plates

closed?

A. The bells would fall off.

B. The plates would be without color.

C. The beans would fall out when you start

shaking it.

The beans would fall out when you

start shaking your new tambourine.

How does thepicture help you?

A. It shows you how to share your project.

B. It shows you the supplies you’ll need to make

it.

C. It shows you how the project should look.

The picture shows you how

the

tambourine is supposed to

look.

What would be a goodtitle for this project?

A. Shake That Tambourine

B. How To Make a

Trombone

C. Glitter Art

“Shake That Tambourine” would

be an appropriate title for this

project.