1. Following Directions

2. Following Directions
Following directions is doing what a set of instructions
or series of steps tells you to do.
To complete the goal of the directions, pay close attention
to all the details in the directions, and be careful to follow the
series of steps exactly.
Directions can tell you what to do, when to do something,
how long to do something, where to do something,
how to do something, and how much to do something.

3. Following Directions Scrambled Eggs Ingredients: Directions
1. Crack the eggs open and beat them in a small bowl.
2. Add the milk to the eggs and beat it in gently.
3. Add the salt and pepper to the egg mixture.
4. Put oil in pan and turn stove on medium.
5. When the pan is hot, pour the egg mixture into the pan.
6. Stir the eggs for about 2 minutes while they cook.
7. Turn the stove off under the pan and put the eggs on a plate.
8. Serve with toast (optional).
2 eggs
⅛ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp salt
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp milk
what to do with the eggs
how to beat milk into the eggs
what to add
how much heat to use
when to pour in eggs
how long to stir the eggs
where to put the eggs
how to serve the eggs
what you are making
what to use

4. Words that signal the order of steps in directions:
Following Directions
then
after
second
next
before
finally
first
last
Words that signal the order of steps in directions:

5. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Following Directions
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
To go from Jill’s house to Roger’s, first turn right on the sidewalk when you leave Jill’s. Next, go half a block and turn left on Howard Street. Then walk two blocks and turn right on Wilson Avenue. Walk down Wilson Avenue until you arrive at It is green with yellow trim. Finally, go down the path on the left side of the house and you’ll see his front door.

6. Following Directions
A. Turn right on Wilson Avenue.
B. Take a left on Howard Street.
C. Walk down the path on the left side of the house.
D. Turn right on the sidewalk.
1. To visit Roger, what is the first thing you do when you leave Jill’s house?
A. Go half a block and turn left on Howard Street.
B. Walk down Wilson Avenue until you arrive at 1431.
C. Turn right on the sidewalk.
D. Walk two blocks and turn right on Wilson Avenue.
2. What step comes right before walking down the path to the left of Roger’s house?

7. Following Directions
A. Turn right on Wilson Avenue.
B. Take a left on Howard Street.
C. Walk down the path on the left side of the house.
D. Turn right on the sidewalk.
1. To visit Roger, what is the first thing you do when you leave Jill’s house?
A. Go half a block and turn left on Howard Street.
B. Walk down Wilson Avenue until you arrive at 1431.
C. Turn right on the sidewalk.
D. Walk two blocks and turn right on Wilson Avenue.
2. What step comes right before walking down the path to the left of Roger’s house?

8. Guided Practice with Following Directions
Read the series of steps below and answer the questions that follow.
To open Microsoft Word, select Start  All Programs  Microsoft Office  Microsoft Word.
Word will open with a blank document.
A window will pop up. In the top of the window, choose the location where you want to save the document. Under “File Name” at the bottom, type in the name for the document, and click Save.
If you already have Word open, you can create a new document by clicking on the File menu and selecting New. A New Document screen will open to the right of the main Word window. In the New Document screen, click on Blank Document to open a new Word document.
To enter text in a blank document, just begin typing. The blinking cursor will show you exactly where your text will begin. As you type, Word will automatically wrap text to the next line. If you would like to move to the next blank line, press Enter.
To save the document, click on the File menu and select Save As.
Creating and Saving a Word Document on a PC

9. Guided Practice with Following Directions
A. Select Save As.
B. Type in the name for the document.
C. Click on the File menu.
1. What is the first step in saving a new Word document?
D. Choose the location where you want to save the document.
A. The blinking cursor will show you.
B. Select Start  All Programs  Microsoft Office  Microsoft Word.
C. Click on the File menu and select New.
2. What do you do to open Microsoft Word?
D. Click on the File menu and select Save As.

10. Guided Practice with Following Directions
A. Press Enter.
B. Wrap text to the next line.
C. Click on the File menu and select New.
3. After you have a blank Word document open, how do you enter text?
D. Just start typing.
A. Click Save.
B. The blinking cursor will show you what to do.
C. Click on the File menu.
4. What should you do after you type in the name of a document?
D. Choose the location where you want to save the document.

11. Guided Practice with Following Directions
A. Select Save As.
B. Type in the name for the document.
C. Click on the File menu.
1. What is the first step in saving a new Word document?
D. Choose the location where you want to save the document.
A. The blinking cursor will show you.
B. Select Start  All Programs  Microsoft Office  Microsoft Word.
C. Click on the File menu and select New.
2. What do you do to open Microsoft Word?
D. Click on the File menu and select Save As.

12. Guided Practice with Following Directions
A. Press Enter.
B. Wrap text to the next line.
C. Click on the File menu and select New.
3. After you have a blank Word document open, how do you enter text?
D. Just start typing.
A. Click Save.
B. The blinking cursor will show you what to do.
C. Click on the File menu.
4. What should you do after you type in the name of a document?
D. Choose the location where you want to save the document.

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