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SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO!
Choose and Say Direction Words
Children will need:
the flash cards on page 2
Print page 2 and cut out the direction word flash cards.
a toy animal or action
Turn the flash cards face down.
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ave children take turns picking and revealing the
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direction cards. As the child turns over a card, ask: What
direction does the arrow show? Encourage the child to
read the direction indicated by each card.
More Practice!
Have children work with a partner or in a small group. One
child first demonstrates a direction with a toy animal or action
figure and asks, “Which way did it go?” The partner or other
group members respond and point to the correct choice
among the flash cards, which have been displayed on a table
or floor.
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Encourag
e children
to say a
complete
sentence
that tells
they are m
how
oving the
ir
a
nimal or
action fig
ure. (Exam
ples: My
cat went
around m
y foot.
My action
figure tur
ned
right.)
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ME THE WAY TO GO!
Up
Down
Left
Right
Across
Through
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Backward
Around
Toward
Away
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Forward
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WHICH WAY IS IT GOING?
Children will need a copy
of pages 4 and 5.
Review the Direction Words
efore beginning, recall with children some of the direction
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words they read about in Albert Is NOT Scared. Children
may not remember all of the direction words, but they will
probably recall most of them such as up, down, right, left,
through, and around.
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ncourage children to give an example of each word.
(Examples: The squirrel ran up the tree, I slid down the pole,
The car made a right turn.)
Choose the Right Word
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ave children look at the first picture on page 4 and read or
listen to the sentence and the word choices.
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ave children choose the word that describes the picture
and circle the word. Then have children read or listen to the
sentence, using the word they chose.
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ontinue with the other pictures on pages 4 and 5. Discuss
any examples that give children difficulty. Also discuss any
examples for which children choose different words. Make
sure the children understand the correct word before moving
on to the next example.
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The cars are going ___ the tunnel.
The woman is walking ___ the stairs.
through
up
up
around
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toward
down
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The cat is climbing ___ the tree.
The dog is trotting ___ the bone.
around
around
up
down
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The boys and girls are running ___
the sprinkler.
through
around
across
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across
toward
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The boy is walking his bike ___
the street.
The ribbon is wrapped ___
the gift.
across
toward
toward
down
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backward
The sign tells the driver that she must
turn ___.
forward
left
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The two friends are running ___ from
the water.
away
around
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The girl on the bike is moving ___.
across
through
down
up
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right
around
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GUESS THE DIRECTION
rite the direction words from
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Albert Is NOT Scared where
children can see them.
ave children take turns
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choosing one of the direction
words and performing a simple
pantomime to illustrate the
direction.
Remind children not to say the
word they are going to show.
Have the other children guess
the direction word being
pantomimed.
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Have children then say a
complete sentence that contains
the word.
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For use with THINK! activity on page 32 of
Albert Is NOT Scared
Albert says: Take two steps ________________________.
Albert says: Jump ________________________.
Albert says: Crouch ________________________.
Albert says: Turn all the way ________________________.
Albert says: Take three steps ________________________.
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Albert says: Skip ________________________ the room.
Albert says: Take two long steps ________________________ me.
Albert says: Take one step __________________
and then two steps ________________________.
Albert says: Turn to the ________________________.
Albert says: Move ________________________ from the person closest to you.
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