Give your students a valuable tool for their future - help them develop the skill of how to read and follow instructions. In this book, students will practice reading instructions in a variety of situations. Since reading and writing go together, practice is also provided in writing instructions. There are activities for whole class, individuals at centers, and at home. Teacher directions, patterns, and student reproducibles to practice reading instructions in math, science, art, cooking, playing games, using maps, putting something together, and at home. Special Features: word and phrase cards to learn the vocabulary of instructions, hands-on activities to follow instructions - a science experiment, three recipes to make, a board game to play, build a paper house, two art lessons, teacher directions and student sheets to create six learning centers for following instructions practice. Fun line art illustrations highlight the presentation. Bibliography included. All 64 pages perforated for easy removal.