{"id":2707,"date":"2022-05-11T00:10:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T00:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeprintableonline.com\/blog\/?p=2707"},"modified":"2022-05-23T02:41:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T02:41:00","slug":"following-directions-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeprintableonline.com\/blog\/following-directions-worksheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Directions Worksheet for Young Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freeprintableonline.com\/printables\/lesson-plans\/classroom-lessons\/a-lesson-on-following-directions-worksheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"following directions worksheet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freeprintableonline.com\/assets\/image\/printable\/374\/medium\/\" alt=\"following directions worksheet\" width=\"222\" height=\"259\"><\/a>Teach Students to Follow Directions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:28px\">For teachers, getting students to follow directions isn&#8217;t always easy, especially with young children who may not have had a lot of structure at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the year, you&#8217;ll be working on skills that will help them follow directions better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 95%; background-color: #f8f8f8; padding: 15px; text-align: center;\"><div class='code-block code-block-1' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;'>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- FPO - in content -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5539335082440405\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1572468057\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important for kids to learn how to follow directions. 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