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Lesson 1
Solving problems. • • •
Explore illustrated guides. Understand information to follow steps. Write instructions.
How can the pictures that illustrate instructions help you understand them? 1.
What can you do when you need to do something but you don't know how to do it? Think of all the alternatives and discuss your ideas with the whole class.
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Imagine you're taking a gift to a party, but your Mom doesn't have time to wrap it. Read the guide. Is it easy to follow? Why? Why not? Do you know another way to do it? How? Share your ideas with a partner.
How to wrap a gift 1.
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on some Put the gift upside down ure how much as me d wrapping paper an r carefull y in you need. Cut the pape straight lines. over the top of the Pull the paper carefull y with sticky tape. box and stick it together d the top edge Turn the gift over and fol in the edges and down, and then the fold stick them down. edge in and stick it Finall y fold the bottom in place. on the top of Fix a bow and a gift tag your gift.
Group
In groups, discuss and answer the questions. 1.
Who might use this guide?
2. How many steps are there in this guide? 3. How many illustrations are there? 4. How do you know the order of the steps? 5. What are the arrows used for? 6. Do you think you could wrap a gift using this guide?
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Follow an ilustrated guide to solve a problem.
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