Lesson 2

What is the importance of following steps?

1. Have you ever played this game? How do you know the order of squares you have to jump to? Do you like this game? Share your experiences with the class.

2. Work in pairs. Read the illustrated guide and determine the most important things to consider when you want to skip a stone.

Pairs

• How do you know what order to follow?

How to skip a stone

1. First, choose a light flat stone that fits in the palm of you hand. 2. Second, hold the stone between your thumb and middle finger with your index finger placed like this.3. Next, stand facing the water at and angle, and pull your arm back ready to throw. You can crouch down if you like. 4. Pull your wrist back and then flick it forwards as you throw the stone. 5. Finally, watch your stone skip over the water. Our record is 19 skips!

Group

3. Discuss the questions below in groups.

Do you think it is important to follow the steps in order? Why?

4. This illustrated guide is not in order. Number it in the correct order.

Then, compare with a classmate. If your answers are different, discuss and determine which is the correct order. Finally, listen and check.

Track 10

How to make a paper airplane

After that, fold the plane in half toward you.

Second, unfold the paper and fold the top corners into the center line.

First, fold the paper in half vertically.

Then, fold the top edges to make triangles.

Finally, hold the plane like this to fly it.

Next, fold the wings down. Make sure they are exactly the same size.

First, second, then, next, after that and f inally are sequencing words you can use to show the order of steps.

5. In groups, write five questions about how to make a paper plane in your notebook.

Then ask another group your questions. 6. With a partner, try making the plane following the guide with no order. Did it work? Now, follow the correct steps and test it out! What makes the difference?

Group

Step 2

Short Illustrated Guide

• Let's continue making the illustrated guide.

Get into your teams and bring out your notes from last session. Go over the notes with your teammates and share ideas on common situations where people use guides with instructions to solve a problem. Agree on one of these situations and following your notes start writing what your guide will include. You can look for illustrated guides in this unit again if you need to remember the common elements to include in a guide. Next, share ideas on possible instructions your guide will include and write them down in your notebook for the following session. Research any information you need.

Write sentences to describe the steps you want to include in your guide.

Reading

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Facts

Track 25 How to solve the problem Read pages 38 to 42. Which of the things mentioned in the reading do you do? What steps do you consider to be the most important?