For the last several weeks during writing we have been working on "How to" writing, explaining the steps for how to do or make something. We began this unit by reading several books including "Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle" by Chris Raschka and "Pizza at Sally's" by Monica Wellington. We did several whole class examples of procedural writing, listing the steps and using transition words like "first", "then", and "next". We also talked about the integral role pictures can play when telling someone how to do something. As a class we brainstormed a list of topics for this writing, from classroom routines to taking a trip, adding to the list as new suggestions arose. Children have had an abundance of ideas, including:
- How to make a snowman
- How to make a tree house
- How to go to Florida
- How to ride a train
- How to make a s'more
- How to make an igloo
- How to make a bag
- How to get dressed to go outside
- How to go skiing
- How to go skating
- How to polish your nails
- How to hike a mountain
- How to make an ice cream sundae
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