About the Genre
A procedural text tells us how to do something. This type of book is usually written in sequential order or in the order that things happen. Procedural texts often explain step-by-step the steps you should take to complete a task. The steps may or may not be numbered. You may have seen your parents read a procedural text when putting together a piece of furniture or a new toy for you.
Classroom Use
Reading Activity
Use a variety of short procedural texts that you found or wrote yourself. Make sure some of the texts are good examples (steps are clear and easy to follow) and some are bad examples (steps are confusing and hard to follow). Have students read the text and perform the directions exactly as they are explained in the text. This may require the use of manipulatives or extra materials depending on what texts you use.
Writing Activity
Use a procedural text to model what procedural writing looks like. Then have students select an activity that they enjoy doing such as riding a bike, baking a cake, etc. Then have them create a procedural text of their own explaining how to do the activity. Bring attention to the importance of using transition words (first, second, next, finally) in their writing.
Math Activity
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