Earlier this week, we started our next writing unit of How To writing. Outside of How-To writing being a part of our writing curriculum, it also provides a great practice in logically sequencing events (a tough first grade skill)…to the level at which someone else can follow the directions. Additionally, it gives us the chance to review and practice those very-important transition and time-order words (first, second, then, next, also, last, finally, etc.).
To ‘hook’ the kiddos, we made a fruit salad together! It was the perfect time to model the how-to process. As a class we walked through every step of making the fruit salad. After making our salad, we went back and wrote down the steps that we took. We included an illustration, as well, so our reader could also ‘see’ the steps in making the salad! We finished up by reading a silly book called, “How to Get a Gorilla Out of Your Bathtub”.
