how-to writing

The Kindergarteners have worked hard on their final narratives. Using the check list they developed, they wrote their final drafts and shared their narratives with first and second graders from Ms. Richardson's class. Following the publication of their work, they have been eagerly reading their writing during transitional times. We have more books written by the Kindergarteners on our large shelf than any other author or illustrator.

The children are starting a new kind of writing; informational writing. We are specifically learning about and working on writing How-To Books. How-To Books give directions on how to do something. There has been a shared excitement around our new unit. I find writing How-To Books to be the most developmentally appropriate writing we do. Five and six year olds love to give directions, to be the expert and tell their audience how to do something!

We began our work by studying a large collection of How-To Books with partners. What do you notice about this kind of writing? What is important? We worked together to make a chart of the children's findings.

On Friday they came up with an idea, planned across pages, and numbered the steps in their How-To Books. We will continue working on our books in the coming weeks!

Publishing- Sharing our narratives with Ms. Richardson's Class.

 

 

 

 

 

Preparing for a different kind of writing. Studying the features of How-To Books!

 

 

 

How-To Books tell you how to do something using numbered steps. Each step has detailed pictures and words!