We make lemonade to kick off our how-to writing unit. Everyone gets a job…you might be a lemon squeezer, a water adder, a sugar scooper (we add A LOT of sugar)
or a lemonade stirrer.
In the end, they love the lemonade and we use my
the steps we took to make lemonade.
After making the lemonade and organizing our steps, my students write their first how-to book…
For students that have a hard time organizing their thoughts,
I created visuals…
What happens after we write about how to make lemonade? We write about how to do a lot of other things. I use menor texts and past students’ how-to books to inspire my students to write their own how-to books. My ultimate goal in Writing Workshop is for my students to write how-to texts like these…
Although most of my students can achieve this goal, some need support. Writing is hard work and I want all my students to feel successful. My Kindergarten How-To Writing Unit provides support for struggling writers to successfully write how-to texts and feel like accomplished authors.
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My How-To Unit is also part of my
Check out my How-To Writing Pinterest Board…
