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Genre Studies: Procedural Texts Kindergarten Unit

Lessons

Lesson 1 Step-by-Step Directions Explain that procedural texts have steps that tell you how to do something.Identify a step in a procedural text.

Let's Make Pizza

The Pumpkin Book

Lesson 2 Steps are in Sequence Explain that procedural texts have steps that are in order.Put steps in a procedural text in order.

The Popcorn Book

Let's Make Pizza

Lesson 3 Sequence Clue Words Identify sequence clue words in a procedural text.Use sequence clue words to identify where the step belongs in a procedural text.

Let's Make a Cake

Let's Make Tacos

Unit Extension Ideas

• Using other procedural texts students should be expected to identify the explicit steps, identify the sequence and discuss the importance of the sequence, and identify the sequence words.
• Students can discuss and illustrate the sequence within a story they are reading.
• Students can identify sequence clue words in books they are reading.
• Students can act out or follow the directions of another student’s procedural text.
• Students can write or illustrate directions to play a favorite game. Students can follow the directions of a game to play during recess.
• Students can bring in a favorite recipe from home with draw each step. These can be put together into a class cookbook.

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