How-To Books!!!

Our Writer's Workshop focus for the month of February is on writing How-To books.  Last week I read many How-To books aloud.  We read about how to make toast, a bird feeder, sock puppets, going camping, making a birthday surprise, and making a bird.  We will continue to read many How-To books for the next two weeks.

Last week we generated a huge list of things we know how to do and practiced telling how to do those things with our writing partners.  We told the process using our fingers, saying, "First...Next...Then...Finally".  

Today, everyone made a How-To book in class.  Everyone worked so hard on their books !!!! It was so fun reading what they wrote!  We will be making How-To books for the rest of the month.  

I'd like to share one with you so you get the idea.

How to Make a Valentine

First you get some paper.

Next, find some ribbon.

                                  

Then, get some scissors and fold the paper and
cut it into a heart.

Finally, give it to someone.