A Fun Procedural Writing Activity for Kids

If you’ve just completed a unit of work on procedural writing, you’re likely looking for a writing project that allows students to demonstrate their knowledge of the purpose, structural elements and language features of this expository text type. Look no further than Teach Starter’s “How to Make Waffles” procedural writing activity!

This writing project requires students to create a “How to” procedural text for the process of making waffles. You’ll find everything you need to implement this fun procedural writing activity in the comprehensive student workbook. The workbook contains the following:

• Project overview page
• Assessment rubric
• Planning sheets for ingredients, instructions, vocabulary and diagrams
• Scaffolded writing page
• Lined writing page
• Blank writing page
• 3 x writing checklists

This procedural writing project downloads as a printable PDF or editable Google Slides file.

The great thing about this procedural writing topic is that waffles can be made in lots of different ways and can be complemented by a wide variety of delicious additions! Encourage your students to shape their procedural writing around the types of waffles they like best.

If you have students in your class who have limited experience with waffle-making, be sure to provide them with the opportunity to do some research on waffles and how they are made using child-friendly, age-appropriate books, videos or websites.

Suggested Implementation of This Procedural Writing Activity 

Are you looking for some ideas as to how you might implement this procedural writing activity in your classroom? Here is one teacher’s suggested approach:

1. Spark Curiosity – Show the students a selection of contrasting images of waffles. Have a class discussion about which images the students find the most appealing and why.
2. Introduce the Project – Give the students each a copy of the booklet. Read through the cover page instructions and walk through each of the planning templates.
3. Research and Decision-Making – Before commencing the project, students will need to make a decision about the types of waffles they are going to write about. Allow some time for them to ponder this, conducting some research if necessary.
4. Brainstorming and Planning – Support the students as they brainstorm and plan the different sections of their procedure text using the templates provided in the project booklet.
5. Writing and Editing – Have students write their “How to Make Waffles” procedural text using their planning as a guide. Once they have finished, direct them to the planning checklists to assist them in checking and improving their writing.
6. Submit for Teacher Feedback – Teachers can use the rubric provided to assess and provide feedback on the students’ writing.

Download This Fun Procedural Writing Activity

Use the dropdown menu on the Download button above to access the PDF or editable Google Slides file. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template before accessing it).

For sustainability purposes, please consider printing this workbook double-sided.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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