Use these procedural text examples with accompanying analysis worksheets to teach your students about the purpose, structure and language features of procedural writing.
Procedural Text Examples for Teaching Purpose, Structure and Language Features
Procedure texts are an important part of the elementary ELA curriculum, helping students learn how to follow and communicate clear, sequential instructions. From recipes and craft activities to science experiments, students encounter procedure texts regularly both inside and outside the classroom. Understanding the purpose, structure and language features of these texts helps students read and write them more effectively.
This resource pack includes three age-appropriate procedural texts written by our experienced team of teachers. The resource also features a two-page analysis worksheet to guide students through analyzing the purpose, audience, text and visual features, and language features of the sample texts. Due to its generic nature, this worksheet could also be used with any sample procedural text.
The procedural text examples in this pack are:
- How to Make Slime
- How to Make a Newspaper Pirate Hat
- How to Build a Worm Farm
This resource downloads as a full-color or black-and-white printable PDF. The worksheets can also be downloaded as an editable Google Slides file.
Created with busy teachers in mind, this resource provides a simple yet effective way to teach procedure texts without extensive preparation.
How to Make the Most of This Procedure Text Pack
This procedure text pack offers flexibility for whole-class instruction, small-group work and independent learning. By providing three different procedural texts, students can compare and contrast various examples while developing a deeper understanding of how procedure texts are constructed.
Here are some ways to make the most of this procedure text example pack:
- Model how to identify the purpose and intended audience of a procedure text.
- Compare the structural and visual elements used across all three examples.
- Highlight language features such as action verbs, adverbs and time connectives.
- Differentiate instruction by assigning different texts based on student readiness.
- Encourage students to create their own procedure after analyzing the examples.
Download to Teach Procedural Writing
Use the Download button above to access your preferred version of this procedural writing example pack with accompanying worksheets. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides file on your personal drive before accessing it.)
Once downloaded, you can print the procedural texts of your choice (or project them digitally to save paper) or apply the analysis tool to any text you’re already using.
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