How to Catch a Turkey! Procedural Writing

We made a turkey and wrote about how to catch him.

The example above says,

First, you get a net.

Next, hide in the bushes.

Then, you catch him.

To make the turkeys use Crayola Markers to color a coffee filter.

Then use an eyedropper to drop a few drops of water on it to make the colors run together.

Glue the turkey body on top of the coffee filter and then

use scrap paper pieces to make his beak and feet.

Adorable!!!

This is the perfect writing activity to do this time of year because we are usually smack dab in the middle of our How To Writing unit from our Writing Through the Year series.

Here’s a writing sample from one of the Littles.

NOTE:  The typed words were added for the blog.

I don’t type or write over their writing because I want them to know that I love and hold precious their spelling approximations!  They are authors and I don’t want them to feel like I am devaluing their work.

I just love kindergarten writing. Don’t you?

If you struggle with HOW to teach writing to little ones then you should check out our Writing Through the Year units on TPT.  Deedee and I have done all of the work for you.  From daily scripted mini lessons to anchor charts and rubrics.  We have used these units in our classroom for several years and we are amazed at the thinking and writing our students are able to do.