Play Dough and "How-To" Writing

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Nellie Edge Kindergarten
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Grade Levels
PreK - 3rd
Resource Type
Formats Included
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Pages
10 pages
Nellie Edge Kindergarten
2.4k Followers

Description

Use this best ever playdough recipe (the favorite for over 30 years) to give K-1 students a "How-To" Book Writing experience!

  • Make the playdough in small groups
  • Talk about the sequential procedures (first, next...)
  • Model "How-to" bookmaking
  • Invite the children to become authors!

Printables and detailed lessons included.

Bonus: This recipe is fully illustrated as a beginning reader so all young chefs can read their recipe!

Idea: Send the recipe home for additional hands-on cooking experience.

Playdough recipe and "How-To" writing lesson is taken from K-1 Writing Workshop and Writing Across the Curriculum:

  • All the tools you need for K-1 writing workshop and authentic writing across the curriculum! Writing lessons, vivid examples, exemplars, and printables by Nellie Edge.

  • A comprehensive, full-year collection: 227 pages of proven resources to grow proficient K-1 writers!

  • This treasure chest of writing supports includes many student samples and lessons for Narrative, Opinion, and Information Writing. The samples reflect Best Practice research for English language learners and diverse student populations.

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Total Pages
10 pages
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