This file includes 25 different how-to short stories written for 2nd graders and high first graders. Students read the stories and color, cut, and paste the 4 events of the story in order. As an alternate activity, students can write the steps out themselves for a variety of how-to topics that most children are familiar with.

Topics included in reading/writing worksheets:
Getting Fro-Yo/How to Get Fro-Yo
Making Lemonade/How to Make Lemonade
Making Pancakes/How to Make Pancakes
Getting Ready for School/How to Get Ready for School
Getting Ready for Bed/How to Get Ready for Bed
Baking Gingerbread Men/How to Bake Gingerbread Men
Making Pizza/How to Make Pizza
Staying Safe in the Sun/How to Stay Safe in the Sun
Going Fishing/How to Catch Fish
Making S'Mores/How to Make S'mores
Making Hamburgers/How to Make Hamburgers
Baking Cupcakes/How to Make Cupcakes
Staying Healthy/How to Stay Healthy
Writing a Letter/How to Write a Letter
Taking Care of Your Teeth/How to Care for Your Teeth
Growing Flowers/How to Grow a Flower
Caring for a Puppy/How to Take Care of a Puppy
Doing Well in School/How to Do Well in School
Making Friends/How to Make Friends
Building a Snowman/How to Build a Snowman
Using the Library/How to Use the Library
Going Camping/How to Go Camping
Taking Care of the Earth/How to Take Care of the Earth
Going on a Picnic/How to Have a Picnic
Making a PB&J Sandwich/How to Make a PB&J Sandwich


This is a NO PREP packet perfect for teaching procedural writing or using for substitute lessons, literacy centers, homework, or even formative assessment.The short story pages can even be used for simple close reading - have students highlight the sentences that match the pictures and tell them the sequence of events.

I've also included additional writing pages for students needing to be challenged, graphic organizers, a list of transition words for students to use in their procedural writing, and blank EDITABLE templates for you (or your students!) to create your own worksheets, along with directions.