STEPPIN' UP TO INFORMATIVE WRITING

Step books are the perfect vehicle for informative writing.  Here are a few ideas for integrating them with science, math, and social studies.

Steps to Make a Step Book

Place two sheets of paper on a flat surface.  Pull the top sheet about 1 ½” below the bottom sheet.  Fold backwards.  Turn over, adjust the fold, and staple.

Two sheets give you four steps that can be used for:

Seasons

Life cycle

Layers of the rain forest

Sets, words, numerals

Sequence – first, next, then, last

Main idea and supporting details

How to…

Three sheets will make a six step book that can be used for:

School, city, state, country, continent, planet

Five senses

Rules

Who?  What?  Where?  When?  Why?

Four sheets make an eight page book for:

Days of the week

Planets in the solar system (My-Mars, Very-Venus, Eager-Earth, Mother-Mars, Just-Jupiter, Served-Saturn, Us-Uranus, Noodles-Neptune)
Color spectrum (Roy G. Biv)
Continents

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