Writing: How-To-Books

In writing, our students have begun a unit on nonfiction, how-to-books.  In this unit, students will be able to identify nonfiction how-to books, discuss the ways how-to books are used, apply their knowledge and create a how-to book of their own.  The writing of how-to-books will encourage our students to be both teachers and writers.

Our class began by creating a whole class how-to-book called, How To Be Safe on a Bus.  The topic of safety connects directly to our new District 220 Health Curriculum.  Our first graders will be writing a variety of how-to-books relating to safety.