Reading
CURRICULUM FOCUS
In Reading this week we are continuing to learn about identifying the features of a procedural text.
VOCABULARY
Procedural Text: Instructs someone how to do or make something. For example: Recipes, Making a Shelf, etc.
Features: The individual parts that make up a text. For example: Title, Materials, Steps.
Title: Name of a book, recipe or instructions.
Materials/Ingredients: The things you need to make a recipe or to build something. For example: eggs and milk, or nails and a hammer.
Instructions/Steps: The order to complete a recipe or to build something. For example: Step 1: Crack the eggs.
ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING
Look for Procedural Texts in your home such as;
- Recipe Books
- Instructions (building a toy, building a shelf, etc)
- How to manuals
With your child look for the features in a book of your choice, can you find them all?
- Title
- Materials/Objects
- Instructions/Steps
Optional Question: Why do you think it’s important to have Procedural Texts?