This cute procedural (how-to) writing activity is perfect for students to practice how-to writing this winter in your upper elementary classroom! With 3 differentiated versions of how to make a hot chocolate, you can meet each learner's need! Add in some hot chocolate of your own to truly wow your students and no doubt, this will be the most engaging and fun procedural writing activity ever!
 
What's included:
Student note for the perfect "minds on" activity (answer key included)
Brainstorming sheet to engage reluctant writers and help them organize their ideas (create a supplies and ingredients list, adjectives/adverbs, and verbs)
THREE differentiated versions to plan how to make hot chocolate
a) cut and paste the steps provided
b) use provided images to organize thoughts into a table
c) blank table provided for students to draw or list supplies and ingredients while
writing jot note instructions
4 publishing paper options - 2 for paragraph writing and 2 to write a "recipe card"
Procedural writing rubric
Bulletin board display & letters that read "This Class is Choc-full of Fun!"
Accent images for bulletin board display
 
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