Procedural Writing . . . Does it make sense to you?

Have you ever tried to write directions for something?  It's a lot harder than you think!  On Monday  Mrs. Metz demonstrated how to brush her teeth!  After she was done we had to write down all the steps she took to do the job.  We didn't have much trouble writing down everything . . .  It was getting them in the right order that was a bit harder.

Here are the steps we came up with but as you can see they are not in the right order!

 

After we had listed the steps on the board we worked with a partner to put them in the right order. We found out that some steps could be done before others but some had to be done in a certain order!  For example, some people like to get their toothbrush wet before they put on the toothpaste and some people like to put the toothpaste on first then get their brush wet.  We decided that it didn't really matter which order you did these steps BUT some things you had to do in a certain order!  Your couldn't rinse your mouth before you had brushed your teeth! 

 Some people put their toothpaste on first . . . . and

 some people like to get their toothbrush wet first. . .

What do you like to do first. . .get your toothbrush wet or put on your toothpaste?

Our finished instructions!  Can you follow them?  Are they clear and in the correct order?  Is that how you brush your teeth?






I wonder what we' tell you how to do next?