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Choose Your Goal

here’s WhaT you’LL neeD:
• Pencil
• Paper

insTruCTions:
1 . make a list of things you know how to do well.
2 . Think about what another person
might like to learn.
3 . Put a check by the task you want to teach
teach . .

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WHAT CAN I DO?

• Fly a kite
• Ride a bike
• Make a jam sandwich Reading o
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• Brush my teeth may help her how-tos
• Play checkers how to wr you learn
ite them.

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Gather Materials
here’s WhaT you’LL neeD:
• Pencil Food materials are
• Paper called ingredients. A
• items needed for instructions set of instructions
for cooking is called
insTruCTions: a recipe.
1 . gather the materials you need to
teach someone how to do the task.
2 . Write a list of the materials your reader will
need. Write them in the order that they will
be used .
3 . if needed, include the color, size, and amount
of each item.
mention every
item
someone would
need
for the projec
t.

MATeRIAl
• plate s:
• butter k
nife
INGReDIe
• jam NTs:
• butter
• bread
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Write the steps

teps in Order
here’s WhaT you’LL neeD:
• Pencil
• Paper

insTruCTions:
1 . Write out each step a reader needs to follow to
complete the task.
2 . number each step so the instructions are in
order .

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How to Make a Jam sandwi

1. Place two slices of bread ch
si
2. Take the lid off the jam ja de by side on a plate.
r.
3. Put jam on one side of on
e
4. Take the lid off the butter piece of bread.
di
5. Put butter on one side of sh.
th
6. Put one slice of bread on e second slice of bread.
to
7. Use the knife to cut the br p of the other slice.
ead in half.

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bread on the plate? Do you spread the butter?
Do you scoop up the jam? U A GE
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You also need to include

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the reader needs to do. X ForL R
example,
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butter knife to spread 1 tablespoon of
jam on one side of one slice of bread.”

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Add Details and

Action Words
here’s WhaT you’LL neeD:
• Pencil
• Paper or Computer

insTruCTions:
1 . reread each line of your instructions.
2 . Begin each line with an action word .
3 . add any details you think will help make your
directions more clear.
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 HOW TO MAKe A JAM sA
NDWICH
Materials:
Ingredients:
• A small clean plate
• 2 slices of bread
• A butter knife
• 1 tablespoon of jam
• Two measuring spoons:
• 2 teaspoons of soft
a tablespoon and
butter
a teaspoon
Directions:
1. Place two slices of bread
side
2. Remove the lid from the ja by side on a plate.
m
3. Use the tablespoon to scoo jar.
p
4. Place the jam on one side the jam from the jar.
of
5. Use the knife to spread th one piece of bread.
e jam so it covers the top
of the bread.
6. Remove the lid from the bu
tt
7. Use the teaspoon to scoo er dish.
p two
onto the other slice of bread. spoonfuls of butter
8. Use the knife to spread th
e butter over the top of
the slice of bread.
9. Place one piece of bread on
top
butter and jam are in the middl of the other so the
10. Use the knife to cut the br e.
ead in half.
11. enjoy your jam sandwich!

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Include Pictures
here’s WhaT you’LL neeD:
• Colored pencils
• Paper
• Camera (if using photographs)

insTruCTions:
1 . Decide if you will use drawings or photographs with
your directions .
2 . illustrate some of the steps of your instructions.

make sure you

r
drawings are c
lear
and detailed .

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 HOW TO MAKe A JAM sA
NDWICH
Materials:
Ingredients:
• A small clean plate
• 2 slices of bread
• A butter knife
• 1 tablespoon of jam
• Two measuring spoons:
• 2 teaspoons of soft butte
a tablespoon and r
a teaspoon

Directions:
1. Place two slices of bread
side by side on a plate.
2. Remove the lid from the jam
jar.
3. Use the tablespoon to scoo
p
the jam from the jar.
4. Place the jam on one side
of one piece of bread.
5. Use the knife to spread th
e jam
so it covers the top of the br
ead.
6. Remove the lid from the
butter dish.
7. Use the teaspoon to scoo
p
two spoonfuls of butter onto
the other slice of bread.
8. Use the knife to spread th
e butter over the top of the
slice of bread.
9. Place one piece of bread on
top of the other so the butter
jam are in the middle. and
10. Use the knife to cut the br
ead in half.
11. enjoy your jam sandwich!

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Final Changes U
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check everything one more time. STOP!
Read your instructions carefully. DON’T
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OK!

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Checklist
YES no Did i list all of the materials?
YES no Did I put the steps in order?
YES no Did i number the steps?
YES no Did I include details and action words?
YES no Did i follow the instructions to make
sure everything was included?
YES no Did I include pictures or illustrations?
YES no Did i check for correct spelling and
grammar?

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