A Procedure Writing Template for Every Occasion!

Do your little learners need some practice writing simple procedural texts? Teach Starter can help with our set of differentiated procedural writing prompts for 1st- and 2nd-graders!

Designed with early years students in mind, each prompt in this set comes in three differentiated versions to help you better cater to the varying abilities of your students. The subtle differences in these versions are outlined below:

• Version 1—Students use the transition words “First,” “Then,” “Next” and “Last” to write a four-step procedure with accompanying illustrations.
• Version 2 – Students use the topic word bank provided to assist them in writing a four-step procedure with accompanying illustrations.
• Version 3 – Students fill in the cloze passage provided to create a procedure.

The topics have been specifically selected for their age-appropriateness and their familiarity with young students. The five prompt topics are:

• How to Make Popcorn
• How to Mail a Letter
• How to Make a Bed
• How to Pack a Lunch
• How to Set a Table

Choose a prompt that best meets the needs of your lesson and your class, or provide different prompts to different groups of learners based on their ability.

How to Use These Procedure Writing Templates

Looking for some advice as to how you might use these procedural writing templates? Here is one suggested process:

1. Review the Features of Procedural Texts – Before starting this task, students should be familiar with the purpose, structural elements and language features of procedural texts. Teach Starter’s Procedural Writing Posters provide a comprehensive overview of these topics.
2. Choose a Topic—Allow the students to select a prompt to write about. Having them select a prompt (rather than being assigned one) fosters greater ownership over the task. Students are also more likely to choose a topic they are familiar with.
3. Research the Topic – Although students will most likely be familiar with the topic they choose, provide them with an opportunity to research their procedure. Have children use picture books and child-friendly websites to help them focus on the steps involved in the process they have chosen.
4. Independent Writing – Have students write their procedures independently. You may wish to have them write a first draft on a separate piece of paper before creating a final copy on the template.

Download These Procedure Writing Templates

Use the Download button to choose between the editable Google Slides file or the easy-print PDF. Please note that you will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides file.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher in Michigan and a Teach Starter collaborator.

Access More Procedural Writing Resources Below!

Teach Starter has a wide range of procedural writing resources to save you time and support your students’ learning! Click below to explore a few samples from our collection.

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