Support Your Students’ Writing with a Procedure Text Writing Scaffold

When it comes to producing quality procedural writing, sometimes all our students need is a little scaffolding!

This set of two procedure text writing scaffolds has been designed to support your students in producing quality procedure texts containing all the necessary structural features. The sheets are slightly different to assist you in catering for students of different writing abilities.

• Scaffold 1 – This scaffold contains plenty of space for visuals such as drawings and diagrams. It includes boxes for students to record the title, materials/equipment/ingredients, and four steps. This scaffold would best suit students who are likely to write simpler texts.
• Scaffold 2 – This scaffold contains less space for visuals but more lines for writing in full sentences. It includes lines for students to record the title, goal, materials/equipment/ingredients and five steps. This scaffold would best suit students who are likely to write more complex texts.

This set of procedure text writing scaffolds downloads as a printable PDF or editable Google Slides version.

Multiple Uses for These Procedure Text Writing Scaffolds

These simple worksheets can be used in a variety of ways in your next lesson on procedural writing! Here are a few ideas from our teacher team:

1. Modeled Writing – Project one of the scaffolds onto your interactive whiteboard when modeling procedural writing for your students. Guide your students through the various sections, asking for student contributions to fill out each box.
2. Cross-Curricular Integration – Procedure texts pop up everywhere! Whether you’re doing a science experiment, an art project or learning to play a new sport, your students are likely to be engaging with procedures. These versatile writing scaffolds don’t need to be confined to your writing lessons!
3. Text Publication – Use the scaffolds as a means of publishing completed procedure texts written by students. Gather the pages together and compile them into a class book.

Download This Procedure Writing Template

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Explore More Procedural Writing Activities

Are you looking for more curriculum-aligned, teacher-created resources to use in your next procedural writing lesson? Click below to access some suggestions from our teacher team:

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How to Make a Pizza Interactive Activity

Use this “How to Make a Pizza” procedural writing interactive activity to model the purpose, structural elements and language features of procedure texts.

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5 Procedural Writing Prompts

Use this set of 5 procedural writing prompts to assess your students’ procedural writing skills.

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Procedural Writing Posters

Display this set of 5 procedural writing anchor charts in your classroom during your procedural writing unit.