How-To Build a Snowman

Do you want to build a snowman?
No, this isn’t a post about the movie Frozen. Instead, I’m back to share a little more about how-to writing in my classroom.

I live in Washington, a state that sees all four seasons.  However, it seems like we spend a greater portion of our year in spring and fall weather (aka the rainy season).  So when it snows, it’s all the kids can think about.  I try to capitalize on that with writing assignments with snow as our topic.  A fun project is How-To Build a Snowman!

I’ve shared a little about this project before.  I tried things just a little bit differently the second time and it worked out well for us.  First, the students drew a sketch of their snowman.  Next, they labeled all of the parts of their snowman.  Then, they drew and wrote the steps needed to build a snowman.  Here’s a little peek at what that looked like: