"How To" or "Step-by-step" Writing

We have been working on "How to" writing for Writer's Workshop for the past few weeks. We have done many hands-on recipes in our class to show students the different steps involved. These visuals have helped students remember each of the steps and what order they went in. We have made root beer floats, Kool-aid, chocolate pudding, air popper popcorn, and homemade ice cream in a baggie!