That would also be true of our lab books, basically the "texts" for our Scholastic Science Place program. By the time we've worked through several procedural experiments, even the littlest have a pretty good grasp of how to write procedure. Next...recipes and cookbooks. Or building things, such as birdhouses, etc. > I am finding that the best mentors for this age group (our second draders have the same expectations) are embedded in nonfiction with a science focus. For example, inside books related to geology you will find embedded procedurals, often directions for simple experiements. I find that tying it to science fair projects is a fairly natural connection--basically kids are reading procedural text to complete and then they can be expect to rewrite the procedures as part of their presentations. This seems more 'real world' than most how to's at this age.> > Lori> _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
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