We are continuing to be 'student-teachers' and thinking about how best to teach our readers how to do something. With ideas ranging from making pizza, taking care of your dog, to playing angry birds, students are continuing to write how-to pieces to teach. After exploring a range of informational text, we concluded that many of these books include these things to help their reader better understand the topic:
INQUIRE with your child what they are writing about and what they have included in their writing to help the reader better understand how to do their topic.