Get students moving and talking about sequence with this How-To Writing Act It Out activity! This simple resource helps students plan and write the steps of a process in order.

As a class, students act out a picture card and use the five-finger method to say each step aloud. Then each student chooses an Act It Out card, such as building a snowman or washing a car, and writes the steps on the Step by Step page using first, next, then, after that, and finally.

Skills Practiced:

• Using transition words to show order
• Planning a five-step process
• Retelling steps out loud
• Writing how-to (procedural) steps

This resource includes:

• Teacher directions page
• 4 Act It Out picture cards
• Step by Step five-finger writing page

This no-prep activity is a great addition to first, second, and third-grade writing lessons, writing centers, small groups, or a how-to writing unit.