This book is a procedural text showing children how to make pancakes.
Curriculum link:
Mathematics. Health
Key Concepts:
Procedural texts explain the steps to make or do something. Recipe books are procedural texts. They have a list of ingredients and often a list of utensils as well. Instructions usually start with a verb, to tell you what to do: sift, add, mix.
Reading Strategies:
Understanding the format of a procedural text. Identifying the language of instruction: sift, add, put, break. Understanding texts at the literal level.
