How to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

During Writer's Workshop, we are revisiting Functional Writing, or "How to" writing.  Some of the Functional Writing we do in our daily lives are writing recipes and directions.  On Monday, April 9th, students in our class made their own peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  After eating the sandwiches, students wrote directions on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

If students didn't like peanut butter AND jelly together, they made peanut butter sandwiches OR jelly sandwiches.  We all have different tastes, you know.

First put peanut butter on the bread.  Next put jelly on the bread.

Last you eat.

If you want to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you need two pieces of bread.

Next you need peanut butter and jelly.  Then you smush it together.  Last you eat it.