Book Swap

This structured reading and writing worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen procedural writing, sequencing, and informational text comprehension skills using a realistic school-based scenario. After reading a detailed passage about a school book swap, students extract key information and transform it into a clear, organized step-by-step procedure, focusing on clarity, order, and responsibility.

Learning Goals

• Procedural Writing Skills (Grades 4-6): Write a clear 6-10 step procedure using imperative verbs and logical sequencing.
• Identifying Sequential Details: Extract time order, materials, and actions from an informational passage.
• Clarity & Organization: Organize instructions so another reader could follow them successfully.
• Conditional Thinking: Include an “If-Then” step to address possible changes or problems.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to align with upper elementary ELA writing standards.
• Real-World Writing Application: Connects reading comprehension to practical how-to writing.
• Built-In Writing Requirements: Prompts for materials, timing, safety, and responsibility reinforce completeness.
• Flexible Classroom Use: Ideal for writing workshops, literacy centers, assessments, or cross-curricular projects.

This printable worksheet helps students learn how to turn descriptive or narrative text into effective procedural writing. By identifying essential details and organizing them into actionable steps, learners build strong planning, clarity, and instructional writing skills. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this resource provides meaningful practice with sequencing, procedural formats, and clear communication.

This worksheet is part of our reading applications worksheets collection.