Writing Project

Procedure

A procedure tells the steps you use to do something. When you write a procedure, write the steps in the order they should be done.

Procedure: How to Do a Sit-Up

  • Step 1: First, lie on your back on the floor. Bend your knees and keep your feet on the floor. Make sure your back is flat on the floor.

    photograph of a woman lying on her back on an exercise mat

  • Write a procedure in steps to make it easy to read.

  • Use order words like first, next, and finally.

  • Step 2: Put your hands behind your head to give your head and neck support.

    photograph of a woman starting a sit-up on an exercise mat

  • Step 3: Next, slowly lift your body up towards your knees. Let your middle do the work, not your arms.

    photograph of a woman finishing a sit-up on an exercise mat

  • Step 4: Finally, lower your body back to the ground slowly.

    photograph of a woman lying on her back on an exercise mat
Doing sit-ups is good exercise.

Doing sit-ups is good exercise.