Basically, an electron dot diagram is just a diagram showing the number of valence electrons a certain atom has (valence electrons are electrons in the outer-most electron level of an atom). The 5 steps they give you just tell you the order of where to put each dot. The picture I attached gives a better representation.
The number around the symbol shows the order of where you would put the dot. The 1 and the 2 on the top show that the first two dots go there, and the 3, 4, and 5 go around the rest of the sides. When it gets to 6, 7, and 8, the numbers go back around to fill in each side twice.
The number around the symbol shows the order of where you would put the dot. The 1 and the 2 on the top show that the first two dots go there, and the 3, 4, and 5 go around the rest of the sides. When it gets to 6, 7, and 8, the numbers go back around to fill in each side twice.