When?

 
  During the week  Last weekend 
  Monday Tuesday
  Wednesday
Yesterday  Thursday Friday  
Today    On a cold day 

       
Last week    One a rainy day  At midnight  When I was in a baby 
On the way to school     

     
   
 
    
On my birthday Before I was born  Last night  Once upon a time Very soon
 
 

      
  
    One sunny day Early in the morning After lunch 
 
A long time ago  At Christmas  

Sydney Region Equity

Who with?

teacher mum dad

coach auntie Uncle

police family brother(s)

doctor sister(s) Grandma

Grandmother

my friend(s)
pet/s Grandpa
Grandfather

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Where?

my home the park the show

my friend’s
house school the pool

my a restaurant
Grandparent’s the beach
house

Auntie’s house Sydney the

Harbour supermarket/
shops

the movies a party airport

Sydney Region Equity

What?

watched a hung had a cup of

movie around tea

swam in a sang songs

helped in the swimming
garden race

ate pasta played ate ice-cream

games

bought gave presents rode

groceries, shoes,
clothes, sweets,
cakes, presents

made flew far cleaned

pancakes away

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How? (did you get there?)
on a ferry
in a car
on a bus

walking on a train on a dragon boat

on a bicycle on an aeroplane in a truck

on a horse on a camel on an elephant

in a taxi in a tram monorail

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How? (did you feel?)
glad, happy, joyful, worried, anxious, surprised, awed,
merry, delighted, apprehensive, fearful, wowed, amazed,
cheerful nervous, concerned, shocked
confused, puzzled, astonished,
astounded,

excited, elated, angry, annoyed, tired, sleepy, tired,

exuberant, over the cross, cranky, fed drowsy, dozy,
moon, overjoyed, up, irritated, mad, dreamy,
aggravated, furious,
thrilled, engaged exasperated,
frustrated

hungry empty, sad - doleful, gloomy, bored, jaded, fed-up,

peckish, famished, joyless, mournful, uninterested,
ravenous, starving miserable, sorrowful, , disenchanted,
wretched distressed,
upset, down-hearted,
disappointed

frightened afraid, cold, frozen, chilled, chilly, sick¸ ill, un-well,

horrified, petrified, shivery, icy poorly, off-colour,
scared, terrified warm, burning, hot, ailing
sizzling, boiling,
searing, overheated

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 Recount Overview

When (a time)

Why (a reason)

Who (a person)

What (an action)

How (a feeling)

How (by what

means)

Where (a place)

Why (a reason) because, for

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How to use the recount cards
1. You can leave the cards in an A4 or A3 page
2. Display or have several sets laminated
3. Allow students to create their own recounts using the prompts
individually, in pairs or groups
4. Share with class and create a class book

Or

1. Cut up the cards for pages 1-6

2. Place each page of cards separately in an envelope or plastic bag
labelled who, what, where etc.
3. students in groups choose a picture from each bag to create their
own story/recount
4. write, illustrate and share story with class

Or

1. give one bag/envelope to each groups

2. ask one student in each group to choose only (1) one picture from
the bag
3. ask the students with the picture card to spend 5-10minutes
collaborating on a story (about one clause or sentence each)
4. they can write what they will say during the planning
5. group presents the story to the class
6. later the group can rewrite their recount for display/publication
7. repeat this process with a new person from each group until all
have had a turn
8. now all groups can rewrite and publish

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