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This English teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to compose a written recount to use on a postcard describing a family holiday to a specific location. The class can practise writing sentences in the past tense using words with the suffix ed to describe holiday events and experiences.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to compose a written recount to use on a postcard describing a family holiday to a specific location

Learning Objectives

Composing a sentence orally before writing. Re-reading what they have written to check that it makes sense.

Learning Outcomes

I can say aloud ideas for sentences to check that the word order is correct before writing them down. I know to re-read what I have written to check that it makes sense and identify any errors.

Holiday Postcard

Teaching sequence to help the children compose a written recount to use on a postcard describing a family holiday to a specific location

Holiday Postcard

Template to help the children compose a written recount to use on a postcard describing a family holiday to a specific location

Time Connectives

Vocabulary word bank to help the children select and use adverbials of time to sequence holiday events and experiences in a recount

Holiday Postcard

Interactive activity to help the children compose a written recount to use on a postcard describing a family holiday to a specific location

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to compose a written recount to use on a postcard describing a family holiday to a specific location

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