✏️ Ready for Class 1 · Writing & pencil control · Ages 6–7 · about 4 weeks Dates: to

Writing About My Day

Goal: Write a short recount of a real event in order, using time words and capital letters for names and days.

For parents: Recounts are the most common writing task in Class 1. Talk about the event first, then plan with the time words before writing.

Do together

  1. Weekend diary

    You need: A notebook

    Every Sunday evening, your child writes three to five sentences about the weekend and draws a picture.

  2. Time word ladder

    You need: A card: First, Next, Then, After that, Finally

    Use the ladder to plan: say one sentence for each step before writing any of them.

  3. Capital letter check

    You need: A coloured pencil

    After writing, your child checks with the coloured pencil: a capital at the start, and capitals for names, places and days of the week.

Talk about it

  • What happened first?
  • Which words tell us when?
  • Which words need a capital letter?

Words to use

  • first
  • next
  • then
  • finally
  • recount
  • capital letter

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