Year 1 · Recount · WAGOLL
Our Trip to the Farm
A first-person recount of a school trip. Uses past tense, time markers (First, Then, After that, Last), and a clear opening, middle and end. Meets Year 1 expected standard.
On MondayRecount opener — tells WHEN it happened.,Comma after the time phrase. our class wentPast tense verb (recounts use past tense). to the farm. We got on a big yellow busAdjective + noun.. Miss DayCapital letters for a person's name. sat at the front. I sat next to SamCapital for a name..
FirstTime word — shows the order of events., we sawPast tense of 'see'. the pigs. They were big and pink and very loudAdjectives joined with 'and'.!Exclamation mark — for excitement. NextTime word — moves to next event., we fed the lambs. They had soft wool and tiny black hooves. After thatTime phrase — sequences the events., we went to see the chicks. They were so fluffyAdjective ending in -y.!Exclamation mark — for excitement.
LastTime word — final event., we had our lunch. I had jam and bread. The trip was the best day everExpressive ending — author's opinion.. I want to go again!Closing thought — what the writer thinks now. Strong recount ending.
All teaching points
- On Monday Recount opener — tells WHEN it happened.
- , Comma after the time phrase.
- went Past tense verb (recounts use past tense).
- yellow bus Adjective + noun.
- Miss Day Capital letters for a person's name.
- Sam Capital for a name.
- First Time word — shows the order of events.
- saw Past tense of 'see'.
- big and pink and very loud Adjectives joined with 'and'.
- ! Exclamation mark — for excitement.
- Next Time word — moves to next event.
- After that Time phrase — sequences the events.
- fluffy Adjective ending in -y.
- Last Time word — final event.
- the best day ever Expressive ending — author's opinion.
- I want to go again! Closing thought — what the writer thinks now. Strong recount ending.
- Compose sentences orally before writing
- Sequence sentences to form short narratives
- Use past tense correctly
- Use simple time connectives
- Punctuate with capital letters and full stops
Show the clean version first — read it together as a class. Then toggle Show annotations to reveal the teaching points. Discuss what makes the text work. Children can attempt their own version of the same text type, then return to this annotated model when they revise.