Recount of a Journey - Lesson 2 - Vocabulary Building!

This engaging and purposeful lesson is the second in a series of lessons that enable children to gradually build towards composing an effective, well-structured recount. In this lesson, children learn to build vocabulary to use in their writing, drawing on a range of word types (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs) and using each of their five senses.

The eye-catching and comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides teachers and children along the following learning journey:
-Knowledge recall - revisiting what children already know about recounts;
-SPAG starter: Word classes (nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs);
-Establishing a three-part structure for the recount;
-Watching a ‘Climbing Everest’ video (hyperlinked) to gain inspiration and consider how a journey can be structured and described;
-Using a clear template and the five senses to build appropriate and effective vocabulary;
-Sharing and building upon one another’s vocabulary and ideas;
-Reflecting on their learning from across the lesson.

The PowerPoint presentation (19 slides) and activity resources needed are provided (the worksheet template is provided in both Word and PDF).

These lessons were originally created for children in lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4). The focus of the recount in these resources is a ‘journey’, but the resources have been made in a way that they can be easily adapted to your chosen topic/ subject matter.