AP Aussie Primary Academy

Year 2 · English · Writing · Free Printable

Recount Writing – My Best School Day

Help Year 2 students organise personal events in sequence and write a clear first-person recount.

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Learning Intention

Students will write a first-person recount of a school day in time order.

Australian Curriculum

AC9E2LY06

Create short informative and imaginative texts using appropriate text structures.

Teacher Notes

Use time words (first, then, next, finally). Students can draw a timeline of their day before writing.

Skills Practised

  • First-person writing
  • Time order
  • Recount structure
  • Personal events

Building a Clear Recount

A recount retells events in the order they happened. A strong personal recount helps the reader follow what happened first, next and finally, while adding a few details about important moments.

Plan Before Writing

  1. Choose the school-day event you want to recount.
  2. List three or four important moments in time order.
  3. Add time words such as first, then, next and finally.
  4. Reread each sentence and add a detail where the reader needs more information.

Quick Self-Check

Could another person follow your day without asking what happened next? If not, add a time word or missing event.