Grade 1 · Writing · Lesson 25

Writing About a Special Day

Think of a day you will never forget — a birthday, a trip to the beach, a visit from a grandparent. Writing about it lets you relive that happy moment and share it with others. This is called recount writing.

What this lesson teaches

1Open a special day paragraph with "On my special day" and a comma
2Sequence events with time-order words
3Add one describing word, and close with "It was special because"

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