English · Stage 2
Telling What Happened
Oracy — recount a real event out loud in order: a clear start, the middle steps, a close
✦ English📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
recount an event in the order it happened — tell a clear start, the middle steps, and a close, and signal each with a time word (first, then, next, after that, finally)
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Kavi Tells About the Park
"Something fun happened — let me tell you!" said Kavi. "When I tell what happened, I go in order. First I say how it started, then the middle bits, and last how it ended. Little time words like first, then, next and finally keep my story in order. Listen — then you can tell me one!"
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What your child will learn
1Kavi tells what happened — in orderTap each line to hear it. Kavi recounts a real event. Notice the time words that show the order: first, then, next, finally.
2Time words keep a recount in orderWhen you tell what happened, use a time word to signal each part. They tell the listener WHEN each thing happened.
3Does this word tell WHEN?
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A peek inside
Watch me recount. I want to tell about baking a cake. Here are the parts jumbled: "we ate it", "we mixed the flour", "we put it in the oven". Which part do I tell first?
start = the very first thing that happened
Try this at home: When you tell what happened, what order do you use?
Part of English · Stage 2 · S2 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.