Holiday Recount Writing | Summer Autumn Fall Winter Spring & Diagnostic Tracker

⭐ Elevate student writing skills with this Seasonal School Holiday Recount Writing Prompt & Diagnostic Tracker – an engaging resource that combines fun visual prompts, a 2 Star and 1 Wish feedback model and progress tracking for all primary grades. As students return back to school after the holidays, this resource provides a valuable tool for teachers to inform and guide future writing lessons in preparation for assessment. Plus more!

⭐ Grade: All Primary Years (1-6)

⭐ School Holiday Recount Themes:

Northern & Southern Hemispheres

1. Summer Holidays
2. Autumn / Fall Holidays
3. Winter Holidays
4. Spring Holidays (x2) – Bonus Image prompt

⭐ Written Prompts:

Short and long versions:

1. Write about an event during your school holidays.
2. Write about the many events of your school holidays.

⭐ Writing Success Criteria:

In my writing, I need to show:

1. Correct letter formation
2. Neat handwriting
3. Accurate use of capitals 
4. Accurate use of punctuation 
5. Accurate spelling/sounding out
6. Simple/Compound/Complex sentence/s
7. Varying sentence starters
8. Uses noun groups
9. Correct use of conjunctions
10. Paragraphs separated
11. Cohesive text: Flows when read

⭐ What Can this Resource Be Used for?

• Pre-assessment of students’ writing abilities (Diagnostic)
• Set clear writing goals for the term using the data
• Inform planning for explicit teaching of specific writing skills that need improvement
• Track students’ progress effectively throughout the year
• Assist in writing report card comments based on student abilities
• Provide constructive feedback using the “2 Stars & 1 Wish” model
• Students self-checking their work
• Guiding students in enhancing their writing skills

⭐⭐⭐ Whether it’s the start of a new school year or a fresh term, this resource can be a beneficial addition to the back-to-school toolkit for teachers.⭐⭐⭐

⭐ It Includes:

• Short and longer writing task versions for different primary levels
• 1 & 1.5 line-spacing options
• Autumn & Fall terms included (American vs Australian/UK)
• Poster/handout – Student writing checklist
• 2 Diagnostic trackers with a comment section
• Writing success criteria for essential writing skills
• BONUS extra SPRING writing image prompt.

Additional Details:

⭐ In colour

⭐ PDF format

⭐ Printable

⭐ Project or display digitally

Happy Teaching Friends!

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