Total Recall Activity
This total recall activity for Kindergarten to 3rd Grade has kids tell about real memories, spin for a question word, and draw and write about one memory.
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Young learners have plenty of stories to tell, and learning to recall real experiences in order is an important speaking, listening and writing skill. This total recall activity helps Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade and 3rd Grade students remember details from their own lives, share them clearly with a group, and listen closely so they can ask a friend good questions.
The pack has 24 colorful Memory Cards in six groups: Home, School, Outdoors, Friends, Trips and Firsts. A child takes a card, such as Tell about a time you went to the park, and tells the group what happened. Then the group spins the lily-pad Question Spinner to choose a question word (Who, Where, When, What, How or Why) and asks the speaker one more question about the memory. After the talk, each child draws one memory and writes about it on the My Memory page. Every answer comes from the child’s own life, so there is no right or wrong answer.
What’s Included
- A colorful cover and a How to Use page with easy steps
- 24 Memory Cards in six color groups on four printable sheets
- A Question Spinner page with six question words
- A My Memory page for drawing and writing
Why Kids Love It
- Children get to talk about their own favorite memories.
- The spinner turns asking questions into a game.
- Drawing the memory first makes the writing feel easy.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Model one card first by telling a short memory of your own in order: first, next and last. Use the total recall activity at morning meeting, in a speaking and listening center or as a warm-up before personal narrative writing. Keep the cards in a zip-top bag so the memory sharing game is ready any time, and send a card home so families can share a story at dinner.
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