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A fully interactive A2 Kids grammar lesson in the Nature & Journeys unit that teaches the journey recount: telling what happened, in order, in the past. Students begin with four warm-up questions, then study the language in three blocks: The Recount Frame (First / Then / After that / Finally with past verbs and a sequencer panel), Past + Transport Together (mixing went, took, walked and arrived with by bus / on foot), and an Order Words at Work table explaining when to use each sequencer. Ten key words (journey, first, then, after that, finally, set off, arrive, path, hill, waterfall) appear in a scrollable table with definitions and examples, and six get review flashcards. The reading is a magazine-style journey log, 'The Day We Went to the Waterfall', a first-person Team Compass recount using all four order words, past verbs and transport, with key words highlighted on hover. Practice has 8 single-word fill-in-the-blank items (first, then, went, walked, finally, arrived, took, journey) with live validation, hints and a score; a speaking section with five recount prompts and a five-line Team Compass dialogue; a guided 25-45 word writing task recounting a real family journey with a four-point checklist and live word counter with auto-save; and a full 8-question quiz with progress bar, explanations, a result circle and localStorage persistence.
Lesson Plan
- 4 questions about a journey and its order
- Silent thinking or pair-share format — no writing required
Key Vocabulary
Grammar Points
- Recount frame: First ... Then ... After that ... Finally ...
- Past narration with order words: First we went by bus, then we walked
- Past verbs in recounts: went (go), took (take), walked, arrived
- Combining transport and past verbs: We went by train, then we walked on foot
- Order words by position: First (start), Then/After that (middle), Finally (end)