Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

Box 119
Excursion announcement
The principal’s excursion announcement
Note-taking grid
Good morning, everyone.
When? Day . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Next Wednesday we will all go to the zoo.
Time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
We will take the bus and I want you to meet
Where?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
in the playground at 9 am. Please bring a
Meet?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bottle of water, a sandwich and some fruit.
Bring? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
And don’t forget to wear a hat. It will be
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
quite a hot day.
Wear? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thank you, children.

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Follow-up
• For future excursions or other school functions, use this activity to give
the announcement and ask the children to note the details.
• School excursions also provide an excellent opportunity for both oral
and written recounts.
• For other factual recounts, see Activities 1.17, 4.16, 5.14.