Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

Box 11
Timeline: a day in the life of a snake
Timeline
Follow-up
• Students could transfer this information into a written or an oral
personal recount. A sample of a personal recount is in Box 12.
• For other personal recounts, see Activities 2.13, 2.15, 4.17.
Box 12
Example of a personal recount
Personal recount
A day in the life of a carpet snake
Yesterday I woke up at about 8 am. At 9 o’clock I found a sunny spot, so I took
a morning nap. I slept for two hours. After I woke up, I looked for something to
eat. I saw a bird’s nest in a tree and I climbed up to the nest. I ate three eggs.
From 2 pm to 4 pm I looked for food. Next I found a small frog. When the frog
saw me it jumped into the pond and swam away. Then the sun set, so I went
back to my hole in the rock for the night. I felt hungry and tired.