Description
Retelling events helps students organize their thoughts and communicate clearly, and these printable Recount Posters make it easy to teach that skill. With six illustrated posters—Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How—students are guided through key recount prompts using visual cues and relatable examples. Each poster includes kid-friendly visuals and prompts that spark ideas and support students during independent writing. Designed in a pastel composition notebook theme with two color options (black or colored), this anchor chart set doubles as functional instruction and classroom decor—bringing clarity and consistency to your writing wall.
Ideal For:
- ELA writing centers, anchor charts, or bulletin boards
- Writing prompts during narrative or recount writing lessons
- Students developing sentence structure and story organization
What's Included in the Pastel Composition Notebook Recount Posters:
📂 Ready-to-print PDF file & editable Canva template
- 6 “Recount” header options in full and half-page
- 6 Recount Posters including Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How
- Includes illustrative clipart on each poster to provide visual cues and brainstorming ideas for students (e.g., saw a giraffe, at school, friends)
- Writing prompts examples:
- Who came with you? Who took you? Who was there?
- Where did you go? Where did it happen?
- What did you do? What did you see?
- When was it? When did it happen?
- Why did you go? Why did you do it?
- How did it make you feel? (Emotions like happy, sad, angry, scared)
- 2 Color variations: Black or colored composition notebook
- US and UK/AU spelling versions included
- Editable headers and blank spares for posters
This recount poster set has been designed with the elementary ELA curriculum in mind. The editable, bilingual-friendly template makes it easy to adjust terms for multilingual classrooms or customize content.
You can print these as large anchor charts to support whole-group lessons or scale them down in your printer settings for student desk reference cards. Use the blank editable spares to personalize for additional content or other lessons.
Why You’ll Love These Recount Posters:
✔ Promotes structured narrative and recount writing
✔ Encourages student brainstorming with visual cues
✔ Choose from two designs: black or colored composition notebook backgrounds
✔ Editable in Canva and bilingual-friendly for quick customization
✔ Ready-to-print format makes classroom prep quick and easy
✔ Beautifully complements your pastel and composition notebook classroom theme
✔ Lifetime access includes all future updates at no extra cost
✨ Keep the look consistent! The complete Pastel Composition Notebook English Posters Bundle includes every matching set to simplify setup and planning.
How to Edit the Template:
- Open the PDF from the 'Editable' folder. You’ll see a button that says "Open Canva Template"—just click it to get started.
- No Canva Pro? Everything works perfectly with the free version.
- You can edit the text however you like—change the wording, switch up the fonts, adjust the size or colors, and even use another language.
- The design elements (like clipart and layout) are locked in to keep the look polished and consistent.
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Additional Information
Please note that this is a downloadable digital file available immediately after purchase. You’ll receive an email with a download link right after checkout. If you’re logged into your account, your downloads will also be available in your Order History.
To open the file: You will need to have a PDF Reader, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, installed on your computer.
To edit: If the product description stipulates that the file is editable, it can be edited in Microsoft PowerPoint or with a free Canva account. Be sure to check the product description to confirm which editing format is included. You’ll need access to either Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva, or both to customize the text. For PowerPoint, you can access a free trial here.
Please ensure the software you will use to open the files is up to date to avoid compatibility issues.
Terms of Use
Purchase of this resource entitles the purchaser to reproduce pages in limited quantities for single classroom or homeschool use only, and strictly prohibits any commercial use.
Duplication for a friend, another staff member, or the entire school without the purchase of an additional license is not permitted.
Copying any part of this resource and/or placing it on the internet in any form (even a personal or classroom website/school server) is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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Miss Jacobs Little Learners Pty Ltd