Recount an Experience is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on telling something that happened at an understandable pace, aligned to Common Core standard SL.3.4. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 15 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 15 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Recount an Experience
SL.3.4
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Should schools teach every child to swim? Introduce your topic, state your opinion, give reasons in a sensible order using linking words, and write a conclusion.
I introduced the topic
I ordered my reasons
I used linking words
I wrote a conclusion
2.Write a set of instructions for something you can do well. Number the steps.
I numbered the steps
I put them in order
I used precise words
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · SL.3.4 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Recount an Experience
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.An introduced topic, a clear opinion, ordered reasons with linking words, and a conclusion.
2.Numbered, ordered, followable instructions for a real task.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.3.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.