Recount in Order is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on telling an experience in an organized way, aligned to Common Core standard SL.4.4. 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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
15 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Recount in Order
SL.4.4
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Should schools teach children to code? Introduce the topic, group your reasons into paragraphs, link them with phrases such as "for instance" and "in addition," and write a conclusion.
I grouped my reasons
I used linking phrases
I supported with information
I wrote a conclusion
2.Was Athene right to punish Arachne? Argue a position using details from the myth.
I stated my position
I used details from the myth
I used linking phrases
I wrote a conclusion
LessonPrint · SL.4.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Recount in Order
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Grouped reasons in paragraphs, linking phrases, supporting information, and a conclusion.
2.A position on Athene supported by specific events from the text.
Questions about Recount in Order
What does the Recount in Order worksheet cover?
It practices telling an experience in an organized way — 2 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core SL.4.4: Give an organized talk with facts and details supporting your main idea. The instruction to students is “Write on the lines. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Recount in Order practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.4 — SL.4.4, under Speaking & Listening for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Recount in Order is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on SL.4.4, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Recount in Order come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Recount in Order can I print?
25 versions, of which 15 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Recount in Order free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Recount in Order, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for SL.4.4
Give an organized talk with facts and details supporting your main idea.