I had a student who was really struggling with understanding the difference between “where” and “when”. We were working on comprehension, and were talking about setting which can include both concepts. One of the activities we did was to take a list of words and decide whether they were “where” something was taking place, or “when” it was taking place. To help him decide, I created a chart that had some pictures and words associated with “when” that he could look at and see if his word fit within any of the “when” categories.
Gives students extra support in identifying “when” words
We also used the chart when reading the story. To help him decide “when” it was taking place, he would look through the categories and see if they provided hints to help him find clues within the text that would help him identify when events were taking place in the story.
You can download a copy of the when clues chart here: when clues chart