Sequence of Events

What is "sequence of events"?

• A birthday party

• Putting events in a story in order as they happen

• Regrouping

• The lesson in a story

What are some sequence words?

• sun, hand, go smile,

• beautiful, fast, go

• first, next, then, last

• math, reading, grammar, science

Which word refers to the ORDER of events in a story?

• sequence

• setting

• characters

• story

Sam opened the classroom door, put his backpack up, and went to his seat.

What happened first?

• Sam went to the restroom.

• Sam put his backpack up.

• Sam opened the classroom door.

• Sam went to his seat.

I put my dog on a leash.

I walked my dog down the street.

My dog saw a squirrel.

What comes next?

• My dog started to sing

• It started to rain

• My dog barked at the squirrel

• My dog ate a bone

If your making a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, which step comes first?

• Take a bite

• Spread the jelly on the bread

• Put each side of bread together

• Gather your ingredients

Graham went shopping after going to the bank. Then, he went to Chili's.

Which came last?

• Graham went to Chili's.

• Graham cooked at Chili's.

• Graham went to the bank.

• Graham went shopping.

Hunter climbed the tree. He fell from the tree so now he has a cast in his right arm.

What came first?

• Hunter got a cast.

• Hunter went to the hospital.

• Hunter climbed a tree.

• Hunter fell out a tree.

Mom had a great idea! She decided that we would make a cake for the party on Saturday.

First, she went shopping for all of the ingredients. When she got home, she put all of the ingredients on the counter. Then, she poured the cake mix, eggs, and water in the bowl. After mixing, she poured the mixture in the greased pan. It baked for 20 minutes in the oven. Finally, it was ready to be eaten. Yum!

What was the first thing the mom did?

• Ate the cake.

• Baked the cake.

• Mixed the ingredients.

• Went shopping.

Mom had a great idea! She decided that we would make a cake for the party on Saturday. First, she went shopping for all of the ingredients. When she got home, she put all of the ingredients on the counter. Then, she poured the cake mix, eggs, and water in the bowl. After mixing, she poured the mixture in the greased pan. It baked for 20 minutes in the oven. Finally, it was ready to be eaten. Yum!

What did mom do after she went shopping?

• Ate the cake.

• Mixed the ingredients.

• Put the ingredients on the counter.

• Baked the cake.