📚 Part 1: Ordering Events

1. Look at these events for making a sandwich. Number them 1-4 in the correct order:

Put the two pieces of bread together

Get two slices of bread

Add butter and filling to one slice

Cut the sandwich in half

2. Which sequencing words help show the order of events? (Check all that apply):

First

Purple

Then

Big

Finally

After that

🌱 Part 2: Complete the Sequence

3. Fill in the missing sequencing words to complete this story about planting a seed:

__________ we dug a small hole in the soil. __________ we placed the seed carefully in the hole. __________ we covered the seed with dirt and watered it gently. __________ we watched our plant grow tall and strong!

4. Put these events about getting ready for school in order by writing 1, 2, 3, 4:

_____ Eat breakfast

_____ Wake up and get out of bed

_____ Walk to school

_____ Get dressed and brush teeth

✏️ Part 3: Planning Your Writing

5. Choose one topic and plan your sequence in the boxes below. Think about what happens first, then, next, and finally:

How to brush your teeth

Getting ready for bed

Making a cup of tea

First:

Then:

After that:

Finally:

📝 Part 4: Writing Your Story

6. Now write your story using the plan from Part 3. Remember to use sequencing words to connect your ideas:

7. Match the sequencing words with their meanings:

1. First

2. Then

3. Finally

A. At the very end

B. At the beginning

C. What happens next

🎨 Part 5: Draw and Sequence

8. Draw pictures to show the sequence of a butterfly's life cycle. Label each picture with sequencing words:

Picture 1: _______________

Picture 2: _______________

Picture 3: _______________

Picture 4: _______________

Sequencing Ideas in Writing

Sequencing Ideas in Writing

📚 Part 1: Ordering Events

🌱 Part 2: Complete the Sequence

✏️ Part 3: Planning Your Writing

📝 Part 4: Writing Your Story

🎨 Part 5: Draw and Sequence

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