Step-by-Step Stories

Overview

This 20-minute lesson helps 2nd grade multilingual students understand sequencing in stories using simple language, visual cues, and guided practice. The lesson focuses on the sequencing words first, next, then, last, aligning with Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for reading comprehension and language development, carefully tailored for English Language Learners (ELLs) and students with diverse learning needs.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1
  Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2
  Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.F
  Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.A
  Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3
  Write narratives in which they recount a well-elaborated event or short sequence of events, include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide a sense