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Story Sequencing Activities

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Story Sequencing Activities

Read the story. Then show what happened first, next and last. You can draw or write your own ideas.

The Starfish Rescue

At low tide, Anahera and Isla explored the rock pools. Anahera saw a little starfish lying on a wet rock. It was far from the water. Isla found a bucket and filled it with seawater. Together, they gently put the starfish in the bucket. They carried it to the edge of the pool and let it swim away. The girls smiled as the starfish disappeared under the water.

1.What did Anahera see first?
  • A little starfish on a wet rock
  • A crab in a bucket
  • A fish swimming away
2.What happened after Isla found the bucket?
  • They filled it with seawater
  • They went home
  • The starfish climbed a rock
3.What happened at the end?
  • The starfish swam away under the water
  • The girls found a shell
  • The bucket fell over
4.Number these story events from 1 (first) to 3 (last): The starfish swims away; Anahera spots the starfish; Isla fills the bucket with seawater.
5.Choose the word that best finishes the sentence: First, Anahera saw a starfish. ___, Isla filled a bucket with seawater.
  • Next
  • Finally
  • Yesterday
6.Circle the three words that can help put story events in order: first, blue, next, finally, soft.
7.Fill in the missing story word: , the girls let the starfish go.
8.What did the girls use to carry the starfish safely?
9.Tell one thing that happened between seeing the starfish and letting it go.
10.Make up one new event that could happen after the starfish swims away. Draw it or write a short sentence.
Draw what happens at the end of the story: the starfish swimming away.

3 printable pages

  • Story Sequencing Activities, page 1 of 3: The Starfish Rescue

    Page 1

  • Story Sequencing Activities, page 2 of 3: 4. Number these story events from 1 (first) to 3 (last): The starfish swims away;

    Page 2

  • Story Sequencing Activities, page 3 of 3: Draw what happens at the end of the story: the starfish swimming away.

    Page 3

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