Before or After Worksheet – Pictures

Understanding what happens before and after is one of the earliest sequencing skills young children develop, and this before or after worksheet – pictures helps kindergartners practice exactly that. By looking closely at two related pictures, children learn to recognize which event comes first and which comes next, building a foundation for reading comprehension, science observation, and everyday reasoning skills they will use throughout school. This kindergarten sequencing worksheet gives children two simple picture pairs — a seed growing into a sprout and an egg hatching into a chick — and asks them to write a 1 under the picture that happens first and a 2 under the picture that happens after. Because the activity relies entirely on pictures rather than reading, it works well for early readers, English language learners, and any child who is still building phonics skills. Print the worksheet, hand a pencil to your student, and let them talk through what they see before writing their answers.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key
• 2 picture-sequencing pairs (seed/sprout, egg/chick)

First, this before or after worksheet – pictures builds visual sequencing skills by asking children to compare two images and decide their correct order, a skill that transfers directly to story sequencing and science process charts. Second, the natural, real-world examples — growing plants and hatching eggs — connect the abstract idea of “before and after” to things kids already understand from daily life. Third, because there is no reading required, children build confidence completing the page independently, which encourages them to keep practicing new skills on their own. Teachers can extend this activity by acting out each sequence with real objects, such as planting a bean seed in a cup or watching a classroom egg hatch, so children physically experience the before-and-after order before returning to the worksheet. Parents can turn everyday routines — getting dressed, making a sandwich, brushing teeth — into simple before-and-after conversations, asking “what happens first?” before letting your child try the worksheet again for extra practice.

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