Pictures Tell Stories Sequencing Activity
Children put wordless picture cards in order and tell the story in this pictures tell stories sequencing activity for preschool to 1st grade, with a practice page and answer key included.
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Description
How to Teach That Pictures Tell Stories
This pictures tell stories sequencing activity shows preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade students that illustrations can tell a whole story without any words. Young readers learn to look closely at each picture, notice what changed, and use those details to say what happens first, next and last. It is an early step toward describing how the pictures in a book connect to the story.
Using the Activity
The pack holds four wordless picture stories with three cards each: building a block pyramid that falls down, baking a birthday cake, building a sandcastle, and folding a paper boat. Each story has its own colored tab, so the sets are easy to sort. Children mix up one set, lay the cards on the First, Next, Last story board, and then tell the story out loud. Use this pictures tell stories sequencing activity in a reading center, with a partner, or in a small group.
What’s Included
- Colorful cover page
- How to Use page with directions, materials, and setup
- 12 picture cards (4 color-coded three-card stories)
- First, Next, Last story board
- Kindergarten practice worksheet: pick the sentence that tells about the picture
- Answer keys for the card order and the practice worksheet
3 Reasons This Activity Helps Kids
First, wordless stories let every child take part, even before they can read, because the pictures carry the meaning. Second, putting cards in order builds the sequencing words first, next and last that children need to retell stories. Third, matching a sentence to a picture shows children how the words and the illustrations in a book work together.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
After a set is in order, ask children to give the story a title or to draw what might happen next. During read-alouds, cover the words and let students tell the story from the pictures alone. At home, take three photos of a simple task, like making a sandwich, and have your child put them in order. This preschool text features activity also makes a quick review for 1st grade readers.
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