This sequencing pictures worksheet has kindergarten students number four sandwich-making pictures in order and finish four First, Next, Then, Last sentences. An answer key is included to make checking quick.
Beginning, middle, end, the end!
In kindergarten, plot means knowing what happens in a story and in what order. Kids learn that stories have a beginning, middle and end. After a read-aloud, they retell the main events with help, like "First the pig built a straw house, next the wolf blew it down, last he couldn't blow down the brick house!" They also start to notice the problem in a story and how it gets solved. Retelling in order is a huge step toward reading comprehension.
Kindergartners learn plot by telling stories out loud, acting them out and putting pictures in order.
After a read-aloud, give kids three or four picture cards from the story. They put them in order and retell the story using first, next, then and last. A sequencing pictures page makes a great follow-up at a center.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withSequencing Pictures WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Draw a picture on each finger of a garden glove: character, setting, beginning, middle and end. Hold up a finger and ask the matching question. Kids love the glove, and the questions become a habit.
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Pair kids up after a story. One tells the beginning, the other the middle, and both say the end together. Turn-taking keeps everyone talking and practicing the order of events.
Why it works: playful practice with a clear goal keeps kids practicing longer, and simple learning games have been shown to build real skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
It's what happens in a story, in order. Kindergartners learn that every story has a beginning, middle and end, and they practice retelling the main events.
Read a short story and stop after each part. Ask, "What happened first? What happened next? How did it end?" Picture cards and drawing help kids remember the order.
They start to. With help, kindergartners can tell what went wrong in a story and how it was fixed. Simple stories with a clear problem, like fairy tales, work best.
After a bedtime story, ask your child to tell it back to you using first, next and last. You can also have them retell their day the same way.
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