Generate the sequence of events based on the remaining pictures. Have readers practice using sequence words to tell the events in the order they happen.
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Activity: Event Sequence
Standards
Retell stories in sequence of main events.
Reader Goals
I can use sequence words to retell the main events in a story.
Focus
• Action Verbs
• Sequence Words: first, next, then, last
Helpful Hints
Guide
Start with a retelling of the story set-up from the previous lesson: Say
One day, Kim decides to make a birdhouse in her workshop.
Generate what happens with Kim’s plan to build the birdhouse. Tell about her attempts to carry out the building plan: Say
First, she gets some wood, a hammer, and nails. She starts to put the birdhouse together.
Guide
Generate what happens next with Kim’s plan to build the birdhouse. Ask
What does Kim do after she builds the house?
(She paints the birdhouse yellow.)
Guide
Continue to Generate what happens with Kim’s plan to build the birdhouse. Tell about her attempts to carry out the building plan: Ask
Then, what does Kim do with the birdhouse?
(She hangs it up on the branch of a tree.)
Guide
Continue to Generate what happens with Kim’s plan to build the birdhouse. Tell about the story resolution: Ask
Finally, what happens to the birdhouse?
(A bird moves into the birdhouse and has a baby bird.)
Guide
Model a retell using the sequence words: Say
- One day, Kim decides to make a birdhouse in her workshop.
- First, Kim gets some wood, a hammer, and nails. She starts to put the bird house together.
- Next, Kim paints the bird house yellow.
- Then, she hangs the birdhouse on a tree branch.
- Finally, a bird comes to live in the house and has a baby bird.
Guide
Have readers take turns retelling the main events of the story following your model. Support readers as necessary and Prompt them with the questions below.
Prompts
What does Kim do first?
What does Kim do next?
What does Kim do then?
What happens to the birdhouse last?
