What are some clue words for sequencing?

Which sequencing words do you use in the middle?

Which sequencing words do you use at the end?

Which sequencing words do you use in the beginning?

What kind of organizational pattern is sequence of events?

Which one should come first?

Which one should come last?

Hasnul has a routine every morning before going to school. First, he gets out of bed. Next, he gets dressed. Then, he eats breakfast. After breakfast, he brushes his teeth and makes his lunch. Finally, he gets on the bus and goes to school.

What does Hasnul do last every morning?

At the beginning of the story, Gallus and Hillary go on a hike in the woods. In the middle of the story, Gallus falls and breaks his leg so Hillary must go to find help. At the end of the story, an emergency team carries Gallus out of the woods on a stretcher and to the ambulance that takes him to the hospital.

What is the last thing that happens in the story?

Fahmi and Ridwan were throwing a frisbee in Fahmi's backyard. Ridwan accidentally threw the frisbee too hard. It landed on the roof of Fahmi's house. When Fahmi's father got home from work, he used a ladder to get the frisbee down.

What happened second?

Fahmi and Ridwan were throwing a frisbee in Fahmi's backyard. Ridwan accidentally threw the frisbee too hard. It landed on the roof of Fahmi's house. When Fahmi's father got home from work, he used a ladder to get the frisbee down.

What happened last?

Na'im's alarm went off at 7:30. He jumped out of bed, got dressed, and brushed his teeth. Then he made his bed before going downstairs for breakfast. After eating a bowl of cereal and some toast, Jason grabbed his backpack and headed out the door to catch the bus.

What did Na'im do just after he brushed his teeth?

Shafiq went fishing with Faiz. They left early in the morning. When they got to the lake, Shafiq put a worm on his fishing hook. He threw the hook into the water. Shafiq was so excited that he caught the biggest fish.

What happened right after they got to the lake?

Ed and Doni are brother and sister. One afternoon, their mother had to go to a business meeting. Doni looked after Ed. They had a fun afternoon in the park. When their mother came home, Ed said, "I'm glad that Doni is my sister."

What happened right before Ed and Doni went to the park?

Azmira built a toy airplane. His father helped him. First, they painted the parts. Then, they glued the parts together. They were pleased with their airplane even though it could not fly.

What happened right after they painted the parts?

Firdaus came home from school and wanted to make a bowl of cereal for a snack. He looks in the cabinet and picks his cereal. After that he gets a bowl and spoon and goes to the refrigerator and he gets the milk. He then makes his snack and eats it up.

What did Firdaus do before he ate his snack?

Yesterday, my class went on a field trip to the zoo. We went to the monkey cages first. Then we watched an elephant eating its lunch. After that we ate our own lunches in the picnic area. After lunch we saw the giraffes and lions. At the end of the day, we stopped to look at the bears on the way back to the bus.

What did the class see before they ate lunch?

Yesterday, my class went on a field trip to the zoo. We went to the monkey cages first. Then we watched an elephant eating its lunch. After that we ate our own lunches in the picnic area. After lunch we saw the giraffes and lions. At the end of the day, we stopped to look at the bears on the way back to the bus.

What did the class do just after seeing the giraffes and lions?

Yasser makes a smoothie for breakfast every morning. First, he puts some milk in the blender. Next, he adds a banana and some frozen berries. Then he turns on the blender until it is smooth. After that, he pours it into a big cup. After he drinks his smoothie, he puts his cup in the dishwasher.

What does Yasser add to his smoothie first?

Yasser makes a smoothie for breakfast every morning. First, he puts some milk in the blender. Next, he adds a banana and some frozen berries. Then he turns on the blender until it is smooth. After that, he pours it into a big cup. After he drinks his smoothie, he puts his cup in the dishwasher.

What does Yasser do when he is done blending her smoothie?

Akashah and his family went to the beach. First they found a spot to put their towels and beach bags. Then they all went for a swim in the ocean. After drying off they ate a delicious picnic lunch. Then the kids built a giant sand castle. Finally they went for a walk and collected shells to bring home.

What did Akashah's family do right after they dried off?

Which step comes first?

Sharil had a birthday party at his house. His best friends Saffian, Hafizien, Amirul and Ariff came to his party. They played games and sang songs. They ate birthday cake and ice cream. Then Sharil opened his presents. Saffian gave him the airplane toys set he'd been hoping for.

What happened right before Sharil opened his presents?

Mom took Zuhairi to the shoe store at the mall. First the shoe salesman measured Zuhairi's foot. Next, he went to the backroom to get some shoes for Zuhairi to try. Then Zuhairi tried on three pairs of shoes. Finally Zuhairi chose the pair he liked the best and his mother bought them.

What happened just before Zuihairi's mom bought the shoes?

It was spring. Arami decided to plant seeds in his garden. First, he planted the seeds. Then, he watered them everyday. Soon the seeds grew into beautiful flowers.

What happened right before he watered the plants?

When you're getting dressed, what do you put on last?

When you make a bowl of cereal, what comes first?

When making lemonade, which comes last?

Example of sequence words use in the BEGINNING of a story are...

Example of sequence words use in the MIDDLE of a story are...

Example of sequence words use in the ENDING of a story are...

Which set of words are in sequence order?

Order the parts of the story according to the sequence.

During the Age of Discovery, Europeans began to colonize North America. The Spanish started a settlement at St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. Forty-two years later, the English started a colony at Jamestown, Virginia. Then, in 1608 the French had started a colony in what is now Canada.

What happened right after the English started a colony at Virginia?

Nazrin wanted to play baseball. Abu Zar taught Nazrin the game after school. Abu Zar taught Nazrin how to hold a bat. Abu Zar also taught Nazrin how to catch the ball. Now Nazrin plays the game well.

What did Abu Zar teach Nazrin first in the game of baseball?

Mierza and Ikmal were on an imaginary safari. First, their mother gave them a map of the zoo. Then, the boys went to the shark pool. Next, they found the way to the tiger cage. After that, they visited the wolf den. Finally, they met their mother at the alligator exhibit. Mierza and Ikmal had a busy afternoon!

Where did the boys go after their mother gave them a map?

Shafirah had a great idea! She decided that she would make a cake for the party on Saturday. First, she went shopping for all of the ingredients. When she got home, she put all of the ingredients on the counter. Then, she poured the cake mix, eggs, and water in the bowl. After mixing, she poured the mixture in the greased pan. It baked for 20 minutes in the oven. Finally, it was ready to be eaten. Yum!

What was the first thing that Shafirah did?

# Rafsanjani got dressed for school and hurried downstairs for breakfast.

# Later Rafsanjani met his friends at the corner to walk to school.

# Rafsanjani rolled over, sleepy eyed, and turn off the alarm clock.

What should happened first?

Izzul had just one day to get ready for a summer trip. He called his cousin, Asrul and asked what to bring. Asrul explained that their rented cabin was near a lake. He advised Izzul to pack an extra pair of jeans, a sweatshirt, some swim trunks, insect repellent, and hiking boots. Izzul found most of the items in his closet, but he did not have a sweatshirt, so he went with his mother to the mall.

What did Izzul do first?