Sequence of
Events
Mrs. Marino
Houghton Mifflin, Reading, grade 3
Extra Support Handbook
Pages 16-23
Sequence of Events
• The events in a story are told in an
order called a sequence.
• Signal words: (followed by a comma)
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First,
Next,
At last,
Finally,
The Lesson
• First, take out two pieces of bread.
• Next, add peanut butter too the
pieces of bread.
• Finally, put the pieces of bread
together.
• When you know what these sentences
are describing, show me a quiet
thumbs up.
Support Your Answer
• Why did you say that?
• Use “signal words” to support your
answer.
• Could you put the pieces of bread
together before you took out the
bread?
Class Story
• Let’s write a class story describing what
you do in the morning before school.
• Let’s scramble up our sentences.
• What happens to our story?
Wake
up!
Guided Practice
Let’s read this story
together.
Clap your hands each time
you read a “signal word” in
the story.
Look at the illustrations and
signal words to determine
the order in which the four
story events happened.
“At first the girl isn’t really sure
that she has seen a parrot in a
tree. Then, the parrot talks to the
girl. At last, a man comes to get
the parrot. That’s when she
understands that the parrot
belongs to the man.”
think aloud…
Practice and Apply
Look at the pictures.
Read the text.
Using the pictures and the
text, write the complete
sentences in the correct order
on your answer sheet.
We will correct the answers
together.
*If you finish before the time is
up, please turn your answer
sheet over and write three
complete sentences
describing the next three
things that could happen in
this story.*
Let’s Review
• First,
• Next,
• Then,
• Last,
• Turn to your desk partner and list four
things that you did when you got to
school today. Use the signal words at the
beginning of your sentences.
The Lost and Found
• What is the sequence of events in the story?
• Quickly draw or write these on the index
cards.
• Time words: now, then, and after
• Let’s look for time words in the story.
• Arrange the cards in the correct order on
your desk.
• Rereading a story can help you identify the
sequence of events.
“The Lunch Room”
• Compare and contrast the sequence
of events in “The Lost and Found” and
“The Lunch Room” (Reader’s Library
selection.)
• Look for base words with
suffixes/endings in both stories.
Assessment
• Teacher observation
• Daily work
• Daily writing
• Informal discussions
• Literature selections
• Theme Skills tests
• Daily language activities