The document discusses the importance of sequence and order in stories and events. It provides context around sequence words like first, next, then, and finally that indicate the order things happen in. It also discusses other time words like yesterday, Saturday, and April that provide context around when events occur. The document includes an example story and asks the reader to identify the sequence clue words in the story. It describes a series of events between two friends on a particular day and over subsequent days.
9. Now be a sequence
detective. See if you
can spot the clue words
in the following story.
10. Last Tuesday I met my new
friend Mickey. We were both
in a ball game at recess. I told
him he had made a good
catch during the game. Later
that day we played in a
softball game. We were on the
same team and we won!
11. Last Tuesday I met my new
friend Mickey. We were both
in a ball game at recess. I told
him he had made a good
catch during the game. Later
that day we played in a
softball game. We were on the
same team and we won!
12. After the game, we traded
some baseball cards, and then
he said he wanted to ask me
something. After he finished
talking, we walked to the bus
stop.
13. After the game, we traded
some baseball cards, and then
he said he wanted to ask me
something. After he finished
talking, we walked to the bus
stop.
14. The next morning, I was able to
answer his question. My
parents said that I would go to
his family’s apartment to have
dinner with him on his birthday,
December 6.
15. The next morning, I was able to
answer his question. My
parents said that I would go to
his family’s apartment to have
dinner with him on his birthday,
December 6.
16. Let’s Play a Game!
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Game 1
Making Homemade Pizza
Carving a Pumpkin
Story Scramble
Paragraph order
Worksheets
