Cut and Glue the Story
Cut out the pictures. Glue them in order. Then tell the story using first, next, then, last.
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This is sheet #35224601.
How to do it
- Cut out the four pictures.
- Glue them in order under first, next, then and last.
- Tell the story out loud.
Teaching tip
Let your child move the pictures around before gluing. Changing their mind is part of the thinking. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RL.1.2.
About this worksheet
One picture story to cut apart and glue in order, with order words to help retell it.
What kids practice
Sequencing means putting events in order: what happened first, next, then and last. It's a big part of telling a story clearly, following directions and understanding what you read. These picture stories, like an egg hatching or a snowman being built, give kids a simple story to put in order and then tell out loud.
Watch for
- Naming each picture instead of telling what happens. Ask "What is happening?"
- Skipping a step in the middle. Lay all the pictures out and touch each one while telling.
- Using "and then" for every sentence. Practice the different order words.
It's free to print, with an answer key. See the full sequencing picture stories guide for 1st grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
1. Sequencing ChartFirst, next, then and last with a four-step egg story, how to tell what is happening, and five tips for putting pictures in order. 
2. Number the PicturesThree four-step picture stories in mixed-up order. Number them to show what happened first through last.
4. Tell the StoryTwo picture stories already in order, with order words above each picture for telling out loud.
5. What Comes Next?Four stories with three pictures shown. Choose the picture that finishes each one.