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  • 1st Grade
  • Speech & Language
  • About 10 minutes

Tell the Story

Look at each picture. Say a sentence for it. Start with first, next, then and last.

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Tell the StoryName:Date:Look at each picture. Say a sentence for it. Start with first, next, then and last.A seed growsFirstFirst, ...NextNext, ...ThenThen, ...LastLast, ...A caterpillar changesFirstFirst, ...NextNext, ...ThenThen, ...LastLast, ...k5printables.com · Sheet #35324601 · Aligned with Common Core RL.1.2

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How to do it

  1. Look at the first picture. Say "First, ..." and tell what happens.
  2. Do the same with next, then and last.
  3. Tell the whole story one more time.

Teaching tip

Write down what your child says in the boxes. Reading their own story back is a big confidence boost. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RL.1.2.

Tell the Story worksheet for 1st grade (sequencing picture stories), free printable
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About this worksheet

Two picture stories already in order, with order words above each picture for telling out loud.

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, as many copies as you need. See the full sequencing picture stories guide for 1st grade.

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