Let's Tell Stories: Sequencing Fun with Animals and People!

English Language Arts Grades Pre-K 6:33 Video
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Lesson Description

A fun lesson using short stories about animals and people to learn how to put events in the right order. Perfect for Pre-K!

Video Resource

Sequencing Stories - Episode 8

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Duration: 6:33
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Key Concepts

  • Sequencing events
  • Storytelling
  • Retelling stories

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to identify the correct order of events in a short story.
  • Students will be able to retell a short story in their own words.
  • Students will be able to answer simple questions about the characters and actions in a story.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students if they know what a story is. Discuss what makes a story (characters, events). Explain that stories have a beginning, middle, and end, and that the order of events is important.
  • Video Viewing (10 mins)
    Watch the "Sequencing Stories - Episode 8" video. Pause after each short story to discuss the events that happened.
  • Story Retelling (10 mins)
    For each short story, ask students to retell what happened. Prompt them with questions like, "What happened first?", "What happened next?", and "What happened last?". Use pictures or drawings to help them remember the order.
  • Activity: Sequencing Cards (10 mins)
    Provide pre-printed cards with pictures from the stories (or have students draw their own). Have students work individually or in small groups to arrange the cards in the correct order for each story. Start with 3-4 cards per story.
  • Wrap-up (5 mins)
    Review the importance of sequencing and how it helps us understand stories. Ask students what they learned and if they enjoyed the activity.

Interactive Exercises

  • Picture Sequencing
    Provide pictures depicting events from one of the stories (e.g., ice cream falling, dog licking ice cream). Ask children to arrange the pictures in the order they happened in the story.
  • Act It Out!
    Choose one of the stories and have the children act out the events in the correct order. This can be done as a whole class or in small groups.

Discussion Questions

  • What happened at the beginning of the story?
  • What happened in the middle of the story?
  • What happened at the end of the story?
  • Who were the characters in the story?
  • What did the characters do?

Skills Developed

  • Listening comprehension
  • Sequencing skills
  • Storytelling
  • Oral language development

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

In the dog and ice cream story, what fell off the boy's hand?

Correct Answer: An ice cream

Question 2:

In the dog and ice cream story, what did the dog do with the ice cream?

Correct Answer: The dog ate it

Question 3:

In the story about birds, what was the girl holding?

Correct Answer: Breadcrumbs

Question 4:

In the story about birds, what did the girl do with the breadcrumbs?

Correct Answer: She gave them to the birds

Question 5:

In the good dog story, where was the dog sleeping at first?

Correct Answer: On top of the doghouse

Question 6:

In the good dog story, who was living in the dog house?

Correct Answer: A hen

Question 7:

In the wet chair story, what was the woman using to clean the chair?

Correct Answer: A wet cloth

Question 8:

In the wet chair story, what happened to the man when he sat down?

Correct Answer: He fell

Question 9:

In the burglar story, who did the man call?

Correct Answer: The police

Question 10:

In the burglar story, what did the police do?

Correct Answer: They chased the burglar

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

The boy was eating an ____________ cone.

Correct Answer: ice cream

Question 2:

The dog licked up the fallen ____________.

Correct Answer: ice cream

Question 3:

The girl was feeding the ____________ breadcrumbs.

Correct Answer: birds

Question 4:

More ___________ came to eat the breadcrumbs.

Correct Answer: birds

Question 5:

The hen built a ____________ in the doghouse.

Correct Answer: nest

Question 6:

The dog was sleeping on the ____________ of the doghouse.

Correct Answer: roof

Question 7:

The woman wiped the chair with a ___________ cloth.

Correct Answer: wet

Question 8:

The man slipped on the ___________ chair.

Correct Answer: wet

Question 9:

The man called the ____________ to help catch the burglar.

Correct Answer: police

Question 10:

The police ___________ the burglar.

Correct Answer: caught

Educational Standards

PK.2.R:Students will begin to retell or reenact major events or details from a read-aloud. PK.3.R.2:Students will answer basic questions (e.g., who, what, where, and when) about texts, photographs, or illustrations during shared reading or other text experiences with prompting. PK.1.L.1:Students will actively listen using agreed-upon rules with prompting. PK.1.S.4:Students will orally describe personal interests or tell stories to peers and adults with prompting.

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