Sequence

1. Sequence Comprehension Skill First Grade Unit 3 Week 6 Created by Kristi Waltke

2. Let’s Review

3. contrast To compare and means to tell ways in which things are alike and different.

4. Summarizing a story means telling the story in a short way. Make sure to tell the important parts. It may help to think about where the story takes place. It may help to think about the beginning, middle and end. It may help to think about who the story is about.

5. The theme of a story is a big idea you can learn from reading and thinking about the story. What might happen in your life that can help you understand the big idea? What does the author want you to know? Do the characters learn a lesson?

6. A story’s plot is what happens in the beginning, middle and end of the story. In many stories the events of the story tell how a character’s problem is solved.

7. Drawing Conclusions • Authors don’t always come right out and tell you everything in a story. • Sometimes you are given clues. Like a detective, you have to use the words and pictures to figure out the story!

8. The order that events take place is called Sequence. Words like first, next and last help readers figure out the order of events. Good readers pay attention to the order in which things happen. Next close the sandwich. First put the meat and cheese on the bread. Last eat the sandwich.

9. first Put the ordinal words by the correct sentence. Jan packs her things. It’s time for bed in her new home. Jan watches the people rush around in the city. last next first next last

10. last Put the ordinal words by the correct sentence. Toad’s seeds grew! Toad shouted at his seeds. Toad planted some flower seeds. next first first next last

11. next Put the ordinal words by the correct sentence. The caterpillar hangs from a stem. The caterpillar eats. The caterpillar grows a shell and is in a chrysalis. first last first next last

12. last Put the ordinal words by the correct sentence. The butterfly lays its own eggs. The butterfly flies to a flower. The butterfly’s wings dry off. next first first next last

13. last Put the ordinal words by the correct sentence. Raccoon finds that caterpillar is a chrysalis. Raccoon looks for caterpillar. Raccoon sees that most of the leaves are on the ground. first next first next last

14. next Put the ordinal words by the correct sentence. Goose tells Raccoon that he must fly to where it is warm. Goose helps Raccoon look for Caterpillar. Goose flies south. first last first next last

15. last Put the ordinal words by the correct sentence. Raccoon tells Bear good night. Bear tells Raccoon that he will sleep for a long time. Raccoon goes to Bear’s house. next first first next last

16. first Put the ordinal words by the correct sentence. Raccoon sees Squirrel. Raccoon tells Squirrel about how their friends are not able to play with them. Raccoon and Squirrel race and play together. next last first next last

17. Knowing about the sequence of a story will help you become a super reader!