1st - 5th Grade Common Core Sequence of Events Resources

Story sequencing will allow third graders to improve their reading comprehension by putting the sequence of events in the correct order.

Help your third grader practice following directions on how to build a tornado in a bottle, and build his reading comprehension skills in the process.

In this worksheet, children determine the order of events in a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.

Oh no, Jack's beanstalk story is all jumbled up! Cut out the pictures and fix the story sequence to help Jack get his story straight!

Young readers and sports enthusiasts will have a ball practicing sequence of events in this biography of Jackie Robinson. 

What happened first? Have your young reader find the beginning, middle, and end of this short story. Use the illustrations to help her picture the events.

With this Have Fun Reading Choice Board, budding bookworms can choose from a variety of engaging reading-based activities, from reading in a cozy blanket fort to drawing or acting out their favorite part of a story.

These events are all mixed up! Have your kid practice sequencing by correctly ordering these scenes and help the plane take off on time.

This worksheet helps your child focus on prediction and comprehension in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." Kids will read the classic fable and answer written prompts.

Make sequencing stories more interesting than just beginning, middle, and end! This "handy" graphic organizer can be used with all fiction to help set up a concise but thorough summary using a five finger strategy.

The class watched an exciting movie about a castle adventure. But now the students need help recalling the details of the film.

Help your first grader build her reading comprehension skills by predicting how a story ends.

Use this fairy tale story map to follow the details of your child's favorite stories and strengthen his reading skills.

Test comprehension with this fairy tale jumble! Put "The Ugly Duckling" story scenes back in order.

Searching for a worksheet to help your budding, young scientist? This printable will help with them with their reasoning skills.

The Ant and the Grasshopper story cards help your visual learner understand what happens in the classic fable. Kids arrange picture cards to tell the story.

Learn how the animals of the Chinese Zodiac came to be with this Chinese New Year folktale! 

Boost your first grader's reading comprehension by using a story map to outline a story visually.

This worksheet will have students learning about the sequencing of fiction texts.

Do you remember the story of Little Red Riding Hood? Sit down for story-time with your little reader, and put these mixed-up scenes back in order!

If your budding reading is writing their first book report, help them nail down the plot with this quick review worksheet.

Read about the parts of a plot diagram, then fill out the details of a story that you have recently read in the diagram.

Kids read a story about a puppy, then finish it by writing what they think will happen next.

Encourage critical thinking and support literacy development by asking questions as students read the final chapters of The Great Fire.

The Ant and the Grasshopper is a fable that teaches kids the value of hard work. Kids will focus on comprehension and predictions in this worksheet.

After reading a fable or folktale, students will use this cute graphic organizer to record the most important things that happened in the beginning, middle, and end. Then they'll try their hand at identifying the moral of the story.

Poetry is a vibrant genre, especially as infused with visual and multimedia elements. Use this graphic organizer with your class to analyze such features in poetry.

How well do you know your fables? Mix up storytelling time by putting The Boy Who Cried Wolf story back in order!

Stretch student understanding of story sequencing into a summary with this graphic organizer. Students will start by jotting down quick notes to remember each part of the story, then they'll use their notes to write a complete summary of the text.

Help the Smith family summarize their family vacation with a main idea, details, and a conclusion. Kids will work on reading comprehension and summarizing.