2nd and 3rd 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Characters often change over the course of a story, and this worksheet will help young readers track and understand their development. Students can use this graphic organizer to consider various elements of a character's development throughout a story.

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.

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.

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.

Summarizing stories has never tasted so good! Students can use this yummy ice cream-themed graphic organizer to form short summaries of fiction they read independently or with the class.

Put the events of the story in sequential order from what happened first to what happened last. Then read the story to learn more about Rocky!

Use this awesome story mountain template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. Students will use this activity to organize their thoughts about the beginning, problem, climax, solution, and ending of a story.

Oh no, this story has gotten all jumbled! Practice recognizing story order by putting these panels back together.

Will Jelly ever fly again? Find out by putting the sentences in sequential order from beginning to end.

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.

Being able to describe and compare character development is an important skill for young readers. Using this handy graphic organizer, students will use adjectives to compare characters at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Let your students show you the way through a story of their choice using this fun road map! Your students will get to flex their reading comprehension muscles as they write about various story elements, including main characters, setting, and plot.

Have students consider a character’s attributes and actions with this cute and memorable organizer! After reading a book, students will draw a picture and describe the characters. Then they'll summarize the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Have students think about each character’s journey with this character-specific beginning, middle, and end story map. Students can complete maps for different characters, then compare and contrast!

This fun worksheet serves as a great visual for your kids to organize their thoughts around the elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them fill out this handy slide graphic organizer with plot, protagonist, and antagonist.

Use this resource to teach your students how to use signal words as they explain the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional story.