Sequencing
What is Sequencing?
The order in which the story happens.
The friendly dolphin Dave loves to spin in the water and play with his family in the ocean. Sometimes a shark named Sam chases Dave and his family. Dave invites Same to swim with them so he stops chasing them. They become friends have fun together!
Who are the Characters in the story?
The characters are Dave the dolphin, Daves family, and Sam the Shark.
What is the Main Idea of the story?
The Main Idea is what the story is MOSTLY about.
What are the Details in the story?
The details make up the main idea and give more information on the story.
What is a Character?
The people of animals that a story is mostly about.
What kind of transition words do we use when sequencing the events of the stories we read and putting them in order?
First, Next, Then, Last, Finally (etc.)
The friendly dolphin Dave loves to spin in the water and play with his family in the ocean. Sometimes a shark named Sam chases Dave and his family. Dave invites Same to swim with them so he stops chasing them. They become friends have fun together!
Where is the Setting of the story?
The setting of the story is the ocean.
Dolphins are playful animals. Dolphins swim in the ocean. They jump and spin in the water. Dolphins swim in pods and play with their family.
What is the main idea?
Dolphins are playful animals that swim in the ocean.
Dolphins are playful animals. Dolphins swim in the ocean. They jump and spin in the water. Dolphins swim in pods and play with their family.
What are the details?
-Dolphins swim in pods.
-They jump and spin in the water.
-Dolphins play with their family.
What is the Setting of the story?
Where things happen in the story, or where the story takes place.
Ben goes to the park with his mom and dad. He can see a cat and a dog. He can see a bird and a frog. He can see a squirrel and a duck. He can see a lot of animals at the park.
What animals do Ben see First?
The friendly dolphin Dave loves to spin in the water and play with his family in the ocean. Sometimes a shark named Sam chases Dave and his family. Dave invites Same to swim with them so he stops chasing them. They become friends have fun together!
What is the Problem in the story?
The Problem is that Sam the shark scares and chases Dave the dolphin and his family.
Teddy Bears are the best toys. They are soft and cuddly. Teddy Bears give the best hugs. My teddy bear is fluffy and brown and it has a red bow tie.
What is the Main Idea?
The Main Idea is that Teddy Bears are the best toys.
Teddy Bears are the best toys. They are soft and cuddly. Teddy Bears give the best hugs. My teddy bear is fluffy and brown and it has a red bow tie.
What are the Details?
The Details are:
-Teddy Bears are soft and cuddly.
-They give the best hugs.
-My teddy bear has a red bow tie.
-Fluffy and brown.
What is the Problem of the story?
Something bad that happens, or something that the character doesn't like.
Ben goes to the park with his mom and dad. He can see a cat and a dog. He can see a bird and a frog. He can see a squirrel and a duck. He can see a lot of animals at the park.
What animals do Second?
The Second animals that Ben sees are the bird and the frog.
The friendly dolphin Dave loves to spin in the water and play with his family in the ocean. Sometimes a shark named Sam chases Dave and his family. Dave invites Same to swim with them so he stops chasing them. They become friends have fun together!
What is the Solution in the story?
The solution is that Dave invited Sam to play with them and they became friends.
Ben goes to the park with his mom and dad. He can see a cat and a dog. He can see a bird and a frog. He can see a squirrel and a duck. He can see a lot of animals at the park.
What is the Main Idea?
The Main Idea is that the character sees a lot of animals at the park.
Ben goes to the park with his mom and dad. He can see a cat and a dog. He can see a bird and a frog. He can see a squirrel and a duck. He can see a lot of animals at the park.
What are the details?
The Details:
-Ben goes to the park with his mom and dad
-Ben sees a cat and dog.
-Ben sees a bird and frog.
-Ben sees a squirrel and a duck.
What is the Solution of the story?
How the problem is fixed or solved?
Ben goes to the park with his mom and dad. He can see a cat and a dog. He can see a bird and a frog. He can see a squirrel and a duck. He can see a lot of animals at the park.
What are the Last animals that Ben sees?
The Last animals that Ben sees are the squirrel and the duck.
Name a character from one of the stories we have read?
Answers may vary (ex. Mean Jean, Peter, David, Alice the Fairy, etc.)
Do you like farm animals? Cows live on a farm. Chickens and goats live on a farm, too. At a far, you can see pigs, horses, and ducks. You can even see a cowboy. They all live on the farm together.
What is the Main Idea?
There are many kinds of animals that live on a farm together.
Do you like farm animals? Cows live on a farm. Chickens and goats live on a farm, too. At a far, you can see pigs, horses, and ducks. You can even see a cowboy who owns the farm. They all live on the farm together.
What are the Details?
The Details:
-Cows live on farms.
-Chickens, and goats live on farms too.
-Pigs, horses, and ducks live there.
-Cowboys run the farm.
Name one of the Settings we have seen in our stories that we have read.
Answers may vary.