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Reading Response: Sequence Signal Words
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Today I am practising: using first, next, then, and last to order events
1
Choose four events from a short story or how-to text.
2
Write or draw the first event.
3
Add the next event.
4
Add what happened then.
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Finish with the last event.
6
Read the sequence to an adult and check whether the order makes sense.
- Use a text with a clear beginning or procedure; avoid stories with complex flashbacks.
- Offer event cards or quick sketches if writing slows the retell.
- Have the child point back to the source to repair an out-of-order event.