Ideas for Use in the Classroom:

• The following graphic is a useful tool to teach students how to sequence their own stories.  Introduce additional elements such as secondary settings, supporting characters, multiple problems, and climax.

• After reading a story or book, write important story events on index cards and have the students place them in the correct order. 

• Use a story map to help students sequence story events. Examples of story maps can be found below. 

Online Resources:

Ask ERIC  Sequencing Monster

Ask ERIC  A Photo Essay

Ask ERIC  Focus on Sequencing Skills

Sequencing Map

Sojourner Truth Time Line

Series of Events Chain (story map)

Story Map (Beginning, Middle, and End)

Timeline