BUNDLE 2: Sequencing, sequence, Sequencing Stories with Pictures,retelling story

Do you know a child who is not able to set the table? The child struggles with what should 

be done first and where everything goes. 

Do you know a child who can’t follow the specific “order” of steps to solve math problems correctly? 

Do you know a child who struggles to tell you about their school day? When they try to tell you about it, their story may be jumbled and hard to follow.

If yes, then these kids may have trouble with sequencing. Sequencing is such an important tool to learn for our students because it affects their ability to tell a story, comprehend a book, retell a story they read, order events to make a plan, or tell you about something they did. That is why sequencing has a huge impact on literacy, language, communication, and social interaction. It is a must-teach skill in a developmental curriculum. 

Language is the very first thing kids learn to sequence. They know that when they use words and sounds in a particular order, they get certain results. Language issues aren’t the only reason for trouble with sequencing tasks. Working memory issues cause some children to lose hold of the proper order of doing things. 

Teaching sequencing is considered one of the most important things in speech therapy. It is a critical communication and life skill. Sequencing is the process of combining things in a particular order – the following of one thing after another. In the context of speech and language, sequencing refers to a skill that we use to discover the components of an event and break it down into simple steps, such as the beginning, the middle and the end of an event. It also refers to the ability to align thoughts, language, knowledge, information or actions in a certain order and retrieve them to complete a given task.

We use sequencing skills in all areas of our life and don’t even realize it. You use these skills to follow multi-step directions, complete a math problem, break a big task into small tasks, form complete sentences with the correct syntax, or to retell a story.

92 WONDERFUL SEQUENCING STORIES INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE:

1. Rainy-day ready
2.  Spooky ghost
3.  Be careful with hoses
4.  Making jam
5. The goat and the troll 
6. Magic hat 
7. Birthday cake
8. Dentist visit 
9. A Christmas tree 
10. A pretty picture 
11. A growing baby
12. A bubble bath 
13. Picnic 
14. Present for mother 
15. Sunflower
16. A glass of water 
17. School day routine 
18. Wolf in the chimney 
19. A friend with a long neck
20. Nightly routine 
21. A birdhouse 
22. A good bath 
23. Homemade - lemonade
24. A surprise 
25. Hilltop slip 
26. Gift wrapping 
27. Cat fight
28. Baking a Pizza 
29. Falling Leaves 
30. Flying kite
31. Hiking 
32. New haircut 
33. Washing your hands 
34. Dolly doctor
35. Don’t climb! 
36. Music in the night 
37. Washing the dog
38.  Helping the elderly man
39. Watermelon slices 
40. Biting the Ball 
41. Apple rain 
42. Playing football
43. Babysitting birds 
44. Washing a T-shirt 
45. Setting the table 
46. From tree to chair
47. Cat scratch 
48. Stopped by a rock 
49. Building a chair 
50. Having a guest over
51. Arts and crafts 
52. Drawing 
53. Mother raising a daughter
54. Play, then bathe
55.  Piñata party 
56. Egg hatches! 
57. Blowing balloons
58. A soapbox car 
59. Sliding down a slide 
60. A sweet grandchild 
61. Folding clothes
62. Dogs love bones 
63. Setting up a swing rack 
64. Growing tomatoes 
65. Getting cold
66. A dark duckling 
67. Building a birdhouse
68.  Boys on a beach 
69. Building a house
70. Playing in a tunnel 
71. Yummy ice-cream! 
72. Putting a puzzle together 
73. Feed a rabbit
74. The winner 
75. Where is my dog? 
76. Bird in a boat
77. Buying a gift 
78. Don’t play on the table 
79. Freeing a caged bird 
80. A candle’s life
81. A letter to Santa 
82. Wrapping a gift 
83. Ice-skating accident 
84. Putting clothes on
85. Elephant shower
86.  Astronaut’s dream 
87. Toilet hygiene 
88. A superhero
89. Dairy products 
90. Ball indoors 
91. Kite stuck in a tree 
92. A nice sweater 

Our sequencing stories are teacher-approved for language and speech therapy students. Each story contains four pictures with simple sentence descriptions. These will strengthen our children’s sequential auditory skills as well as logical thought and visual memory process. Our children will improve their communication skills as they retell each story in their own words. 

Sequencing skills are an important part of language development. The ability to sequence is one of many skills that contributes to students' ability to comprehend what they read. Sequencing is a foundational skill to many aspects of language, executive functioning skills, and other areas of academics. Sequencing is a common area that children struggle with. If they don’t develop a strong foundation when they are young, it’s easy to get behind and it can affect many areas of their lives. Sequencing difficulties can be a result of language deficits, executive functioning issues, or lack of attention skills. 

Sequencing is the ability to arrange language, thoughts, information and actions in a certain order to get things done. Without this skill, it’s hard to complete tasks correctly. And it’s often the reason why some kids seem unable to follow simple directions. 

It is very likely that trouble with sequencing language will cause problems for the child down the line. Without those early skills, kids have a harder time developing a natural sense of how other things should be ordered. Younger children who have trouble with sequencing often struggle with sequences of pretend play. They might also say sentences in a muddled order or say things that seem unrelated to the topic. 

Older or more verbal children who struggle with sequencing often find it hard to tell a story or a piece of news; as they jump backwards and forwards and miss important parts out. They might not be able to answer the question they were asked or may waffle and fail to come to the point. 

Sequencing is also an important reading comprehension strategy. It allows students to make sense of how events unfold in their reading. In turn, these reading skills will help students in their own writing. It will help them to construct a cohesive and logical flow to their writing that readers can easily follow. 

Strong sequencing skills help students: 

○ With their reading comprehension of a text, especially narrative texts. 

○ Understand the structure of a text and how it is put together. 

○ Understand how texts are kept cohesive through the use of linking devices such as connectives and transitions. 

○ Organize information and ideas in their own writing. 

○ Develop problem-solving skills that are important in other curriculum areas too.