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Story Sequencing Cards

Picture cards for retelling a beginning, middle, and end with clear scene prompts.

Printable pack preview

Pack sample 1: Scene Cards

Sample sheet
  • Beginning, middle, end picture sets

Pack sample 2: Prompt Strip

Sample sheet
  • What happened first?
  • How did it end?

What is inside

The cards support children who need visual cues while retelling a short event in order and describing what happened next.

Three-part story stripsQuestion prompts

What the activity asks

Scene cards

Mix the cards, then build the story back in order.

  • Which picture comes first?
  • What happens next?
  • Which card shows the ending?

Retell prompt strip

Use the story words out loud while pointing to each card.

  • Tell the story using first.
  • Tell the story using next.
  • Tell the story using last.

Skills learned

SequencingOral languageStory structure

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How to use it

1. Look at all three cards before asking for the order.
2. Use the words first, next, and last.
3. Let your child tell the story with the cards as a guide.

Materials and related ideas

ScissorsPocket chart optional
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