Ordering Events

Teach children how to sequence events in a story or activity, and retell stories and experiences in the correct order, using words such as “first,” “next,” and “last.”

Target Age:

Lesson Overview

By the end of this unit, children will be able to:

  • understand and use basic time-related vocabulary, such as morning, afternoon, and evening;
  • recognize and understand the sequence of daily routines and events, such as eating breakfast in the morning and going to bed at night;
  • identify and describe events that happened in the past (yesterday), events that are happening now (today), and events that will happen in the future (tomorrow);
  • use their understanding of time and sequence to make predictions about what will happen next in a story or activity.
Last updated on: February 20, 2026

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