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3rd Grade Sequencing and Story Order Review

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Sequence Basics
Transition Words
Beginning Middle End
Put It in Order
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Practice putting events in order, using transition words, and identifying beginning, middle, and end in this 3rd grade ELA game. This is a Grade 3 English / ELA review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Sequence Basics, Transition Words, Beginning Middle End, Put It in Order, Story Detective.

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  • Sequence Basics

    What does sequence mean?

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    the order in which events happen

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  • Transition Words

    Which word usually comes after first: next or yesterday?

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    next

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  • Beginning Middle End

    Which part of a story usually introduces characters and setting?

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    beginning

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  • Put It in Order

    Put these in order: eat breakfast, wake up, brush teeth.

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    wake up, brush teeth, eat breakfast

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  • Story Detective

    Lena put on boots after seeing snow outside. What likely happened first?

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    she saw snow outside

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Sequence Basics

$100 — What does sequence mean?
the order in which events happen
$200 — Which word often signals the first event: first or finally?
first
$300 — Which word often signals the last event: next or finally?
finally
$400 — Why is sequence important in a story?
it helps readers understand the order of events
$500 — Can events in a sequence be arranged by time?
yes

Transition Words

$100 — Which word usually comes after first: next or yesterday?
next
$200 — Which word often signals an event happened before another: before or because?
before
$300 — Which word often signals an event happened later: then or unless?
then
$400 — Which phrase signals the end of a process: at last or at first?
at last
$500 — What transition word could begin the second step in directions?
next

Beginning Middle End

$100 — Which part of a story usually introduces characters and setting?
beginning
$200 — Which part often contains most of the problem and action?
middle
$300 — Which part usually shows how the problem is solved?
end
$400 — If a character first loses a dog, then searches, then finds it, what happened in the middle?
the character searched
$500 — What part comes after the middle?
end

Put It in Order

$100 — Put these in order: eat breakfast, wake up, brush teeth.
wake up, brush teeth, eat breakfast
$200 — Put these in order: plant seed, water soil, seed sprouts.
plant seed, water soil, seed sprouts
$300 — Put these in order: mix batter, bake cake, frost cake.
mix batter, bake cake, frost cake
$400 — Put these in order: arrive at school, get dressed, leave home.
get dressed, leave home, arrive at school
$500 — Put these in order: rain falls, puddles form, sun dries puddles.
rain falls, puddles form, sun dries puddles

Story Detective

$100 — Lena put on boots after seeing snow outside. What likely happened first?
she saw snow outside
$200 — Sam finished his homework, then played a game. What happened second?
he played a game
$300 — The class planted seeds before watering them. What happened first?
they planted seeds
$400 — After the bell rang, students packed their bags. What happened after the bell?
students packed their bags
$500 — Why do readers use sequencing words?
to follow the order of events

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