Story book sequencing lesson by Autumn Temple

Grade level: pre-k

autumntemple3 — 2025-03-12 18:10:58 UTC

subject: literacy/sequencing

standards:1.4 Use language to construct short narratives that are real or fictional

4.1 Demonstrate knowledge of main characters or events in a familiar story (e.g., who, what, where) through answering questions (e.g., recall and simple inferencing), retelling, reenacting, or creating artwork.

objective: children will comprehend the story read to them and can order the pictures of the book in chronological order

Materials: "The Day It Rained Hearts" book, "The Day It Rained Hearts" pictures,

glue, paper

Procedure

autumntemple3 — 2025-03-12 18:14:54 UTC

Teacher reads "The Day It Rained Hearts" to the class
At the table there are pictures from the book (pictures of the animals receiving their valentines from the book)
Children glue the pictures in chronological order (order in which animals received their valentines)
children can look through the book to help remember the right sequence

Introduction

autumntemple3 — 2025-03-12 18:19:08 UTC

I introduce the lesson by singing clean up and having the kids sit at the carpet (they know that means story/circle time)
The children in my class love this book as it is our focus for the month of Feb. We have already done many projects around the book and have read it before so they are already engaged
Like I mentioned, we have read this book and have done art projects based off of it so children are already familiar with it
students are expected to sit and listen to the story and then put the pictures in order

Main activity

autumntemple3 — 2025-03-12 19:38:37 UTC

The focus of this lesson is sequencing. The students have to put the pictures from the story in a chronological sequence.
I would say the 'flow' of the lesson is a circle to small group transition. The lesson starts as a circle time reading a story and then flows into a small group activity.
The teacher uses songs such as 'clean up' and 'everybody have a seat' to transition from free play to circle time. The teacher also walks around the small group table helping children with sequencing.
good example: using transitions in the lesson such as songs
bad example: not setting expectations for sitting at the carpet
The book has been presented throughout the month, so each child has benefitted from reading the story and participating in learning activities.

closing

autumntemple3 — 2025-03-12 19:40:56 UTC

Together in a large group we will again read the book while comparing our sequencing pages to the book to see if we got the order correct.
since the age group is so young, there is little correction I do to their work as I do not expect them to have perfect sequences.

follow up lesson

autumntemple3 — 2025-03-12 19:43:41 UTC

art projects based off of the book as well as other literacy lessons around the book would be good for enrichment
This lesson I planned on m=being the last lesson in our "Day It Rained Hearts" unit. Students have read the book several times in the past and have already done lessons on the book for enrichment.

student assessment

autumntemple3 — 2025-03-12 19:45:33 UTC

I will evaluate the objectives by seeing how accurately the students can order the pictures
Yes students have previously practice sequencing through other activities and with other story books