People use time to organize their days and structure their lives. Why not use it to structure a paragraph? Chronological order is logical and fairly straightforward. Ask class members to first read the provided example and then write...

First things first. Before writing a personal narrative, young authors must plan out a sequence of events to include in the story. Learners accomplish this by imagining their topic as a movie playing in their mind's eye, moving...

First graders discover how to retell problems and solutions in a story in chronological order. In this chronological order lesson, 1st graders use graphic organizers to record information. Students then use this information to sequence...

Examining life events is a great way to learn about chronological order. Sequencing and time order are analyzed after reading a book about Rosa Parks. With a chart, the class works together to put the events from Mrs. Parks' life in the...

New ReviewTest pupils' knowlege of history and the way civil rights movements unfolded using a series of images. With a primary source analysis activity, scholars practice their chronology and deductive reasoning skills. They use their knowledge...

Eighth graders identify chronological order in texts. In this chronological order lesson, 8th graders read a story aloud and summarize the order of the events. Students draw a cartoon or create drawings in chronological order about the...

Fifth graders read an autobiography. In this sequencing activity, 5th graders learn the importance of putting events in chronological order. Students read about Rosa Park's and discuss the difficulty one may have when following a story...

In this order of events activity, students complete activities on 3 pages pertaining to chronological order. Students read a passage about the first female pharaoh of Egypt and answer 30 short answer questions.

Sequencing events is made fun and easy using this method. Learners use Timeliner to order events in a story. Since sequencing can be a difficult topic to grasp, this technique might be just the way to motivate learners.

An awesome packet teaches individuals how to chronologically order and sequence events. The resource also provides practice that immediately follows the different ways to order events. Lastly, learners read a newspaper article...

Class members sequence a text chronologically. They identify signal words that help them order a text in according to when events took place. Then, they rearrange a section of informational text that is out of order.

Which comes first? The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, or Future? What clues can readers use to establish the chronology of A Christmas Carol? The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Marley, and Tiny Tim provides the text for an activity that...

Based on a brief reading passage about Sally Ride, this reading intervention resource aims to help pupils understand organization of informational texts and lead them through writing short autobiographies. Students learn about...

In this life stories worksheet, young scholars place 18 verbs in the correct space to complete phrases about things that happen in the course of a lifetime. They write a number beside the events to show their chronological order. They...

In this arranging details in time order learning exercise, learners read a 6 paragraph passage and then respond to 3 short answer questions that require them to identify events in chronological order.

In this "Hickety Pickety, My Black Hen" worksheet, pupils read the poem, review 4 sight words and then color and arrange the 8 pictures in chronological order.

Class members play a version of the game Chronology to determine when certain scientific events occurred in history. Teams play until someone has 5-10 events in the correct order.

After their research has been compiled and categorized, the next step for your class is to determine in what order information should appear in their essays. Emphasize that in order for readers to easily understand an essay, information...

In this Olympic games activity, students research thirty dates to match up with the cities that the games were played in. Students place all their answers in chronological order as well.

Fifth graders explore places visited by Lewis and Clark. In this geographical concepts lesson plan, 5th graders plot places on a map and put events in chronological order. Students find locations on a map using longitude and latitude....

Help your scholars get a grasp on the chronology of the Industrial Revolution with this "Innovative Inventions" worksheet. They discover what year various items were invented, and then create a timeline placing each invention and...

Sometimes it is the smallest moments that can make the biggest impact. Learn how key events can help shape a final outcome. Your class will analyze an informational text, construct a timeline of major events, and draw connections between...