First, Next and Last: Sequence Organiser

Record a title and author, then organise a sequence with first, six next steps and last.
Year levels
Years 1–4
Pages
1
File type
PDF

Updated Jul 26, 2021

Subject
Reading, English
Resource types
Graphic Organizers, Worksheets

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About this resource

This First Next Last Graphic Organiser Worksheet is a great way for students to sequence events in a text. This worksheet will help students discuss what happened and why it happened.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Sequence events from beginning through ending
  • Retell a text using chronological transition labels
  • Select intermediate events that connect the opening and final outcome

Teaching tips

  • List all candidate events before deciding which six belong in the middle sequence.
  • Reread the First and Last entries after completing the Next fields to check continuity.

Skills covered

  • Chronological sequencing — events are placed in temporal order.
  • Retelling — a text is condensed into eight stages.
  • Transition language — First, Next, and Last signal event position.

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Core concepts

Core concepts

  • Event sequence
  • First-next-last
  • Text retelling

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