Explain that by doing that they have 'put the story back together in the right order from the beginning to the end.' They will need to remember the order of the story to do their group activity.Īs a class, have students practice another sequencing activity. Explain to students that they have listed the order, or sequence, in which the animals appeared in the story. Introduce to students the term sequencing. Write the names of the animals on the mitten, in sequence, for children to see. Challenge students to recall the order in which the animals appeared in the story. Three differentiated groups were formed based on students' performance on the pre-assessment.īegin the lesson by reading aloud the story The Mitten by Jan Brett.Īfter reading, draw a large mitten on the chart paper. If that sheet was sequenced correctly, students were given the more challenging worksheet to sequence. If they sequenced correctly, they moved to the middle level sequencing worksheet. All students were given the easiest level worksheet first. I gave students a written pre-assessment on sequencing skills.

large piece of construction paper, markers, pencils, pictures of the animals, a sample board game with directions.copies of pictures from the story and writing paper.pictures of the animals and a cut-out paper mitten.sequence events or directions, either by using pictures or with written words.understand why sequencing is important in everyday life.

understand that sequencing means remembering directions or the events of a story from the beginning to the end.

Sequencing using a popular childrenâs book, 'The Mitten' This differentiated lesson teaches provides a hands-on lesson for teaching