How can I practice sequencing at home?

Talk through daily routines in order, such as brushing teeth or getting ready for bed, and ask your child what happens first and what comes next. After reading a picture book, ask them to retell it using first, next, then and last. Cooking together and talking through each step as you go is another simple sequencing activity.

How many steps can a preschooler put in order?

Many 3-year-olds can manage two or three steps of a very familiar routine, and many 4- and 5-year-olds can order four steps, especially with pictures to look at. Starting with three pictures and moving up to four once that feels easy is a sensible approach. Stories from the child's own life are easier to order than unfamiliar ones.

How many Preschool sequencing worksheets are there?

12 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

What age are sequencing worksheets for?

These are written for preschool children, roughly ages 3-5. Start with the first few pages, use the free preview to judge the fit, and come back to harder ones as your child gets steadier.

Does my child need to know how to write for these sequencing worksheets?

No. Most pages ask children to circle, match, color, or cut and paste, and a grown-up can read the instructions aloud, so children do not need to read or write yet.

Can I use these sequencing worksheets for homeschool?

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a Preschool classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.

Preschool Sequencing Worksheets

Ages 3-5 · 12 worksheets · 12 answer keys · Print-ready PDFs

Sequencing is putting events in the order they happen: what comes first, next, then and last. It helps young children understand and retell stories, follow directions with several steps and talk about their own day in order. Many children around ages 4 and 5 can order three or four familiar steps, especially when the steps come from everyday life.

Each of the 12 pages tells a short story in four pictures drawn from daily routines, such as planting a seed, making a sandwich, getting dressed and baking a cake. Children cut out the four pictures and paste them into boxes in the order the story happens. Asking a child to tell the story aloud using first, next, then and last before gluing turns each page into speaking practice as well. Answer keys show the intended order.

Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

GradePreschool

TopicSequencing

Frequently Asked Questions

Sequencing helps children understand that stories and everyday tasks have a beginning, a middle and an end. That understanding supports listening comprehension, retelling a story in their own words and following multi-step directions. It also gives them order words like first, next and last, which they will use later in their own speaking and writing.

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Preschool Sequencing Worksheets

Sequencing pictures - A rainy day

Sequencing pictures - Apple picking

Sequencing pictures - Baking a cake

Sequencing pictures - Bedtime

Sequencing pictures - Building a tower

Sequencing pictures - Caterpillar

Sequencing pictures - Getting dressed

Sequencing pictures - Going to school

Sequencing pictures - Making a sandwich

Sequencing pictures - Planting a seed

Sequencing pictures - Snowman

Sequencing pictures - Washing the dog