Sequencing Short Stories with WH Questions
Category: Education / Reading Worksheets
Students read a short story, put the events in order and retell it: 60 original sequencing stories with WH questions, 3 levels, answer key and IEP data pages.
Watch your students read a short story, put the events in order and tell you what happened first, next, then and last. These sequencing short stories with WH questions turn one reading passage into a full reading comprehension lesson for 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade. Your small group or speech session follows one calm routine: read, order, answer, retell, and you have accuracy data for IEP goals when it ends. This printable pack gives you 60 original stories in three levels.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 1 ZIP file with 3 PDF files
• Sequencing-Short-Stories-A4.pdf: 273 pages, A4 paper
• Sequencing-Short-Stories-US-Letter.pdf: 273 pages, US Letter paper
• PRINT-GUIDE.pdf: 4 pages (which file to use, how to print, page finder, terms explained)
• 60 original short stories, 4 to 6 sentences each, in 3 levels:
Level 1, end of kindergarten: stories 1-20 (4 sentences, present tense, large text)
Level 2, 1st grade: stories 21-40 (5 sentences)
Level 3, 2nd-3rd grade: stories 41-60 (4-6 sentences, 5-6 events to order)
• Level 3 challenge stories: 6 "Start at the End" stories that open with the ending, and 6 "Time Word Detective" stories with hidden time words (before, after, when, earlier, finally)
• 4 pages for every story (240 story pages)
• Answer key for all 60 stories: correct order, strip letters, numbers and WH answers
• 7 pages for teachers and students: how to use, levels and story types, teaching WH questions and scoring, story list, retell mat and time word bank
• 6 IEP data pages: goal and baseline, session data sheet, group data sheet, progress graph, accuracy quick chart, 60-story checklist
EVERY STORY HAS 4 PAGES
• Read: the story in clear, easy-to-read text, 3 words to know, a read-it-3-times check and a quick check
• Cut and Order: mixed-up sentence strips with a letter on each strip, plus a glue board with First, Next, Then, Last
• Answer and Retell: 4 WH questions (who, where, what happened first, why) and a written retell with First, Next, Then, Last
• Number the Events: the no-cut version. The story is printed again, and the student numbers the sentences 1, 2, 3 ...
• One simple line icon on each story shows its topic
• Black and white pages with no borders, easy on ink
PERFECT FOR
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade teachers: guided reading, small groups, whole class
• Speech-language therapists: WH questions and narrative retell
• Special education teachers working on IEP goals
• Reading intervention and tutoring
• Homeschool families who want a short daily reading routine
• Literacy centers, early finishers and homework (no-cut pages)
HOW TO USE
• Print the story pages you need
• The student reads the story three times
• The student cuts out the strips, puts them in order and glues them on the board, or numbers them on the no-cut page
• The student answers the 4 WH questions and writes the retell
• Check with the answer key and record the score on the data sheet
HOW TO PRINT
• Open the PDF that matches your paper: A4 or US Letter
• Print at "Actual size" or 100%, not "Fit to page"
• Black and white printing is all you need
• Regular printer paper (80 gsm / 20 lb) works well; cardstock is nice for strips you reuse
• Print the Cut and Order pages single-sided
• Print only the pages you need: the page finder in PRINT-GUIDE.pdf lists the pages for every story
PLEASE NOTE
• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
• Printed results can look slightly different depending on your printer and paper.
• Designed by Printivora: an exclusive design for our shop, built from our own original ideas and prompts, with the help of AI tools.
• For personal use, or for one teacher, one classroom, one therapy caseload or one homeschool group.
• Please do not resell, share or upload the files or the printed pages.
• Scissors and glue are not included. This pack is reading practice, not a diagnostic test.
• Looking for picture cards for younger children? Our Sequencing Cards First Next Then Last pack has 60 picture sets for preschool and kindergarten, with different topics, and works well before this pack.
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