Lesson 16 of 20 · Stories and Retelling
⭐ 30 XP🌳 Story ForestSequence Words
We use first, then, next, finally.
🎯 Your mission
Read the story. Find the heart of it.
⚡ The twist
Endings hide in beginnings — re-read the start.
What You'll Learn
We use first, then, next, finally. Sequence words help us retell. We use first, then, next, finally. Sequence words help us retell.
Key Points
We use first, then, next, finally.
Sequence words help us retell.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Can we use words like first, then, next, finally?
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Tell someone the story in 3 sentences.
For the dinner table
“Tell me what happened in the story — and why it matters.”
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