Sequencing - Comprehension and Writing Activity
January 27th 2008 08:22
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Sequencing - Comprehension and Writing Activity - page 1.
Notes for teachers/parents/tutors
This activity asks the child to put four pictures in sequence and then write a story about what is happening by writing a sentence (or more) about each picture.
Sequencing activities help develop a child’s literal comprehension skills.
Each child will make a story book and will be the author of her/his own story.
Each child will write according to his/her development. Younger children may write one sentence about each picture. Children with more developed thinking and writing skills will write more than one sentence about each picture and could end up with quite a mature story. She/he may notice the snail in the second picture and the bird and nest in the fourth picture and include them in her/his story.
Encourage child to begin each sentence with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
Encourage child to think the sentence before writing it. This improves punctuation and the flow of the story.
Interesting Extra: Look at the titles of books in the classroom. Discuss how they try to catch the attention of the reader. Are they interesting? Are they in big print?
Each child will number the pages in her/his booklet. Discuss why this is necessary. Is it helpful to have the pages of a book numbered? Look at books in the classroom.
Each child will be given practise at developing a story by putting the events into proper sequence.
NB By planting seeds/plants and observing and recording their growth this activity can be integrated with the Science and Mathematics Learning Areas.
Note: Each child will require a copy of page 2 and 5 more (A4) sheets of paper to make his/her own story book.
1. Give each child a copy of page 2.
2. Tell the children they are each going to make their own story book. They are going to be the author of the story.
3. Explain to the children that the pictures are telling a story, but are not in the correct order.
4. In groups (or with parent/tutor) discuss what is happening in each picture.
It is important to let the child/children decide the correct order. If necessary ask
the child/children to explain his/her/their decisions.
5. Number the pictures 1, 2, 3, 4 according to the correct sequence. This is best done by asking each child to put a small number in the top right hand corner of each picture.
6. Check that the pictures are numbered in the correct order.
7. Give each child 5 extra (A4) pages and staple them to make a booklet.
8. The front page is the cover. Number the other pages 1, 2, 3, 4.
9. Each child cuts the pictures out and glues picture number 1 onto the top of page 1, picture number 2 on top of page 2, picture number3 on top of page 3 and picture number 4 on top of page 4.
10. Each child writes a sentence (or more) underneath each picture so they are telling a story. (This is not easy and may require some teacher modelling before the children attempt their story).
11. After the story is written ask each child to think up a title for his/her story.
12. Draw/write the title on the front cover. Note above comments about titles (in Interesting Extra) and encourage interesting presentation. An Art Lesson could be
Sequencing - Comprehension and Writing Activity - page 2
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used to create the cover. The children will need time to create special and exciting covers for their stories.
13. Divide into groups. Each child reads his/her story to a peer. Each child could take the booklet home and read it to various family members.
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