Do the stories change every time?

Yes. Each print draws fresh stories from the picture bank, and the panels are shuffled into a new order, so a second sheet is real practice rather than memory.

Are the pictures ever already in order?

No. The shuffle is checked, so the row on the sheet is never the true order. A child cannot be right by leaving the boxes as they come.

1st grade picture sequencing

1st grade picture sequencing worksheets

Sequencing is the order events happen in a story, and retelling it in that order is the first-grade reading standard. Each sheet prints two wordless picture stories with their panels shuffled; the child works out what happened first and writes the numbers 1 to 4 in the boxes underneath.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core RL.1.2.

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The kind of stories you'll get

Look at all the pictures in a row. Write a number in each box so the story goes in order, starting with 1.

making a sandwich, step 1
making a sandwich, step 2
making a sandwich, step 3
making a sandwich, step 4

Each print draws two wordless stories from the picture bank and shuffles their panels, so the row is never already in order. Under every panel is a box for the number; the key shows each story in the order it happens.

Every print pulls a new set of picture stories at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.

What's on a 1st grade sheet

Story order. Look at all the pictures in a row. Write a number in each box so the story goes in order, starting with 1. 2 stories per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Have the child tell you the story with the words first, next, then and last before they write anything. The numbers are easy once the story is said out loud; the ordering is the skill. If they get stuck, ask what is different between two pictures rather than what each one shows.

Watch for: Numbering straight across. A child who writes 1, 2, 3, 4 left to right has put the page in order, not the story. Cover the boxes, sort the pictures out loud first, then write. Reading each picture on its own. The panels only mean something together. Ask what changed between two of them: what got bigger, what moved, what is gone. Starting at the end. Some children spot the finished cake or the open flower and number it 1 because it is the best picture. Ask which one could not have happened yet.

Common questions about 1st grade picture sequencing

Do the stories change every time?: Yes. Each print draws fresh stories from the picture bank, and the panels are shuffled into a new order, so a second sheet is real practice rather than memory.
Are the pictures ever already in order?: No. The shuffle is checked, so the row on the sheet is never the true order. A child cannot be right by leaving the boxes as they come.

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Aligned to Common Core RL.1.2. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated October 2026.

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