1. Be a
Sequence
Detective!

2. Sequence is the order in which events happen.

3. Certain words can be sequence clues.

4. Time-Order Words
first
next
then
finally

5. Time-Order Expression
in the morning
after that
later that day
two weeks later

6. Other Time Words
yesterday
Saturday
April
winter

7. Now be a sequence detective
Now be a sequence detective. See if you can spot the clue words in the following story.

8. Last Tuesday I met my new friend Mickey
Last Tuesday I met my new friend Mickey. We were both in a ball game at recess. I told him he had made a good catch during the game. Later that day we played in a softball game. We were on the same team and we won!

9. Last Tuesday I met my new friend Mickey
Last Tuesday I met my new friend Mickey. We were both in a ball game at recess. I told him he had made a good catch during the game. Later that day we played in a softball game. We were on the same team and we won!

10. After the game, we traded some baseball cards, and then he said he wanted to ask me something. After he finished talking, we walked to the bus stop.

11. After the game, we traded some baseball cards, and then he said he wanted to ask me something. After he finished talking, we walked to the bus stop.

12. The next morning, I was able to answer his question
The next morning, I was able to answer his question. My parents said that I would go to his family’s apartment to have dinner with him on his birthday, December 6.

13. The next morning, I was able to answer his question
The next morning, I was able to answer his question. My parents said that I would go to his family’s apartment to have dinner with him on his birthday, December 6.