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Week 05 · Step by Step

Monday

First, next, then, last
// How-to texts and steps in order
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: First, next, then, last

Bennie the Bear sets a big leaf on the Story Stump.

"I want to make a leaf picture," he says.

"But the steps are all mixed up in my head."

Ferris the Fox opens a book. "This how-to text can help."

"Let us read the steps in order," says Bennie.

Learn it: order words

A how-to text tells you how to do something.

It lists the steps in order.

Order words show which step comes when.

First, next, then and last are order words.

Ferris asks: What do I do first? He looks back.

The line starts with First. Put the leaf on a table!

Read it
How to Make a Leaf Rubbing
You need a leaf, a sheet of paper and a crayon.
First, put the leaf flat on a table.
Next, lay the paper on top of the leaf.
Then hold the crayon on its side.
Rub the crayon over the paper, back and forth.
Soon the shape of the leaf shows up!
Last, hang your leaf rubbing where friends can see it.
CHECK IT: THE STEPS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What do you do first?
Where does the paper go?
How do you hold the crayon?
What do you do last?
MAKE A LEAF RUBBING
  • Put the steps in order.
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
You need a leaf, paper and a crayon.?
The leaf goes on top of the paper.?
The shape of the leaf shows up.?
You hang up the rubbing first.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe paper goes on top of the leaf. Hanging it up is last.
SPOT THE ORDER WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Next, lay the paper on the leaf. Which is the order word?
Which one is an order word?
Which word tells about the very end?
Try it
Tell a grown-up how to make a leaf rubbing.
Use first, next, then and last.
Hold up a finger for each step.

Word Spot: goes, green

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Goes: G-O-E-S.

Green: G-R-E-E-N.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The water ___ down the drain.
Grass is ___.

Great job! Tomorrow Bennie plants a seed, step by step.