Time

Our 4 Step Sequencing Everyday Events Activities are guaranteed to extend understanding of ordering time with Kindergarten and PrePrimary Students. Start downloading these fun and engaging teaching resources to introduce your students to foundation telling time skills. 

Download Sequencing cards and worksheets to help teach Kindergarten, EYFS and Preprimary students to compare and order the duration of events of Time.

The definition of sequencing is the ability to understand how a series of events occur in order and the approximate duration of those events.   e.g. duration might be, which takes longer, getting dressed or walking/driving to school?

In this post you will find engaging, educational activities that are perfect for your non-standard measurement math centres and teaching Preschool,  Kindergarten and PrePrimary students to sequence.

What is learning time and Sequencing in Early Childhood Education?

In the Early years learning time and sequencing includes many concepts including:

• First and Last
• First, next, then, finally
• Before, After
• day, night, day time, morning time, lunchtime, dinner time, bedtime, night time 
• to make judgements about how long everyday events take and then compare 2 events to decide which takes longer/shorter amount of time (not using a clock)
• Comparing & Ordering the steps involved in 3, 4, 5, 6 step activities
• Link daily activities to day and night
• Sequence different but obvious ages of people, e.g. baby, toddler, child, teenager, parent, grandparent
• Order the sequence of simple well know stories and nursery rhymes, e.g. fairytales
• Answer the questions:
  • “What happened?”
  • “What happens first?”
  • “What happens next?”
  • “What happens last?”
  • What happened before ____?”
  • “What happened after ___?”

Related Post: How To teach Non-Standard Measurement

Learning Time Sequencing Activities

Download these sequencing activities to help your students become confident and fluent with sequencing everyday events. You will find 3, 4, & more, step sequencing resources.

Each set contains 9 Activities:

Print Only PDF – Dual Spelling – colour & color – 14 pages each version –

1. A4 Full Colour Sequencing Activity – First, Next, Last Ordering – Students order the sequencing images into the correct order
2. A4 Full Colour What Happens Before __? What Happens After ___? Colour Sequencing Centre Activity – Students look at the image and decide which image shows what happened before and after
3. A4 Full Colour 1,2,3 Sequencing Activity – Cut & order the sequencing cards
4. A4 Full Colour Wrong Order Activity – Students check or cross the image that’s in the wrong place. They use the sequencing cards to show the correct order
5.  A4 Full-Colour Posters
6. A4 B&W Worksheet – Colour & Order A Sequence – Students match the number to the image to show the correct order
7. A4 B&W Worksheet – First, Next, Last Ordering – Students colour, cut, order & stick the sequencing images into the correct order
8. A4 B&W Sequencing Book – A 1 page foldable for students to colour. Students find a blank image for them to colour to match the sequence. The page can be folded into a neat book for students to take home – 2 Versions
9. A4 B&W Wrong Order Activity – Students check or cross the image that’s in the wrong place. They use the sequencing cards to show the correct order