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Beginning, Middle, and End
Grade 1 - Reading - On Level
Worksheet 1
1Blocks sequence: Tara opens the box. Tara builds a tower. Tara puts the blocks away. What happens first?
2After “Rain fills a puddle” in Puddle, what happens next?
3Put the Seed events in beginning-to-end order.
4Middle check for Blocks: Tara opens the box. Tara builds a tower. Tara puts the blocks away. Which event belongs in the middle?
5How does the Puddle story end? Rain fills a puddle. Ana steps in it. Ana dries her shoes.
6Puddle sequence: Rain fills a puddle. Ana steps in it. Ana dries her shoes. What happens first?
7After “Nia fills a pot” in Seed, what happens next?
8Put the Toast events in beginning-to-end order.
9Middle check for Library: Eli chooses a book. Eli reads the story. Eli returns the book. Which event belongs in the middle?
10How does the Seed story end? Nia fills a pot. Nia plants a seed. Nia waters the soil.
About this worksheet
A story makes sense because its events happen in an order. First graders learn to name the beginning, middle, and end, but the deeper skill is understanding how one event leads to the next. This worksheet uses short, concrete stories about familiar tasks so children can focus on sequence rather than difficult vocabulary. Questions ask what happens first, what follows a named event, which event belongs in the middle, how the story ends, and which full order is correct. Support versions use three clearly different steps. Standard practice adds more detail, while challenge stories include four events and require closer attention to actions that could seem similar. Sequence cards appear when children need to reorganize events, giving them a useful visual model rather than decoration. Encourage your child to retell each tiny story aloud with the words first, next, then, and last before choosing an answer.
What your child will learn
Identify a story beginning
Find a middle event
Name what happens next
Arrange events in a logical order
Worked example
First Nia fills a pot, next she plants a seed, and last she waters the soil. Planting is the middle event.
Common mistake
Choosing the most exciting event as the beginning instead of following the order given in the text.
Helpful hint
Retell the events with first, next, then, and last.
Worksheet 1