Put illustrated story moments in order: beginning, middle and end.
Story Sequencing teaches fifth graders how illustrators plan a story before drawing it. Kids learn about storyboards and story structure, then sort story moments into beginning, middle and end.
Art & Creativity course · Grade 5
Story Sequencing · Learning goals
Illustrators plan a story before drawing it. Learn about storyboards and story structure, then sort story moments into beginning, middle and end.
Why it matters
Storyboards show kids how to plan before they create.
Story structure helps kids understand and retell stories.
Storyboards are used to plan movies, cartoons and games.
Inside Story Sequencing
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 4 steps.
Step 2 · Sort and match
Sort story moments into beginning, middle and end.
Step 3 · Quiz
4 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
An illustrator draws pictures for books, games and movies.
Before drawing, they make a storyboard: tiny sketches of each scene in order.
The beginning shows who and where. The middle shows the problem.
The end shows how the problem is solved.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Make a six-box storyboard for a favorite fairy tale. Can your child tell the story just from the pictures?
Practice
Real questions from Story Sequencing. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
Storyboard
Question 2
The problem
Question 3
Draws pictures for stories
The full course has 4 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Story Sequencing · Questions from parents
Story Sequencing is a grade 5 art & creativity course for kids ages 10–11. That is Year 6 art & creativity in the UK and Year 5 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
Illustrators plan a story before drawing it. Learn about storyboards and story structure, then sort story moments into beginning, middle and end. Along the way they practice: Storyboard Sort.
About 15 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Story Sequencing is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
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