Following two steps in order

Learning goal

Put two steps in order and ask what comes next.

Materials

The student page below and a pencil.

Opening question · 3 minutes

“Which step comes first and next?”

A school situation · 5 minutes

Cam needs to get paper and then draw a shape. Cam has a crayon but no paper. Cam is not sure what comes first.

One possible response · 4 minutes

First get paper. Then draw a shape.

Practice · 10 minutes

Which step comes first and next?

1. The two steps say: get a book, then open the book.

2. The direction says: draw a circle, then put a dot in it. Lee forgot the second step.

Possible answers

1. Get the book first. Open it next.

2. “What comes after the circle?” Then add the dot.

Student page · 5 minutes

Use the ready-to-print student page at the end of this lesson. Students may write, draw, or give an answer aloud.

Exit question · 3 minutes

“Choose one of the stories. What could the student say or do first?”

Student page to print

Following two steps in order

Read aloud. Point, draw, tell, or pass.

An example

Cam needs to get paper and then draw a shape. Cam has a crayon but no paper. Cam is not sure what comes first.

Which step comes first and next?

One possible response: First get paper. Then draw a shape.

1. The two steps say: get a book, then open the book.

Which step comes first and next?

2. The direction says: draw a circle, then put a dot in it. Lee forgot the second step.

Which step comes first and next?

One sentence to keep

What could you say or do?