Six-Frame Stories: Narrate the Sequence
Language · Grades 1–6 · 10 cards · about 15 min
Each card is a six-event sequence to be narrated as a connected story rather than read back as a list, so temporal and causal connectives are obligatory.
Six frames: a boy fills a watering can; walks to the garden; trips; the can spills; he refills it; the plant gets watered. Narrate it as a story, not a list.
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- Six frames: a boy fills a watering can; walks to the garden; trips; the can spills; he refills it; the plant gets watered. Narrate it as a story, not a list.
- Six frames: a girl packs a lunch; leaves it on the counter; gets to school; opens an empty bag; a friend shares; they eat together.
- Six frames: a dog digs under a fence; gets out; wanders the street; a neighbor reads the tag; phones the owner; the dog comes home.
- Six frames: two kids build a snowman; the head falls off; they argue; one fetches a scarf to hold it on; it works; they take a photo.
- Six frames: a boy saves coins in a jar; counts them; goes to the store; the price is higher than he has; he waits a week; he buys it.
- Six frames: a class plants seeds; nothing happens; they water them; still nothing; they move the pot to the window; sprouts appear.
- Six frames: a girl practices free throws; misses every one; a coach shows her one change; she practices again; the game comes; she scores.
- Six frames: a family packs a car; drives; gets a flat tire; changes it in the rain; arrives late; the campsite is worth it.
- Six frames: a boy borrows a bike; the chain comes off; he pushes it home; watches a video; fixes it; returns it cleaned.
- Six frames: a girl writes a letter; posts it; waits; checks the mailbox each day; nothing comes; a reply arrives at last.