Educational sequencing activity for students to read and order steps in a story about setting up a fish tank.

Let’s read the story carefully and match each step to the correct picture.

The story says:

> It was Jill’s birthday. She got a new pet fish from her sister. Jill got a home ready for her new pet.
> First, she got a bowl and filled it with water.
> Next, Jill put rocks in the bottom of the bowl.
> Then, she dropped some coral and a big rock into the water.
> Last, Jill put her pet fish into the new home.
> Jill loved the birthday gift from her sister.

Now let’s look at the pictures under each word:

- First: Picture shows an empty blue bowl → This matches “got a bowl and filled it with water” — but wait, the picture is empty? Actually, looking again — maybe the first picture is just the bowl before anything is added. But the text says “filled it with water” as part of “First”. Hmm… Let’s check all steps.

Actually, let’s line up the actions with the images:

1. First → Got a bowl and filled it with water → The first image is just a bowl (maybe implying it’s ready to be filled). But the second image has water + rocks? Wait — no, let’s list what each image shows:

Looking at the four images:

- Image under “First”: Empty bowl (no water, no rocks)
- Image under “Next”: Bowl with pink rocks at bottom, and water above them
- Image under “Then”: Bowl with water, pink rocks, green coral, and orange rock
- Image under “Last”: Bowl with water, rocks, coral, AND a yellow fish swimming

But according to the story:

- First: got bowl + filled with water → so should be bowl with water only? But none of the images show just water without rocks except maybe the first one? Wait — actually, the first image might represent “just the bowl”, then “next” adds rocks, etc.

Wait — let’s reread the story order:

Story sequence:

1. First: got bowl + filled with water → So now we have bowl + water
2. Next: put rocks in bottom → Now bowl + water + rocks
3. Then: dropped coral and big rock → Now bowl + water + rocks + coral + big rock
4. Last: put fish in → Now everything + fish

Now match to images:

- “First” image: empty bowl → doesn’t match “filled with water”
- “Next” image: bowl with water and pink rocks → that would be after adding rocks
- “Then” image: bowl with water, rocks, coral, orange rock → matches step 3
- “Last” image: same as “Then” but with fish → matches step 4

So where is “bowl with water only”? It’s not shown! That means the “First” image must represent the starting point — just the bowl — even though the text says “filled it with water” as part of “First”. Maybe the filling happens right after getting the bowl, and the image is simplified.

Alternatively, perhaps the images are meant to show the state AFTER each step.

Let’s try this:

After “First” (got bowl + filled with water) → should be bowl with water → but no such image. Unless... the “First” image is mislabeled? No, we have to go by what’s given.

Wait — look again at the images:

Actually, the “First” image is just a bowl — maybe it represents “starting with the bowl”.

Then “Next” image: bowl with water and pink rocks → that would be after adding rocks.

But according to story, “Next” is putting rocks in — so if the bowl already had water (from “First”), then “Next” adds rocks → so image under “Next” should show water + rocks → which it does.

Then “Then”: adds coral and big rock → image under “Then” shows water, rocks, coral, orange rock → yes.

Then “Last”: adds fish → image under “Last” has fish → yes.

So what about the water? The “First” step includes filling with water, but the image under “First” is empty. That might be a simplification — perhaps the “First” image is meant to be “the bowl is ready”, and the water is implied or added off-screen.

But logically, the sequence of images should match the sequence of events described.

Let’s map:

Step 1 (First): Get bowl + fill with water → Result: bowl with water → but no image shows only water. Closest is “Next” image which has water + rocks.

This is confusing.

Alternative approach: Ignore the text description of what’s in the bowl, and just follow the visual progression.

Visual progression:

- First: empty bowl
- Next: bowl with pink rocks at bottom (and presumably water, since rocks are submerged)
- Then: bowl with rocks + coral + orange rock
- Last: same as Then + fish

Now compare to story:

Story says:

- First: got bowl + filled with water → so should be bowl with water → but image is empty → mismatch?

Unless... the “filled with water” is part of preparing the bowl, and the image under “First” is just showing the bowl before any decorations. Then “Next” adds rocks — which requires water to be there already? Not necessarily — you can put rocks in dry bowl then add water.

Ah! That’s it!

Maybe the order is:

- First: get the bowl (image: empty bowl)
- Then fill with water — but that’s not shown as a separate step; it’s included in “First” action, but visually, the next step adds rocks to the bowl (which may or may not have water yet).

But the story says: “First, she got a bowl and filled it with water.” So both actions are in “First”.

Then “Next, Jill put rocks in the bottom of the bowl.” — so now bowl has water and rocks.

Image under “Next” shows bowl with water and pink rocks — perfect.

Then “Then, she dropped some coral and a big rock into the water.” — image under “Then” shows water, rocks, coral, orange rock — perfect.

Then “Last, Jill put her pet fish into the new home.” — image under “Last” has fish — perfect.

So what about the “First” image? It shows empty bowl — but according to story, after “First”, the bowl should have water. Why is the image empty?

Perhaps the image under “First” is meant to represent the bowl before any additions, and the “filling with water” is assumed to happen immediately, but not visually depicted until the next step? That doesn't make sense.

Another possibility: The images are labeled correctly, and we need to see which image corresponds to which step based on content.

Let’s list what each image contains:

- First image: bowl, nothing else
- Next image: bowl, water, pink rocks
- Then image: bowl, water, pink rocks, green coral, orange rock
- Last image: bowl, water, pink rocks, green coral, orange rock, yellow fish

Now story steps:

1. First: got bowl + filled with water → so should be bowl + water → but no image has only water. The "Next" image has water + rocks, which is after step 2.

This suggests that the "First" image might be incorrect, or we're misunderstanding.

Wait — perhaps the "First" step is just getting the bowl, and filling with water is part of it, but the image is of the bowl alone, and we assume water is added. Then "Next" is adding rocks to the water-filled bowl.

In that case, the image under "First" is the starting point, and the actual state after "First" is not shown, but the sequence of images still follows the order of events.

For sequencing purposes, we care about the order of the images matching the order of the story events.

So:

- Event 1 (First): prepare bowl (get it and fill with water) → represented by first image (empty bowl, as the base)
- Event 2 (Next): add rocks → second image shows rocks added
- Event 3 (Then): add coral and big rock → third image shows those added
- Event 4 (Last): add fish → fourth image shows fish

Even though the first image doesn't show water, it's the logical start, and the subsequent images build on it.

Moreover, in the "Next" image, the rocks are at the bottom with water above, implying water was already there.

So the sequence is correct as labeled: First, Next, Then, Last with the corresponding images.

Therefore, the task is to recognize that the images are already in the correct order according to the story.

The student is probably supposed to verify or understand the sequence.

Since the question is to "solve the problem", and the problem is likely to sequence the events or match them, and they are already matched, the answer is that the sequence is correct.

But let's confirm with the story text provided in the card:

"It was Jill’s birthday. She got a new pet fish from her sister. Jill got a home ready for her new pet. First, she got a bowl and filled it with water. Next, Jill put rocks in the bottom of the bowl. Then, she dropped some coral and a big rock into the water. Last, Jill put her pet fish into the new home."

And the images:

- First: empty bowl → represents "got a bowl" (filling with water might be implicit or done right after, not shown separately)
- Next: bowl with water and rocks → matches "put rocks in the bottom" (assuming water was added in first step)
- Then: bowl with additional decorations → matches "dropped coral and big rock"
- Last: with fish → matches "put pet fish"

So yes, the images are in the correct order.

Final Answer: The sequence is correct as shown: First (empty bowl), Next (bowl with rocks), Then (bowl with coral and rock), Last (bowl with fish).