Story Sequencing worksheet for children to match pictures with sentences in the correct order.

Let’s go through each group of pictures and sentences one by one. We’ll match the story that fits best with what’s happening in the drawings.

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First Group (Top Row):

Left picture: A farmer is planting seeds in rows on a farm.
Right picture: The same farmer is now picking fruit or vegetables from tall plants — looks like harvest time!

Now look at the options:

- “The sun was shining on the farm.” → Too vague, doesn’t connect both pictures.
- “The farmer planted seeds and the seeds grew into plants.” → YES! First he plants, then later the plants are grown and ready to pick. This matches both pictures perfectly.
- “The farm is a fun place to work.” → Not really shown in the pictures.

✔ So for the first group, the correct sentence is: “The farmer planted seeds and the seeds grew into plants.”

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Second Group (Middle Row):

Left picture: Two kids standing next to bikes that are lying on the ground — maybe broken? One kid looks sad.
Right picture: Same two kids riding their bikes happily down the street.

Options:

- “The kids got out their bikes and went for a ride.” → But the left picture shows them NOT riding yet — bikes are on the ground.
- “The bikes were broken and the kids were sad.” → That matches the LEFT picture, but not the right one where they’re happy and riding.
- “The kids were looking for their bikes.” → Doesn’t fit either picture well.

Wait — we need ONE sentence that tells the whole story across BOTH pictures.

Actually, let’s think again: Maybe the story goes from broken bikes → fixed bikes → riding?

But none of the sentences say that directly.

Hold on — perhaps the order is reversed? No, sequencing means left to right = beginning to end.

Left: Bikes on ground, kids standing → maybe they just found them or they’re broken.
Right: Riding happily → so something changed.

Looking again at the options — actually, none perfectly describe the change… but let’s re-read:

“The bikes were broken and the kids were sad.” → Only describes left side.

“The kids got out their bikes and went for a ride.” → Could be interpreted as: they took the bikes (maybe after fixing them?) and rode off. But it skips the “broken” part.

Hmm... Actually, maybe the intended answer is: “The kids got out their bikes and went for a ride.” — assuming the left picture is them getting the bikes ready, and the right is them riding.

But the bikes are on the ground — that usually means they’re not being used yet, or they fell.

Wait — another idea: Maybe the left picture is BEFORE they fix the bikes, and the right is AFTER? But no sentence says that.

Let me check the third option again: “The kids were looking for their bikes.” — doesn’t fit.

Actually, I think there might be a mistake in my thinking. Let’s look at the images more carefully.

In the left image: Two kids stand beside two bikes that are tipped over. One kid has hands on hips — maybe frustrated. Other kid looks at bike.

In the right image: Both kids are riding bikes smoothly.

So the story is: They had trouble with bikes (maybe broken or fallen), then they fixed them or got them working, then rode.

But among the choices, only “The bikes were broken and the kids were sad.” explains the left image — but not the right.

Unless... wait — maybe the question expects us to choose the sentence that describes the FIRST event? But the instruction says: “decide what happened” — implying the full sequence.

Actually, rereading the directions: “Look at each group of pictures and decide what happened. Fill in the bubble next to the best answer.”

It doesn’t say “which sentence describes both”, but rather “what happened” — meaning which sentence best captures the overall event shown.

Perhaps the best fit is: “The kids got out their bikes and went for a ride.” — because even though the bikes are on the ground in the first pic, maybe they’re just taking them out of storage or preparing to ride. Then in the second pic, they’re riding.

That makes sense if we interpret “got out their bikes” as retrieving them, not necessarily that they were broken.

Alternatively, maybe the bikes weren’t broken — just parked or tipped over accidentally.

I think the intended answer is: “The kids got out their bikes and went for a ride.”

Because otherwise, no sentence connects both images logically.

Let’s move to the last group and come back if needed.

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Third Group (Bottom Row):

Left picture: A boy and his dad are in a kitchen. Dad is mixing something in a bowl, boy is watching/helping. Looks like baking.
Right picture: Boy is eating a slice of cake, dad is sitting nearby smiling.

Options:

- “The boy and his dad are playing a game outside.” → Nope, they’re inside, and it’s about food.
- “The boy is eating a cake.” → True for the right picture, but ignores the left picture where they’re making it.
- “The boy and his dad are making a cake.” → YES! Left: making it. Right: enjoying the result. Perfect match.

✔ So for the third group: “The boy and his dad are making a cake.”

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Back to Second Group:

We have:

Left: Kids with bikes on ground
Right: Kids riding bikes

Best matching sentence: “The kids got out their bikes and went for a ride.”

Even though the bikes are on the ground, “got out” could mean they retrieved them from garage or shed, then rode them. It’s the only sentence that leads naturally to the second picture.

If we chose “bikes were broken”, then the second picture wouldn’t make sense unless they fixed them — but no sentence says that.

So yes — go with: “The kids got out their bikes and went for a ride.”

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Final Answers:

First row: ☐ The farmer planted seeds and the seeds grew into plants.
Second row: ☐ The kids got out their bikes and went for a ride.
Third row: ☐ The boy and his dad are making a cake.

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Final Answer:
For the first group: "The farmer planted seeds and the seeds grew into plants."
For the second group: "The kids got out their bikes and went for a ride."
For the third group: "The boy and his dad are making a cake."