Sequenced Bookmarks Activity Length

Approximately
Standards
Grades K2 (Reading
Standards 6.3, 7.3;
ELD Standard 2.2)
Grades 35 (Reading
Standard 7.5;
ELD Standard 2.2)
3045 minutes
Activity Format
Whole class, each
student working
Materials independently, then
partners
storybooks for students to read
strips of paper for creating bookmarks,
divided into three sections
crayons or markers for each student

Language Objective Procedure

Students will use English 1. Have students read storybooks appropriate to their proficiency
to retell the sequence of levels. For students who are not independent readers, you
events of a story. may read a story aloud to them.
Learning Objective 2. After reading a story, each student must create a bookmark on
Students will be able to
their strip of paper to show the beginning, the middle, and the
develop sequencing skills ending.
by retelling a story in 3. Students select partners and give a summary of the book they
sequential order.
read using the bookmark as a guide. Bookmarks may be
left inside books so future readers can use them as a sneak
preview.
Teacher Tips
The first time you use this activity, create a class bookmark, by soliciting students ideas
and drawing the bookmark on chart paper or on the board so that all students can see the
beginning, the middle, and the ending.
Wordless books are a great way to help students with creativity. It allows them to think
about the pictures and say what they think is happening.

Differentiating by Proficiency Level To differentiate

by proficiency
Beginning: Add labeled pictures or drawings to the bookmarks. level, see pp.
1115 for
Blooms Taxon
Intermediate: Ask students to label their pictures/drawings. omy Question
and pp. 192 s
4 for detailed
Advanced: Ask students to summarize their learning with examples.
complete sentences.

Assessment
The following is a checklist of items to informally assess students after they complete this activity.
Students should be able to:
correctly sequence their bookmarks based on the story they selected

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