April 2022

Timelines and Sequencing for Secondary Students

What are Sequencing Activities?

Sequencing activities require students to organize information learning into a time sequence and analyze patterns of historical events. If students can master the art of sequencing they can better understand cause and effect patterns and relationships between events.

Why should I plan for students to complete activities that have them sequence events?

Standards-Based Teaching: Sequencing is a Power Standard that crosses all grade levels and content areas.
Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Builds knowledge by sequencing and then going into the category of analysis by explaining a key event from the timeline.
DOK Level: Collect and Display events in sequential order falls under DOK Level 2, and Investigating an events falls under DOK Level 3.

How do I have the students to go to a deeper level of understanding after sequencing activities?

Have students analyze the cause and effects of several events they just sequenced.
Have students create a visual timeline of events.
Have students research key events from the timeline and write essays on the historical significance then and now.

Elements included in my sequencing lessons:

Print and digital option (Google Classroom and Microsoft Compatible)
Timeline Cards with images to put in order
Timeline Template Sheets
Informative Writing Prompt
Step-by-step instructions for writing a clear, accurate, and concise informative essay
Writing Rubric