📚 Topic Summary
Signal words are words that give you clues about when something is happening in a sentence. They help you understand the order of events or the relationship between different parts of a story. For example, words like "first," "next," "then," and "finally" tell you the order in which things happen. Learning to recognize and use signal words will make you a super reader and writer! 🎉
🧠 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the signal word to its definition:
| Word |
Definition |
| 1. First |
A. Happening at the end |
| 2. Next |
B. After that |
| 3. Then |
C. At the beginning |
| 4. Before |
D. Coming after something else |
| 5. Finally |
E. Earlier in time |
Match the word with the correct definition: 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-E, 5-A
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with the correct signal word from the word bank. (First, Then, Next, Finally)
I am going to make a sandwich. _____, I will get out the bread. _____, I will put peanut butter on one slice. _____, I will put jelly on the other slice. _____, I will put the two slices together and eat my sandwich!
Answers: First, Next, Then, Finally
💡 Part C: Critical Thinking
Can you think of a time you used signal words when telling a story? Write a sentence or two about it!