Activity 01
Pairs: Image Sequencing Challenge
Provide pairs with 6-8 unrelated images on a shared tablet app. They arrange them into a logical story sequence, add 1-2 word captions, and swap with another pair to reorder. Discuss changes in meaning afterward.
Design a sequence of images that tells a clear story without spoken words.
Facilitation TipDuring the Pairs: Image Sequencing Challenge, circulate with printed image sets to troubleshoot sequencing problems in real time.
What to look forPresent students with three images that can tell a story. Ask them to arrange the images in the order they think tells the best story and write one sentence explaining their choice. Collect these to gauge understanding of sequencing.
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Activity 02
Small Groups: Emotion Story Builder
Groups of 3-4 choose an emotion like 'happy' or 'sad,' search for matching images in a kid-safe app, sequence 4-5 images to show it unfolding, and add simple text. Groups vote on the most effective story.
Explain how the order of pictures changes the meaning of a story.
Facilitation TipFor the Small Groups: Emotion Story Builder, model how to give feedback using sentence stems like ‘I see… because…’ to guide peer responses.
What to look forStudents share their digital stories in small groups. Each student identifies one image that clearly shows an emotion and explains why. Peers offer one suggestion for an image that could better show a different emotion.
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Activity 03
Whole Class: Collaborative Class Story
Project a shared digital canvas. Class brainstorms a simple story plot, then takes turns adding one image and text. Review the final sequence together, reordering live to show impact on the narrative.
Justify your choice of images to convey a specific emotion in your digital story.
Facilitation TipIn the Whole Class: Collaborative Class Story, use a document camera to display student work so everyone can learn from shared examples.
What to look forAsk students to draw two simple pictures: one showing happiness and one showing surprise. Underneath each, they should write one word that describes the emotion. This checks their ability to convey emotion visually.
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Activity 04
Individual: Personal Picture Tale
Each student creates a 3-5 image story about their day using phone camera photos or app library. They record a voiceover justifying emotion choices, then share one image sequence with a partner.
Design a sequence of images that tells a clear story without spoken words.
Facilitation TipDuring the Individual: Personal Picture Tale, provide a checklist with criteria like ‘3-5 images’ and ‘one sentence per image’ to support independent work.
What to look forPresent students with three images that can tell a story. Ask them to arrange the images in the order they think tells the best story and write one sentence explaining their choice. Collect these to gauge understanding of sequencing.
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Teachers should model the thought process of sequencing images aloud, showing how to ask ‘Does this make sense? Does it make me feel the right emotion?’ Avoid assuming students intuitively understand visual narratives—instead, scaffold with guided questions. Research shows that young children need repeated opportunities to practice sequencing before they can transfer this skill to new contexts.
Successful learning looks like students confidently sequencing images to tell a clear story, explaining their choices with simple language, and adjusting when peers suggest improvements. Students should show awareness of how visuals and text work together to create emotion and meaning.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
During Pairs: Image Sequencing Challenge, watch for students who arrange images based on aesthetics rather than logical sequence.
Provide a small set of images with clear events, like ‘a child finds a puppy, feeds it, and walks it.’ Ask pairs to arrange the images physically on the table and explain their order to each other before committing to a final sequence.
During Small Groups: Emotion Story Builder, watch for students who assume any smiling face means happiness.
Give each group a set of images showing subtle emotions (e.g., ‘proud,’ ‘curious,’ ‘disappointed’). Ask them to sort the images by emotion first, then discuss what visual cues they used, such as body language or facial expressions.
During Whole Class: Collaborative Class Story, watch for students who believe longer sequences always create better stories.
Set a limit of 3-5 images for the class story and time the activity. Afterward, share examples of concise stories that strongly convey emotion to show how brevity can be powerful.
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