Packing My Backpack
Packing My Backpack: a free 3-scene sequencing and coloring worksheet for ages 4–7, with picture clues, answers and a storytelling question.
- 👶 Age
- Ages 4–7
- ⭐ Difficulty
- Easy
- ⏱️ Time
- 10–20 minutes
- 🔢 Collection
- Sequence & Color
- 🎯 Theme
- Packing My Backpack
About this activity
A book beside an open backpack, a book going inside and a closed bag tell a short getting-ready story. Follow the book before looking at the zipper.
Skills this page builds
- Putting events in orderThe book starts outside the bag and goes inside before the zipper closes.
- Noticing changesCompare the same objects at different stages instead of guessing from their position on the page.
- Telling a short storyLink the pictures with first, next and finally while explaining your choices.
How to do this activity
- Print the sheet. Look at all 3 pictures and describe what is different in each one.
- Find the beginning, then decide what happens next and last. Use the changes in the pictures as clues.
- Write 1 to 3 in the empty boxes to show the time order. A younger child can point to the pictures while an adult writes.
- Open the answers below when you are ready to check. Explain your choices together.
- Color the pictures and tell the story using first, next and finally.
Tips for parents and teachers
- Let your child pack a real book into a bag, pausing to match each picture. Other belongings can be discussed after this book is packed.
- For a first try, identify the beginning and ending together, then place the middle scene or scenes.
Frequently asked questions
Do we need to cut out the pictures?
No. The empty boxes let children number the pictures on the sheet. Pointing and explaining also works without scissors or writing.
Do the printed positions show the answer?
No. The pictures are deliberately mixed up. The number in each box records when that scene happens, not its position on the paper.
Tell the story together
What would you put in your backpack for a day out?
Answers for parents and teachers
Numbers to write in the boxes, from top to bottom:
2 · 3 · 1
The story in time order
- Put the book beside the open backpack.
- Place the book inside the backpack.
- Close the packed backpack.
The book starts outside the bag and goes inside before the zipper closes.