📋 Speech therapy tool
📖 Pictorial History Sequencer
Put the pictures back in order to tell the story
🎯 How do I use this tool?
Picture sequences develop narrative comprehension, oral expression and temporal logic. Cut out the cards, shuffle them and ask the child to put them back in order, then tell the story in his or her own words.
Story 1: Breakfast
⭐ Easy - 4 images
Image 1
😴
Marie wakes up in bed.
Image 2
🚿
She washes her face.
Image 3
🥣
She prepares her bowl of cereal.
Image 4
😋
She eats her breakfast.
🔗 Linking words to use :
First
Then
Then
Finally
Story 2: The snowman
⭐ Easy - 4 images
Image 1
❄️
It's snowing outside.
Image 2
⚪
The child makes a big ball.
Image 3
⛄
He stacks two snowballs.
Image 4
🎩
He puts on a hat and a carrot.
💬 Questions to enrich the story :
- What's the child's name?
- Is it cold?
- How does the child feel at the end?
Story 3: The birthday cake
⭐⭐ Medium - 6 images
Image 1
🥚
Mom takes out the ingredients.
Image 2
🥄
She mixes the dough.
Image 3
🫕
She pours into the mould.
Image 4
🔥
Baked cake.
Image 5
🍰
She decorates the cake.
Image 6
🎉
Everyone sings "Happy Birthday"!
🔗 Linking words to use :
First
Then
After
During
Then
Finally
Story 4: A day at school
⭐⭐ Medium - 6 images
Image 1
🎒
Lucas prepares his schoolbag.
Image 2
🚌
He takes the bus to school.
Image 3
📚
The teacher gives the lesson.
Image 4
⚽
It's playtime.
Image 5
🍽️
He eats at the canteen.
Image 6
🏠
Mom comes to pick him up.
🎮 Complementary activities
🔀 Mix and order
Cut out the cards, shuffle them and ask the child to find the logical order.
🎤 Telling the story
Once the cards have been arranged, the child tells the story in his or her own words.
🔍 Missing image
Remove a card and ask the child to guess what's missing.
✍️ Invent the sequel
What happens next? The child imagines and draws an additional image.
📝 Blank cards to personalize
Create your own stories by drawing or pasting images
1
Draw here
2
Draw here
3
Draw here
4
Draw here
💡 Tips for the speech therapist
📊
Start with sequences of 3-4 images, then gradually increase.
🗣️
Encourage the use of temporal connectors.
❓
Ask open-ended questions to enrich the story.
🎭
Have the story mimed for children with difficulties.
🖨️ Print these sequences
Print and cut out the cards to create your own sequencing games.