You can create a "jigsaw story" by approaching a story like a jigsaw puzzle -- or viewing it as parts of a whole. Select a book to read to the kids. Ahead of time, make drawings or print out illustrations of central events in the story. Start with three to five highlighted events. Copy enough for each student or several small groups of students. Cut each picture out, give one complete set of events to each student or group and shuffle them. Before you read the story, ask the kids to put together the story in a "jigsaw puzzle" fashion. Ask them to put the illustrations in order of what they think must happen first, next and last. Have them take turns explaining their reasoning. Read the story. Ask kids if they want to make any changes to their "jigsaw puzzles" after hearing the story.
To hold a scavenger hunt in your classroom, divide the class into two groups. Assign each group a fable or fairy tale you have read to the class. Give each group a set of five to 10 different colored index cards. Ask the students to break the story down into enough central events to fill the index cards. Have them draw illustrations to represent these events. When one group isn't looking, ask the other group to hide their index cards in the classroom or on the playground. Repeat with the other group. Have the children search for the other group's index cards. Once they find all of them, ask the students to arrange the other group's story in proper chronological order.
A story shuffle involves drawing or printing out illustrations from the events in three to five stories and reading the books to the children. Limit each story's illustrations to three to five central events. Divide the classroom into small groups. Provide each group with a cut-out of each illustration and jumble them together on a table. Ask the children to categorize each illustration by story and arrange them in chronological order.
Students can create a story as whole by printing out sequencing worksheets or providing each child with three to five index cards. Ask them to draw on their cards or on the boxes on the worksheets. Provide each child with a different story prompt, such as "eating breakfast" or "going to school." Each student should tell a story based on the prompt in sequential order. When finished, ask each student to shuffle her index cards or cut out her illustrations on the worksheet and shuffle those. Tell each student to pass her pile to the left or right and have the next student arrange the story in order. Repeat until all of the students get to sequence every other student's story.