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Ordering

What is an ordering activity? How can I use one in a lesson?

Goal:

Goal:

An ordering activity consists of a series of selectable boxes that can be manipulated--arranged and rearranged--until the boxes appear in the correct sequence.

The text that appears above an ordering activity should direct students to place the boxes in the correct order and to keep trying until they find the correct order. Directions should be specific about what the students are ordering--not “boxes” but “events” or “stages.”

Social Studies Sample

What is the correct order of the following events? Think about your morning routine. Drag-and-drop the items into the correct order! When the order is correct you will get a thumbs up.

waking up
brushing teeth
getting dressed
eating breakfast
leaving for school
Drag and drop the items into the correct order from top (first) to bottom (last).

Sample Formatting

How was this content formatted so that we can develop the content correctly?

[Insert ordering activity--correct order shown]

Use this set to create the images: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/set-daily-cute-boy-wake-brushing-708335518

Waking up
Brushing teeth
Getting dressed
Eating breakfast
Leaving for school

[END ordering activity]

Examples

Ordering activities can be used in all subject areas to help students learn or review the order of steps in a procedure, the stages in a process, or the events in a chronology or timeline. The activity could also be used to order a set of items from least to most, or best to worse, or any other arrangement of ideas that is sequential.

Spanish

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Math

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Customizable Content

Below are the suggested specifications for using images and interactive components within this interactive.

Optimization
Constraints:
  • Ideal for small-medium amounts of content.
  • 3-9 text-based options / 3-6 image-based options
  • Images will display at smaller sizes to minimize page scrolling.
Preferred image orientation:
  • Banner
  • Horizontal
  • Square
If larger or more detailed images are needed, consider an alternate interactive.
Nested Interactives?
No. Image and text based content only.
Audio/Video?
Yes! Audio can be used in the sorted options.

Note: Interactive requests are subject to change, based on content type, image size and usability.

Formatting Template

To use an ordering activity in one of your lessons, copy and paste the text shown below, and replace the placeholder text with your own.

[Insert ordering activity--correct order shown]

Position1
Position2
Position3
Position4
Position5

[END ordering activity]