First, Then, Next is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on the words that signal what happened when, aligned to Common Core standard W.K.3. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 16 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
First, Then, Next
W.K.3
NameDate
Finish each sentence.
1.I brushed my teeth ___ I went to bed.
Choose: before · after · then
2.___ the rain stopped, we went outside.
Choose: After · Before · Next
3.We planted the seed. ___, a shoot came up.
Choose: Later · First · Before
4.___ we start, put your name at the top.
Choose: Before · After · Finally
5.___, we went home and had dinner.
Choose: Finally · First · Next
6.I ate my lunch. ___, I played outside.
Choose: Then · First · Before
LessonPrint · W.K.3 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — First, Then, Next
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.before
2.After
3.Later
4.Before
5.Finally
6.Then
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.K.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.