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What Happens Next? is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on putting the steps of a real process in the order they happen, aligned to Common Core standard RI.K.3. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask 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.

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What Happens Next?

RI.K.3

NameDate

Number the boxes to show the right order.

1.Number these in the order firefighters help.
  • Someone sees smoke.
  • Firefighters spray water on the fire.
  • They call for help.
  • The fire engine comes.
2.Number these in the order a letter gets to a friend.
  • Mail it at the mailbox.
  • Put it in an envelope.
  • Write a letter.
  • The letter comes to your friend's house.

LessonPrint · RI.K.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — What Happens Next?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 1, 3, 4, 2
  2. 2.Correct order: 3, 2, 1, 4

Questions about What Happens Next?

What does the What Happens Next? worksheet cover?

It practices putting the steps of a real process in the order they happen — 2 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core RI.K.3: Say how two things in a fact book are connected. The instruction to students is “Number the boxes to show the right order”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does What Happens Next? practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.3 — RI.K.3, under Reading: Informational Text for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

What Happens Next? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on RI.K.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does What Happens Next? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of What Happens Next? can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is What Happens Next? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. What Happens Next?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for RI.K.3

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.K.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.