Full lesson on identifying and using main and subordinate clauses. This is led by the smart notebook which guides the learner through identifying main and subordinate clauses, the types of subordinating conjunctions and applying in sentences. There is also a fluency activity. Lesson worksheet is in a Step 1-4 format: Step 1 focuses on identifying main and subordinate clauses Step 2 looks at applying different subordinating conjunctions Step 3 lets learners apply subordinate clauses after the given main clauses Step 4 gives an example for children to use to write their own complex sentences. Key Stage 2 focused. All kept simple for teachers to use.

This resource is focused on identifying that one main clause is a simple sentence and two main clauses linked together with a coordinating conjunction is a compound sentence. It then explores coordinating conjunctions and how to link two main clauses together. Fluency activity focuses on word classes Step 1 focuses on identifying simple and compound sentences Step 2 is used to look at coordinating conjunctions and how to apply these dependent on the sentence Step 3 focuses on children applying compound sentences with a range of coordinating conjunctions in their writing. Smart notebook is step by step to work alongside the worksheet. broken down into steps to keep it clear and simple.

Reading comprehension task created for Years 5-6 pupils on the contents of Marcus Rashford’s letter to parliament campaigning about child food poverty. This is a great to use when delivering a persuasive writing unit. Comprehension questions are focused on a range of retrieval style questions, inference and language choice. The letter wrote to parliament is attached and linked here which he posted on twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcusRashford/status/1272302819819823105 This has had really good outcomes when reading from a formal text and comprehending.