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Sentences and Joining Ideas

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Sentences and Joining Ideas

WALT: We Are Learning To write complete sentences and join ideas using connectives
Students writing and connecting ideas

📝 Part 1: Complete or Incomplete?

Instructions: Read each group of words. Circle whether it is a complete sentence or incomplete.

1. The brown dog ran quickly through the park.

Complete sentence

Incomplete sentence

2. Running fast down the street.

Complete sentence

Incomplete sentence

3. My sister loves chocolate ice cream.

Complete sentence

Incomplete sentence

4. The big red.

Complete sentence

Incomplete sentence

🔧 Part 2: Fix the Sentences

Instructions: Rewrite these sentences correctly. Add capital letters, full stops, and missing words.

5. the cat sat on the mat
6. went to the shops yesterday
7. my friend sarah lives in perth

🔗 Part 3: Joining Ideas

Instructions: Join these pairs of sentences using the connectives: and, but, so, because

8. It was raining. We stayed inside.

Join with: _______________

9. I wanted to play football. My mum said no.

Join with: _______________

10. We went to the beach. We built sandcastles.

Join with: _______________

🎯 Success Criteria - Mainstream Students

I can:

Identify complete and incomplete sentences

Fix sentences by adding capital letters and full stops

Add missing words to make sentences complete

Join two ideas using connectives (and, but, so, because)

Choose the right connective for the meaning

📚 Differentiation Support

Tier 2 Students: Focus on questions 1-3 and 5-6. Use the word bank: The, I, We, and, but

Tier 3 Students: Complete questions 1-2 and 5 only. Teacher to provide sentence starters and visual connective cards.

Extension: Write your own paragraph using at least 3 different connectives to join your ideas.

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