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This popular pack aims to develop the use of conjunctions ‘and’ ‘but’ and ‘so’ in oral and written narratives with an extensive range of picture resources and activities.
Conjunctions can be defined as words that express a connection between two units of information. The development of conjunctions in a child’s language system is an important signal that they are able to organise and sequence information in a logical framework; are able to express more complex ideas, such as cause and effect; and that phrase and sentence length are increasing in their language use.
In typically developing children, the earliest conjunction to appear is ‘and’, at the age of approximately two and a half years, followed by ‘but’ and ‘because’ from the ages of three to four. By the age of eight, children should be using a wide range of temporal conjunctions (showing relation in time), for example, ‘when’, ‘until’, ‘every time, and ‘whenever’
Teachers will find the materials a useful differentiation resource for pupils who require additional support to develop story-writing skills.
The Conjunctions: and but so pack consists of four sections – one each for ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘so’ – plus a final consolidation section to encourage the combined use of conjunctions in sequences.
The resources are suitable for children from the age of seven years (Key Stage 2 [KS2]) and they can be used effectively with older children. The material can either be used on an individual basis or with small groups of children.
The materials are primarily designed for spoken language targets but are also useful for teaching staff who wish to use the pack as a literacy resource. Teachers will find the materials a useful differentiation resource for pupils who require more support to develop story-writing skills. Textual support is included.
The pack follows the following format:
Please note that this pack is also designed to supplement and complement Narrative Therapy targets. ‘Who’, ‘Where’, ‘What happened’, ‘Problem’, ‘Solution’, and some ‘When’ targets are also embedded in the picture materials.
If you have used our Peter and the Cat or The Squirrel Story Assessment you will note that these assessments will frequently indicate a lack of temporal conjunctions. This pack will provide a useful home, clinic, or school programme to support that particular development focus.
Interactive Conjunctions-and-but-so is also available from our online resources library. This is suitable for screen sharing and face-to-face support.
Aims: To develop the use of conjunctions ‘and’ ‘but’ and ‘so’ in oral and written narratives.
Additional Targets: The materials supplement and complement Narrative therapy targets. The storytelling basis of the materials also encourages consistent use of past tense.
Age Range: KS1 +
Curriculum Targets: Speaking and Listening: English KS1: English KS2.
Format: PDF file, 100 pages.
Snippet: Upgrade your account to send specially selected extracts of this resource, via our website, to parents and carers for homework exercises. These picture stories will allow the child to use conjunctions to maintain a coherent narrative. The pictures are all ordered so that the order the conjunctions are used will always be ‘and’, ‘but’, then ‘so’.
The snippet includes the jigsaw cue cards ‘and’, ‘but’, and ‘so’ and the pictures:
5 to 7 years, 7 to 11 years
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