Includes: two retelling talking strips
Focus: retelling
Complex sentence resources
Building complex sentences is an important skill to teach students. We recommend explicitly teaching the sentence structure, subordinating conjunctions, and building complex sentences in Mini-lessons (short skill lessons). Link the sentence building to the topic for writing and then add the skill to your success criteria in writing.
Resources to support teaching complex sentences
Thanks to Melissa Bedford at Bairds Mainfreight School for the wall display idea.
Other resources:
Subordinating conjunction card – extension https://www.theliteracyplace.
Coordinating conjunction card to build compound sentences: https://www.theliteracyplace.
Check out The Poetry Book for more great sentence activities.
Includes: two retelling talking strips
Focus: retelling
A fluency phone, also referred to as a whisper phone or phonics phone, is a self-amplifying device.
Focus: using a fluency phone to support students during writing self-checks
Focus: Quick Write activity to support students to generate interesting ideas
