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Year 3 · English · Writing

Sentences and conjunctions

Write longer sentences with because, when, until, although and if, and split or join sentences so they are clear.

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  • 3D lesson: Sentences and conjunctions — Join ideas with because, when, if, until and although, add the comma when the joining word comes first, and snip long and-then sentences with Kiri.
  • Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
  • Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
  • Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.

Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 1 (Years 0–3), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.

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