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Joining ideas with 'and'

Year 1 · Key Stage 1 · E1-G-AND — Join words and clauses using 'and'

Draft — awaiting teacher review

Builds on: Capital letters and full stops (Year 1)

I

Concept Anchor

We can join two ideas with 'and'. Put one full stop at the end.

Worked example

I sang. I danced.

  1. 1.Take out the first full stop.
  2. 2.Put 'and' between the ideas.
  3. 3.I sang and I danced.
II

Guided Check

Join these with 'and': We ate. We played.

    III

    Independent Diagnostic Practice

    Q1Year 1E1-G-AND — Join words with 'and'·Fluency·●○○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Which word joins? I have a cat and a dog.

    Q2Year 1E1-G-AND — Join clauses with 'and'·Reasoning·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Which is the best way to join these? I ran. I fell.

    Q3Year 1E1-G-AND — Recognise a joined sentence·Problem Solving·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Which sentence uses and to join two ideas?