Ways to Start a Sentence/Fronted Adverbials Bundle

This bundle is designed to help pupils quickly add variety and impact to their writing without overcomplicating grammar. It gives children simple, effective sentence starters they can use straight away, helping them move beyond repetitive openings and write with more confidence.

This bundle includes:

• A clear, eye-catching poster showing different ways to start a sentence (perfect for display and modelling)
• Fronted adverbials vocabulary mats in colour and ink-friendly versions
• Model sentences so pupils can see each type in action
• A structured task where pupils are given a base sentence and rewrite it using different types of sentence starters

The range of sentence starters include; subject, time and place adverbials, -ly, -ed, -ing openers and clause openers

The included task encourages pupils to take one simple sentence and transform it multiple times, using each type of opener. This helps them practise, compare and understand how different sentence openings change the flow and effect of their writing.

Perfect for KS2, this resource is a practical, ready-to-use way to help pupils write more varied and engaging sentences.