A team or individual game board activity requiring students to stretch their subject knowledge ahead of the GCSE, A level or BTEC Business L2/3 Personal and Business Finance exams. Students make their way around the game board defining key terms, answering questions and undertaking challenges. They will develop analytical skills by linking each point carefully with the next… hence the title ‘Connections’! Topics covered include break-even, cash-flow, financial statements and ratio analysis.

Made by a GCSE Student This resource includes as follows: x1 PowerPoint Presentation x1 Wall Display Title Document x1 Wall Display Bubbles x1 Useful Connectives Placemat

This resource covers the principal connections between Webster's 'The Duchess of Malfi' and William's 'A Streetcar Named Desire' in line with the A2 specification for WJEC/EDUQAS. It covers some of the primary connections between the plays, including the use of setting, the classical tragedy form, themes of betrayal and marriage, with some connecting context and critical views between the two plays. The document is set out in a table format, making it easy to turn into cue cards.

A collection of words and phrases that will help students to achieve greater coherence when writing paragraphs. Each connective comes with an example of how to use it, along with grammatical information on its form (i.e. word class/ part of speech) and function (i.e. whether it’s an adverbial or if it begins a clause). There is also additional guidance on the difference between ‘movable’ connectives (adverbials such as furthermore) and ‘immovable’ connectives (such as although). The connectives are divided into the following categories: addition: to add information to a previous point comparison: to introduce a point that is similar to the previous one contrast: to introduce a point that is mostly different from the previous point despite one or two similarities concession: to make a counter-argument refutation: to continue with your main argument after making a counter-argument restatement: to make an argument clearer by phrasing it in a different way exemplification: to make an argument clearer by providing an example summary: to simplify information down to the main details frequency: to show how often something happens causality: to imply cause and effect between two pieces of information sequence: to structure information in a sequence

Colourful slides introducing range of time connectives. Includes a 'Spot the time connective&' challenge which can be done as a class or printed for paired work. There is also a group challenge and idea for individual recording.

Simple PP to address the idea of using connectives to aid extended writing. Cross-curricular appeal. Activity for mixed abaility as a varied response will be seen to the activity. Addresses the idea of historical skills.

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2 differentiated sheets where children choose which connective to add to a sentence.

A great display poster that shows a range of connectives and their purpose. Will encourage and expand learners writing.

Find the Connectives in the piece of writing

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A fun skills lessons based on connectives - ideal for lower school. Connective sheet provided, Whiteboard activity with stretch and challenge alongside help for LA Written task based on a toy story short - differentiated.

This resource is perfect for YR2 teachers, it is a set of activity cards which can be used in any KS1 classroom. The cards have the opportunity for children to make links between books (this could be; characters, settings, events in the story, author, writing style and more). The resource encourages children to be independent and chose their own links between the texts - it may be different to peers or the adults. FOR EXAMPLE: Gruffalo and Little Red Riding Hood link because: Both are set in the forest Both have scary hairy creatures in them Both include someone trying to play a trick/joke Both include a character walking through the woods - the list could go on… This activity is open ended and suitable for all learners, the link will always be correct as long as the children are able to explain and give suitable reasons. The books in these sheets are all KS1 suitable books and some which KS1 children will be familiar with. This includes an example card and a guidance for teacher cards. The activity cards would be excellent evidence for the TAF check in Year 2 as well. SEE LINK TO TAF 2018/19: • make links between the book they are reading and other books they have read.

Designed to help students connect and extend sentences, this eighteen slide Powerpoint contains a variety of exercises, with answers. It would take one hour to deliver all the exercises or two lessons of thirty minutes, as the exercises increase in difficulty. Fully adaptable for you and your students.

Fun dice activity exploring causal connectives, also warm-ups and model texts Explanation writing is one of the trickier non-fiction genres in the primary curriculum. Although we rarely explain sequences using formal language, we often explain things in every day terms. How do you complete that level of the game? How do you do that magic trick? How did you solve that problem? There is a group of words and phrases that can help explain cause and effect more precisely. These can be called ‘causal connectives’. This is not a strictly defined group of words – more collection of conjunctions, adverbs and other cohesive devices that can be useful for this genre of writing. Try the dice activity ‘Explain yourself’ and watch your class get comfortable using these connectives aloud as they explain diverse subjects including ‘how to take the perfect selfie’ and ‘how the digestive system works’. When they are ready, they can write some of their favourite explanations, using causal connectives with accuracy. I have added 4 simple oral warm up activities. These encourage to children to rehearse useful vocabulary (consequently, as a result of this, so, so that, therefore, however) and add brackets to explanation sentences. Try that tricky language aloud before you get into any writing! I have added an ‘eco-explanations’ activity. I have also added 9 model explanations to give some ideas of things to write about.

Connect Four / Four in a row: This is a great game that I use all the time in my classroom. It is perfect for maths stations (or maths centers in the US!) and it is really helping my class with their math skills. Usually this game is for two players but my game has more numbers and can therefore be played by up to four children. What the children will need to play the game: 2 dice, one colour each per child. How to play: 1. Roll the dice 2. Multiply the numbers together 3. Colour in the answer 4. The first player to get four in a row wins the game! This game may be played using colours but it can also be played using different coloured counters. It may also be laminated so the children can use whiteboard markers for the game, which can then be wiped off!

Perfect for English lessons, or as part of a literacy across the curriculum scheme, the VCOP lessons aim to build students' fundamental writing skills. Engaging, differentiated, and easily adaptable, this lesson aims to improve students' skills at using varied and appropriate connectives in their writing, following a logical learning journey to ensure that students learn in bite-size steps: - Defining connectives types; - Identifying connectives in humorous writing examples; - Analysing connectives in an interesting descriptive passage; - Creating a descriptive piece, using varied connectives; - Peer or self evaluating their writing attempts, and in particular the use of connectives Resources, worksheets, and a lesson plan are provided. This resource can either be bought alone, or as part of a VCOP bundle (see resource VCOP - All lessons & scheme - vocabulary, connectives, openers, punctuation) for just £1 more.

A complete lesson on connected ratios, with the 9-1 GCSE in mind. The lesson is focused on problems where, for example, the ratios a:b and b:c are given, and pupils have to find the ratio a:b:c in its simplest form. Assumes pupils have already learned how to generate equivalent ratios and share in a ratio- see my other resources for lessons on these topics. Activities included: Starter: A set of questions to recap equivalent ratios. Main: A brief look at ratios in baking, to give context to the topic. Examples and quick questions for pupils to try. Questions are in the style shown in the cover image. A set of questions for pupils to consolidate. A challenging extension task where pupils combine the techniques learned with sharing in a ratio to solve more complex word problems in context. Plenary: A final puzzle in a different context (area), that could be solved using connected ratios and should stimulate some discussion. Printable worksheets and answers included. Please review if you buy as any feedback is appreciated!

This connectives / conjunctions poster presents 45 words to help students link sentences – thus making their work more eloquent. A connective / conjunction is a word or phrase that links clauses or sentences. The connectives / conjunctions poster has been created in high resolution – A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) – so that you can use it as a classroom display. However, it will print perfectly well in other paper sizes, such as A4.

These PowerPoint slides can easily be printed, laminated and displayed in the classroom. They give examples (with translations) of key cconnectives to include in the writing and speaking GCSEs.

1 LESSON. SUPER CHEAP! Resource is a complete lesson that teaches pupils how to accurately use comparative connectives. Ideal for KS3. Resource includes the following: * Do Now/Starter activity - pupils attempt to choose the appropriate connectives (fill in the blanks) * Title with date and tiered learning objectives (RAG) * THINK-PAIR-SHARE activity where pupils examine two advertising campaigns and compare the language * Main task with success criteria, challenge activities and support. Also includes a modelled outcome for pupils * Peer assessment activity with success criteria * Plenary - WWW/EBI