
Make sentence structure clear, visual and easy to apply with this colourful set of 8 Second Level Sentence Structure anchor charts, designed with the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) in mind.
These child-friendly posters break sentence construction into simple, manageable ideas, helping learners understand how sentences are built and how to make their writing clearer, more varied and more interesting.
Included in this pack:
What Makes a Sentence? – identifying the key parts of a complete sentence
Simple Sentences – understanding one main clause and one clear idea
Compound Sentences – joining two main clauses using coordinating conjunctions
Complex Sentences – combining a main clause with a subordinate clause
Sentence Openers – varying how sentences begin using time, place, adverb, -ing and question openers
Conjunctions – exploring coordinating, subordinating and correlative conjunctions
Improving Sentences – adding adjectives, stronger verbs, adverbs, conjunctions and varied openers
Varying Sentence Length – using short, medium and long sentences for rhythm, pace and effect
Key skills developed:
sentence construction • clauses • conjunctions • sentence openers • sentence variety • vocabulary • punctuation • editing • improving writing
Perfect for:
Second Level / P5–P7
Scottish Curriculum for Excellence
Literacy displays
Writing working walls
Grammar lessons
Whole-class teaching
Independent writing
Small-group support
ASN and additional support
Writing conferences
Revision and visual reminders
Each anchor chart is supplied on its own full page, making the set easy to print, laminate and display individually around your classroom.
A bright and practical resource for helping learners build stronger, clearer and more varied sentences with confidence.
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