Fronted Adverbials - PowerPoint

The educational resource introduces the concept of fronted adverbials, a key element in the English National Curriculum for Years 3 and 4. Students are encouraged to understand and use fronted adverbials to enhance their writing skills. Fronted adverbials are groups of words placed at the beginning of a sentence, which function as adverbs to provide more information about the verb. They can indicate how, when, where, and to what extent an action takes place. The importance of using a comma after a fronted adverbial is also emphasised to ensure clarity in writing. Through various activities, pupils are tasked with identifying adverbs in sentences, matching fronted adverbials to simple sentences, and rewriting paragraphs to include fronted adverbials, thus making the text more descriptive and engaging.

Students are presented with a range of exercises to reinforce their understanding of adverbs and fronted adverbials. One activity involves underlining adverbs in given sentences, such as identifying 'slowly' in "The tortoise travelled slowly up the lane." Another exercise challenges pupils to match fronted adverbials with simple sentences to create coherent and interesting statements, like pairing "Late as usual," with "the train set off." The resources also include a worksheet where students can practice adding suitable fronted adverbials to sentences, further developing their ability to use this grammatical feature effectively. Additionally, the resource incorporates a game called 'Wheel of Fronted Adverbials' to make learning interactive and fun. By engaging with these activities, pupils enhance their writing vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation skills, as per the National Curriculum requirements.