Conjunctions Presentation

The "Conjunctions Presentation" by KS2Gems is an educational resource tailored for Year 3 students to enhance their grammar skills, specifically in using conjunctions to express time, place, and cause. The PowerPoint presentation, along with accompanying activities, serves as a comprehensive resource bank for teachers to adapt according to their class needs. The presentation is structured into sections, each containing a mix of whole-class instruction, group and paired activities, and independent work. The level of support provided is left to the discretion of the class teacher, allowing for a flexible approach to teaching this aspect of grammar.

The presentation covers three main types of conjunctions: time, place, and cause. Time conjunctions are used to sequence events and can be placed either in the middle or at the beginning of a sentence, as illustrated with examples involving a character named George. Place conjunctions indicate the location of an event and are similarly versatile in sentence placement. The presentation provides a list of conjunctions for each category and includes exercises to identify missing conjunctions in given sentences. Cause conjunctions are explained as connectors of two complete sentences to explain why an event happened, with examples and a list of conjunctions to use. The presentation also includes a 'Conjunctions Hunt' activity, where children find examples of conjunctions in a text, and several 'Writing Challenge' prompts that encourage students to write paragraphs using the conjunctions they've learned.