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We know that giving children regular practice to construct sentences – of different patterns, lengths and to suit different text types will help them develop as confident and versatile writers.

Keeping it fun is obviously the best way – the ability to manipulate language has to be seen as an enjoyable challenge – but children need to understand that it doesn’t happen overnight.  It is the regular practice at playing with language that will make the difference over time.

Start orally – get children to also rehearse what they want to say by talking it through. Let them see that trying different things out – and not just going with their first idea- will improve their ideas and ultimately their longer pieces of writing.

Using activities like these as quick, fun warmups or starters will build up a repertoire of language possibilities.

Just do it and do it often – (there’s a joke there but I won’t …)

Here's a FREE pdf Having Fun with Sentences - Ten Ideas that can be used and adapted over and over.

This file will also be available with all the other resources on the TC Network

It's FREE to join - why not check it out today?

And if you're after a more comprehensive pack of ideas  -

have a look at 'IT'S A CASE OF GRAMMAR'

with Over 100 Ideas for Teaching  Grammar in active ways.

Have Fun with Sentences!

Grammar Case