Connective Clothing

Connective Clothing is a creative resource designed to help students improve their sentence structure and add detail to their writing. Suitable for all levels, it encourages students to experiment with connectives, making their writing more varied and engaging.

Bring fun and creativity to your students’ writing with Connective Clothing—a dynamic and engaging resource designed to help students vary their sentence structures and add more detail to their writing. Whether your students are in early stages of writing or ready to refine their skills, Connective Clothing is an adaptable tool that encourages deeper thinking about how connectives can enhance their work.

What’s Inside?

• 48 Ready-Made Connective Garments: Each garment features a different connective (e.g., because, however, although, therefore). These help students “dress up” their sentences and add variety.
• 48 Blank Garments: Students can create their own connectives based on classroom learning or investigations, giving them flexibility and ownership.
• Lesson Outline: Includes ideas for sentence expansion, story building, and sentence combining.

How to Use It:

1. Dressing Up Sentences:
   After writing a basic sentence, students select a connective garment to enhance the sentence. Example:
   • The sun was shining.
   • After: The sun was shining because it was a beautiful day.
2. Sentence Expansion:
   Students choose a connective and create a new, more complex sentence. Example:
   • The sun was shining; however, it was cold.
3. Investigation and Customisation:
   Students create their own connectives using the blank garments and explore their uses in sentences.
4. Group and Class Activities:
   Students work together to share and revise sentences, experimenting with different connectives to enhance sentence variety.

Why It Works:

• Improves Sentence Structure: Students combine simple ideas into more detailed and sophisticated sentences.
• Builds Vocabulary and Grammar: Using a range of connectives reinforces understanding of sentence functions like cause, effect, and contrast.
• Engages Creativity: The interactive nature encourages students to experiment and make writing fun.
• Flexible for All Levels: Suitable for beginners to advanced writers, with options for simple or complex connectives.

Why Teachers Will Love It:

• Engaging and Fun: Adds a creative twist to sentence writing.
• Active Learning: Encourages hands-on learning and experimentation.
• Time-Saving: Ready to use with minimal prep.

Get your students excited about writing and improve their sentence skills with Connective Clothing today!