This Real Grammar KS2 resources pack provides everything that you need to successfully explore fronted adverbials and how they are punctuated with your pupils in Year 4 or to revisit this learning. Teaching slides, worksheets, games and an opportunity to apply the new learning in a writing task are all included to create a complete resource to teach adverbs.
Pupils will need to be familiar with adverbs before completing the activities in this resource pack.
What is a fronted adverbial?
A fronted adverbial is an adverbial that comes at the beginning of a sentence and it modifies the verb in the sentence. A comma must be placed after a fronted adverbial. Fronted adverbials can show time, manner, frequency or number, or place. An adverb can be used as a fronted adverbial.
Fronted adverbial showing time
- All of a sudden, the branch snapped from the tree.
The fronted adverbial shows when the branch snapped (all of a sudden).
Fronted adverbial showing manner
- Nervously, I peered around the corner.
The fronted adverbial shows how the person acted while peering (nervously).
Fronted adverbial showing frequency or number
- Occasionally, the headteacher taught year 6.
The fronted adverbial shows how often the headteacher taught year 6 (occasionally).
Fronted adverbial showing place
- In the city, large crowds had gathered.
The fronted adverbial shows where the crowds gathered (in the city).
What is included in this fronted adverbial KS2 resource pack?
This pack is divided into five parts:
TEACH
This section includes PowerPoint teaching slides and teaching notes with an optional script to introduce fronted adverbials (punctuated with a comma). It can also be used to revisit this aspect of grammar with pupils.
PRACTISE
An independent activity for pupils to practise using what they have been taught, allowing teachers to assess understanding.
REVISIT
A series of short, 10-minute activities that can be used following the TEACH session to revisit and rehearse what has been taught. These may be short writing tasks, grammar games or editing/proofreading activities.
APPLY
A short writing task where pupils can use the grammar skills taught in context to produce independent writing.
REVISE
Five SATs style test questions, including cloze activities and multiple choice quiz questions, based on the grammar that has been taught.
Teachers can choose which section of the resource pack to use according to their pupils’ needs and could use the activities over a series of lessons or weeks
Teacher notes are provided to show how these quality resources could be used with pupils.
How is this resource pack differentiated?
The PRACTISE and REVISE sections include three activities differentiated for three levels of ability:
- Worksheet 1 for pupils who may need support. Questions will have a lower cognitive domain (what is being asked of pupils) and/or vocabulary used may be simplified where possible.
- Worksheet 2 for pupils working at age related expectations.
- Worksheet 3 for pupils who may need an additional challenge and may be working at a greater depth in this area. Questions will have a higher cognitive domain with more challenging vocabulary.
SUPPORT and CHALLENGE ideas are also included in the teacher notes of each section where relevant, with ideas of how to support pupils working towards the expected standard or at greater depth in this area.
What pupil-facing resources are included?
PPT slides; model text ‘Catching a train’; fronted adverbials mat
Practise 1, Practise 2 and Practise 3 worksheets
Game 1, game 2, game 3
PDF images of modes of transport, planning sheet
PPT slides; Revise 1, Revise 2 and Revise 3 worksheets
Answer sheets for all worksheets are provided, where appropriate.