Using the acronym I SAW A WABUB, you can introduce a wider range of subordinating conjunctions to pupils in Year 3 and Year 4.
In KS1 and 2, we teach pupils to recognise and use a range of subordinating conjunctions. In Year 2, we introduce subordination with the conjunctions ‘when’, ‘if’, ‘that’ and ‘because’, with further examples taught in KS2.
But how can you support pupils to recognise subordinating conjunctions and use a range in their independent writing?
This classroom display pack has a visual image that you can display in your classroom for pupils to refer to when writing independently.
A poster, word mats and pupil-facing worksheets are all included for use in the classroom for pupils to help them to identify subordinating conjunctions when reading and use them in their own writing.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
A subordinating conjunction introduces a subordinate clause to add information to a main clause (we introduce the term ‘subordinate clause’ in Year 3) to create a multiclause sentence.
We introduce pupils to a wider range of subordinating conjunctions in Year 3, building on the four learnt in Year 2 (because, if, when and that).
I SAW A WABUB list
Here we list the subordinating conjunctions introduced in this I SAW A WABUB resource pack:
- I - if
- S - since
- A - after
- W - when
- A - although
- W - while
- A - as
- B - because
- U - until
- B - before
What’s in this KS2 subordinating conjunction resource?
- I SAW A WABUB display poster
- I SAW A WABUB word mat
- I SAW A WABUB word strips
- I SAW A WABUB blank template
National Curriculum programme of study links
Year 3/4
- Pupils should be taught to extend the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although