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 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