English · Stage 5
Linking Paragraphs
Writing — group ideas into clear paragraphs and link them with connectives (firstly, however, meanwhile, as a result) so your writing flows
✦ English📘 Stage 5 · S5⏱ ~12 min🧒 Ages 9–10★ Free to start
I can organise my writing into paragraphs and join them with linking words.
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Kavi's Stepping Stones
"When I cross the stream, I hop from stone to stone — each one carries me to the next," said Kavi. "Writing works the same way! Each paragraph holds one idea, and little linking words — firstly, however, meanwhile, as a result — are the stepping stones that carry your reader smoothly from one idea to the next."
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What your child will learn
1Group ideas, then link themPut sentences about ONE idea together in a paragraph, and start a NEW paragraph when the topic, time or place changes. Then use linking words to carry the reader from one idea — and one paragraph — to the next. Different linking words do different jobs.
2Sort each linking word into its job
3Follow the linking wordsTap each line to hear it. Notice how the linking words carry you from one idea to the next, and what each one is doing.
4Choppy writing vs linked writingRead both. Which one carries the reader smoothly from idea to idea? Tap each card.
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A peek inside
Two ideas: 'The sky grew dark.' and 'The picnic was called off.' Which linking word joins them best — 'however' or 'as a result'?
the dark sky CAUSED the picnic to be called off → this is a result, not a contrast
Try this at home: Linking words like 'firstly', 'next' and 'finally' show what about the ideas?
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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