Practice sentence construction, conjunctions, and punctuation with Writing Beach
From $27.50 a year.
For ages 7+.
Nouns, adjectives and verbs can be concepts that are difficult for children to grasp. Nessy breaks these down in a fun way making it memorable. The program goes on to cover sentence structure and punctuation, helping children get their ideas onto paper.
There are lots of supporting printable activities which help children improve their writing in small steps. The physical act of writing is important to literacy development so children not only learn using digital activities on the screen but also put pencil to paper.
“We love Nessy Writing Beach. It builds up the students confidence step by step and gives the teacher great planning ideas for games when developing more interesting sentences for story or poetry writing.”
- Deborah
Contents
Lesson 1: Sentence Construction
- What makes a complete sentence?
- Capital letters and full stops
- How to construct a sentence
- Writing motivation
Lesson 2: Joining Words (Conjunctions)
- Understanding conjunctions and when to use them
- Using the right conjunction
- How conjunctions join clauses
Lesson 3: Punctuation
- Understanding commas, exclamation marks, question marks, apostrophes
- When to use, how they help form sentences
Lesson 4: Bullet Point Plans
- Planning a sentence or writing a description
- Identifying the key subject of the sentence
- Writing clearly
Lesson 5: Parts of Speech (Nouns, Adjectives and Verbs)
- Understanding there are different types of words and their definitions
- Building sentences using different parts of speech
Lesson 6: Past Tense and Irregular Verbs
- What they are
- How they change a word
- When to use them
Lesson 7: Descriptive Writing
- Use a simple plan to help write a poem or description
- Utilizing visual thinking and creativity
Lesson 8: Planning a Paragraph
- How to structure link ideas into a paragraph
- How to use a topic sentence
Lesson 9: Story Plans and Writing
- Use a simple plan to help organize and develop ideas
Lesson 10: Advanced Skills
- Use different types of clauses to vary sentence construction
- Develop visualization to aid memory
- Activities to develop listening skills
Features
- Games to practice punctuation
- Videos demonstrate how to plan and improve written expression
- Printable resources to motivate and support
- Understand nouns, verbs and adjectives
- Develops writing skills in a structured, step-by-step system
Writing Beach
From $27.50/year