{"product_id":"year-5-sentence-openers-teacher-slides-australian-curriculum","title":"Year 5: Sentence Openers Teacher Slides","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGifted and Talented Teacher creates high-quality teaching resources and printable teacher resources designed to support calm, organised, and engaging learning environments. From curriculum-aligned teaching tools to functional classroom decor, our resources are classroom-ready and designed to save teachers time.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"504\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"504\"\u003eTeach sentence openers and textual cohesion with this comprehensive teacher slide deck, designed to explicitly show students how authors use sentence beginnings to connect ideas, maintain focus and guide readers through a paragraph.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"804\"\u003eBuilt around the \u003cstrong data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"546\"\u003eI Do, We Do, You Do\u003c\/strong\u003e model, this lesson sequence takes students from explicit teacher modelling to guided practice and independent application. Students explore how sentence openers introduce, revisit and develop a topic, creating cohesive paragraphs with a clear flow of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"804\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThese teacher slides can be used independently. \u003cstrong data-end=\"292\" data-start=\"283\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Where the teacher slides reference printable independent activities, these are available in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/giftedandtalentedteacher.com\/products\/year-5-bundle-sentence-openers-lesson-plan-slides-and-activities-australian-curriculum\"\u003efull lesson bundle here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"1194\"\u003eThrough model texts, collaborative discussion and structured learning experiences, students identify sentence openers, analyse how they create cohesion across sentences and investigate how pronouns, connectives and purposeful language choices strengthen paragraph writing. Students then apply their understanding by writing cohesive paragraphs using effective and varied sentence openers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"17fvmi1\" data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1244\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1244\"\u003eWhat's included in this lesson sequence?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10662cg\" data-start=\"1246\" data-end=\"1343\"\u003eClear learning intentions and success criteria focused on sentence openers and textual cohesion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1my1lgk\" data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1422\"\u003eExplicit teaching of how sentence beginnings guide readers and connect ideas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1s4gv9e\" data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003eModelled examples demonstrating cohesive paragraph writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1eawzns\" data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1540\"\u003eGuided analysis of sentence openers in authentic texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"194tvmi\" data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1615\"\u003eExplicit teaching of pronouns, connectives and cohesive language choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sfqhlp\" data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1698\"\u003eStructured practice writing cohesive paragraphs with purposeful sentence openers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"66yoef\" data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1757\"\u003eBuilt-in check-ins for learning to monitor understanding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1n14rez\" data-start=\"1758\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003eA reflective exit ticket to inform next-step teaching and differentiation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"2053\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"2053\"\u003ePerfect for upper primary classrooms, this lesson sequence helps students develop cohesive writing, strengthen paragraph structure and confidently use sentence openers to create clear, connected and engaging texts.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"90\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e PowerPoint Slides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2422\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAligned to Australian Curriculum Outcome:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUnderstand how texts can be made cohesive by using the starting point of a sentence or paragraph to give prominence to the message and to guide the reader through the text. 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