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1 Let's look together
And can join words or ideas. We can say 'cats and dogs'. We can also join two little sentences.
Read the joined sentence aloud. Both parts should still make sense together.
The sun is out.We can play.The sun is out and we can play.
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
I start with 'I can hop.' and 'I can jump.' I join them: 'I can hop and I can jump.' I keep one full stop at the end.
3 Your turn
Join 'The cat sleeps' and 'the dog rests' with and.
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Let's check together
The cat sleeps and the dog rests.
4 Try it away from the page
Say two related things about a toy. Join them with and. Write and reread your sentence with an adult.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Teach joining words and clauses with and. Avoid a requirement for formal clause terminology at this point.
Read instructions aloud. Word-reading practice must match the child's taught sounds. The phonics pages support, but do not replace, the school's systematic synthetic phonics programme. Shared stories are adult-read unless the child can decode them. Re-read and practise daily.
Join words and clauses using and.
Say sentences before writing and sequence a short narrative.