Help your students solidify their use of transition words with this cute version of the classic ugly duckling story. By helping to fill in the missing transition words throughout the narrative, students will flex their sequencing and organization skills.

Children will read simple pasta directions, then select the correct transition words from the choices shown.

The use of transition words helps make writing smooth and connected. Use this exercise with your students to teach them to use linking words to connect ideas within their writing.

A lot can happen in a day! Transition words can help us organize our thoughts into a sequential story. Use this activity to teach students the importance of transition words as they tell about their day...all with the help of sentence frames!

Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.

Transition words help us to link together sentences to form a whole paragraph! Help your little writer get to know key words with some cut-out flash cards.

Children add more transition words to their sequencing arsenal in this word-sorting worksheet.

Use this exercise with your students to identify time order words in sentences, and then choose the best one to complete a series of sentences.

Everyone's heard the story of the ugly duckling, but have you met his new friend, the beastly bird? Help students learn about the importance of transition words when telling a story with this fun tale of outcasts who become fast friends!

Give your students the opportunity to practice combining ideas using transition words and conjunctions.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

Transition words are essential to good writing! They provide structure and organization by connecting ideas and sentences. Help your students become familiar with common transition words with this fun word search!

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Creating Cause and Effect Skits

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Create Your Own Story.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Making Predictions and Summarizing.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Create Your Own Story.

Get practice identifying time order words with this helpful grammar worksheet!