Writing Transitions Teacher Resources

This article focuses on transition words and phrases including how to explain them to children and providing lists of transition words and phrases by types such as Time and Sequence, Cause and Effect, and Conclusion. It also provides a...

This lesson goes over illustration transition words and how they are used. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Illustrative Transition Words." [2:20]

This article offers a detailed activity to introduce transition words.

Emphatic transition words are used to convey confidence and clarify relationships. This slideshow lesson gives examples and shows how and why they are useful.

In this lesson, you will learn how to connect the parts of your persuasive speech by considering transition words. [5:27]

This site has a list of transitional words and phrases organized by their function in a sentence or paragraph. Because they are organized under such headings as "providing an example" and "showing conclusions," it is easy to find an...

Discusses how to transition effectively between paragraphs. Includes examples and how they can be revised to connect the ideas better. The second page of the resource has lists of transitional words and phrases categorized by how they...

This reference page focuses on compare and contrast transition words including defining transitions and compare and contrast transitions, providing a list of transition words, and showing how to use transitions in writing essays.

In this lesson, you will learn how to connect related ideas by using transition words. [5:13]

In this lesson, you will learn to locate additional details by looking for transitional words and phrases, white space, and text features. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:29]

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 19 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.4.3.C: Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence...

Links to 4 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.4.3c: Use a variety of transitional words and phrases to manage the sequence of events.

In this lesson, you will learn how to connect related ideas by using transition words. [5:31]

In this lesson, you will learn how to guide your audience through your story by using transition words. [5:19]

In this lesson, you will learn how to connect related ideas by using transition words. [5:13]

In this lesson, you will learn how to link paragraphs together by using transition words. [5:03]

In this lesson, you will learn how to link ideas and information together by using transition words and phrases. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [6:34]

In this lesson, you will learn how to guide your audience through your story by using transition words. [5:26]

In this lesson, you will learn how to strengthen your argument by creating flow throughout the essay using transition words. [5:00]

This writing packet includes all final product tasks and writing process resources for all 2nd and 3rd grade students. Lists of transition words, homophones, parts of speech, and more are included.

In this lesson, you will learn how to write a narrative response by using descriptive words to signal a setting time change. [8:11]

This slideshow lesson focuses on chronological transition words; it defines and lists the categories of transition words. It defines chronological transition words, states their purpose, provides a list of them, and shows how to write...

This lesson goes over cause and effect transition words and how they are used. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Cause and Effect Transition Words." W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans, W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion

This lesson goes over emphatic transition words and how they are used. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Emphatic Transition Words."