This resource introduces children to the use of when openers, helping them understand how starting sentences with time phrases can make writing clearer and more organised. Through clear explanations, guided examples and interactive activities, pupils learn how to begin sentences with words and phrases such as yesterday, before lunch and in the holidays. Designed with differentiated tasks to support a range of abilities, this pack shows children how when openers can be used in stories, diaries and recounts to order events and engage the reader, while giving them plenty of opportunities to practise writing their own.