This lesson pack teaches pupils how to use ‘ing’ words as sentence openers to add variety and immerse the reader straight into the action. Through clear explanations, modelled examples and sentence transformations, pupils explore how ‘ing’ openers can make writing more engaging and dynamic. The PowerPoint demonstrates how to develop these openers with additional detail and combine them with techniques such as adjectives, similes and personification for greater impact. Includes opportunities for discussion, partner work and independent writing tasks, plus differentiated activity sheets for applying the skill independently.