before and after

• ‘Before’ and ‘after’ are subordinating conjunctions that tell us the order that events happen in. 

• When a sentence begins with ‘before’ or ‘after’ and one action (what happens), we need to complete the sentence by adding a related action with the correct order.    

Poll

Before you start your work, make sure you write your name on the page.

• yes

• no

Poll

After he set up his desk for the day, Sam left to go home.

• yes

• no

Poll

After he climbed on the playground, Jack felt hot and tired. 

• yes

• no

Poll

Before Mia played on the swings, she put her pajamas on.

• yes

• no

Jack and Jill

Matching Sentences

The Jones Family

Multiple Choice

Before Jack and Jill went up the hill,

• they fell down the hill.

• they got a pail.

Multiple Choice

After Jack and Jill went up the hill,

• they fell down the hill.

• they got a pail.

Multiple Choice

Before the Jones family went to the beach,

• they washed off all of the sand.

• they put sunscreen on.

Multiple Choice

After the Jones family went to the beach,

• they washed off all of the sand.

• they put sunscreen on.

​Eyes on my screen

Open Ended

Before class today,

Open Ended

After class today,

Open Ended

Before summer vacation,

Open Ended

After summer vacation,