Smooth Connections

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 strengthen paragraph writing by revising a choppy passage to improve flow, clarity, and cohesion. Students rewrite the paragraph by adding transitions, combining related ideas, and adjusting sentence structure, practicing how connective words and cohesive devices guide readers smoothly from one idea to the next.

Learning Goals

• Sentence and Paragraph Cohesion (Grades 4-6) – Understand how sentences connect to form a unified paragraph.
• Transition Word Use – Apply words such as however, meanwhile, and additionally to link ideas logically.
• Revising for Flow and Clarity – Improve readability by smoothing abrupt shifts and awkward breaks.
• Paragraph Structure and Coherence – Strengthen organization so ideas progress naturally.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to target common paragraph-level revision challenges.
• Focused Revision Task – Allows students to work on structure and transitions without creating new content.
• Clear Skill Application – Shows how small language changes can greatly improve writing quality.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Works well for writing workshops, small groups, independent practice, or intervention.

This printable worksheet helps students see how transitions and cohesive devices transform choppy writing into smooth, logical paragraphs. By revising for flow and connection, learners build confidence in paragraph organization, transition use, and clear communication. It is a simple, no-prep resource for classroom and homeschool settings that strengthens coherence, readability, and effective writing structure.

This worksheet is part of our Descriptive Paragraph Structure Worksheets collection.