Visit the robot factory where you will mix and match various body parts to build a robot. Each correct answer earns students a new robot part, bringing their creation one step closer to completion in this engaging and grammar-rich game!

In this version, students answer multiple choice questions that focus on cohesion in writing. They’ll recognise how cohesion can be developed by repeating key words or using synonyms and antonyms. This helps students understand how writers create flow and clarity within and across sentences and paragraphs.

Let’s Build – Creating Cohesion is an ideal addition to literacy rotations, writing mini-lessons, or grammar review sessions. Students can work together or independently to complete their robot build, making grammar practise both visual and rewarding.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Recognise how cohesion can be created through repetition and related words
• ✅ Identify cohesive links using synonyms and antonyms
• ✅ Strengthen understanding of sentence and paragraph structure
• ✅ Improve writing clarity through knowledge of cohesive devices
• ✅ Engage in grammar practise through interactive, hands-on gameplay

How to Play:

1. Students read a sentence or short paragraph and answer a multiple choice question about cohesion.
2. Each correct answer earns a new robot part to add to their creation.
3. The robot is assembled piece by piece with every correct answer.
4. The game continues until all questions have been answered.
5. At the end, students see their fully built robot celebrate their success!

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during writing lessons focused on sentence and paragraph cohesion
• 💡 Great for Year 4–6 students developing deeper writing structure awareness
• 💡 Add to rotations or pair with editing tasks for a grammar-to-writing bridge
• 💡 Follow up with a writing task where students revise a paragraph to improve cohesion

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play
• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task

Let’s Build – Creating Cohesion gives students a hands-on way to explore how well-connected writing works—while building their very own robot creation!