and then…
A Write On Activity

Once upon a time there was a little girl who loved to talk.

She talked to everyone, but she had one problem, she loved to use the words, “and then.”

Can you help her?  Rewrite the following without using “and then.”
1.  And then we did our homework together.

Answer:
We did our homework together.

Rewrite the following without using “and then.”
2.  And then the dog ate my homework.

Answer:
2.  The dog ate my homework.

Rewrite the following without using “and then.”
3.  And then my teacher was angry with me.

Rewrite the following without using “and then.”
3.  My teacher was angry with me.

Rewrite the following without using “and then.”
4.  And then I had to go to the office.

Rewrite the following without using “and then.”
4. I had to go to the office.

Rewrite the following without using “and then.”
5.  And then my dad got angry.

Answer:
5.  My dad got angry.

Rewrite the following without using “and then.”
6.  And then I told my teacher the next day that my dad said if I didn’t turn in my homework again, someone was going to be in trouble.

Rewrite the following without using “and then.”
6. I told my teacher the next day that my dad said if I didn’t turn in my homework again, someone was going to be in trouble.