Grammar
N5 connective

And then それから / そして

Meaning

Both connect sentences in sequence. それから = "after that / and then" (time order). そして = "and / and then / and so" (continuation, can be causal).

Formation

Notes

Interchangeable in many cases. それから emphasizes TIME ("then, after that"). そして can also mean "and so / thus" (slightly more dramatic or summative). Both can start a sentence.

Examples

I ate breakfast. After that, I went to school.

Breakdown
breakfast (object) ate and then school to went

I read a book. And then, I slept.

Breakdown
book (object) read and then slept

I went to Tokyo. After that, I also went to Osaka.

Breakdown
Tokyo to went and then Osaka also to (も attaches after に) went

He came, and then said nothing.

Breakdown
he (topic) came and and then anything did not say

First I'll do this. And then, I'll do that.

Breakdown
first this (object) do and then that (object) do