Text Types Teaching Resources for Year 3
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric - Narrative Writing
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' narrative writing.
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Explanation Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an explanation text.
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The Penalty Kick - Write a New Ending to a Story Activity
Promote resilience and boost narrative writing skills with a football-themed ‘Write a New Ending to a Story’ reading prompt and writing activity for National Simultaneous Storytime 2026.
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Adapt a Short Story – Change the Narrative Setting
Explore the role the narrative setting plays within a story with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet for primary students.
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Persuasive Paragraph Topic Sentences – Digital Template
Unlock persuasive writing paragraph starters with this ready-to-use slide deck designed to inspire confident, well-structured writing.
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Write An Adventure Story - Digital Writing Activity
Teach your students to plan and write an Adventure Story with an interactive digital writing activity.
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Letter Writing PowerPoint
Download this letter writing PowerPoint to teach students about the purpose, audience and structure of letters through an engaging and easy-to-follow presentation.
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Biography Poster Project Cut-Outs
Download this biography poster project containing engaging cut-outs that help students design an eye-catching and informative display about a person of their choice.
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Biography Graphic Organiser Pack
Use this biography graphic organiser pack to simplify the process of planning and presenting biographical information for your students.
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Poetry Cloze Passage Worksheets
Use these poetry cloze worksheets to introduce your students to various types of poetry in a fun and engaging way.
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Country Report – Mini Book Template
Download this information report template to use when teaching informative writing to primary students.
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Magical Story Starters Task Cards
Get your students writing magical stories with this set of story starter task cards.
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Creative Writing Prompt Choice Boards - Lower Primary
Encourage your little learners to write with fun writing prompts for years 1 and 2.
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Explanation Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this explanation text with annotations to help students identify the structure of an explanation.
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Persuasive Devices Crossword
Familiarise your students with the most common persuasive devices with an engaging crossword puzzle.
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Persuasive Device Definitions – Match-Up Worksheet
Have students match the persuasive devices with their definitions using this simple one-page worksheet.
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Persuasive Writing Project (My Favourite Season)
Explore persuasive writing with this persuasive writing project focusing on a student’s favourite season.
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Persuasive Writing Planning Flipbook
Explore the persuasive writing structure in this engaging persuasive writing flipbook.
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Persuasive Writing Interactive (Design Your Own Pizza)
Explore persuasive writing with this fun pizza-themed interactive activity.
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Free Persuasive Writing Display Banners
Create a fun persuasive writing classroom display with these fun looking display banners.
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Let's Research! Information Report Templates
Conduct, organise, and display research about books, people, planets, animals, states, and countries with a versatile set of report writing templates.
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Explanation Text Template
Use this explanation text template to help your students correctly structure their explanatory writing.
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Poetry Vocabulary Words – Word Wall
Display and discuss vocabulary related to poetry and figurative language with a set of 30 word wall cards.
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Recount Writing Checklist Pack
Use this recount writing checklist pack when teaching your students how to edit their writing.
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Recount Writing Word Wall
A set of 30 vocabulary words related to recount writing.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric for Poetry
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess student's poetry.
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Roll to Create a Musical Story – Dice Game
Get your students writing musical stories during Book Week 2026 with this engaging and interactive dice game.
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Narrative Paragraph Topic Sentences – Digital Template
Discover narrative paragraph topic ideas designed to inspire creativity and help students confidently write engaging narrative paragraphs.
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Adventure Storytelling Cubes & Writing Templates
Use our Adventure Storytelling Dice templates to create an engaging Book Week Writing Activity.
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Finish the Pirate Adventure Story - Book Week Writing Template
Turn Book Week into a writing adventure with a printable Pirate Adventure-Themed Book Week Writing Template.
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Topic Sentence Starter Examples Slideshow
Spark creativity with this topic sentence starter examples slideshow that provides your students with writing prompts across three writing genres.
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Friendly Letter Example Pack
Download this friendly letter example set featuring five model letters with labelled and unlabelled versions, perfect for teaching students the structure of a friendly letter.