English
By the beginning of year 3, pupils should be able to read books written at an age-appropriate interest level. They should be able to read them accurately and at a speed that is sufficient for them to focus on understanding what they read rather than on decoding individual words. They should be able to decode most new words outside their spoken vocabulary, making a good approximation to the word’s pronunciation. As their decoding skills become increasingly secure, teaching should be directed more towards developing their vocabulary and the breadth and depth of their reading, making sure that they become independent, fluent and enthusiastic readers who read widely and frequently. They should be developing their understanding and enjoyment of stories, poetry, plays and non-fiction, and learning to read silently. They should also be developing their knowledge and skills in reading non-fiction about a wide range of subjects. They should be learning to justify their views about what they have read: with support at the start of year 3 and increasingly independently by the end of year 4.
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Informative Texts Writing Task - Elephants
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Glorious Grammar Volume 1 - Worksheet Book
50 activities in one booklet which all revolve around learning grammar in the classroom.
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Word of the Week Flip Book - Year 3
A 43 page flip book for introducing new vocabulary to year 3 students.
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Narrative Writing Planning Template
A template for students to use when planning a narrative text.
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Multiple Meaning Match-Up Cards (Black and White Version)
16 match-up puzzles to use in the classroom when identifying homonyms.
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Persuasive Language Devices Worksheet Pack
A set of 8 worksheets to help introduce persuasive language devices.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Imagery
A worksheet to help students understand imagery in poetry.
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Grammar Worksheet Pack – Lower Primary
A 13 page worksheet pack to consolidate the learning of different grammar concepts in the early years.
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Find Four Icebreaker Activity
Use our fun, quick icebreakers to help your students ‘Find Four’ new classmates to make friends with on the first day of school.
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18 Editing and Proofreading Worksheets – Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation
Use these editing and proofreading worksheets to add daily editing practice to your lesson plans.
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Monster Magic - Reading Comprehension Activity
A fun reading comprehension activity in which students follow a set of instructions to create their own magic monster.
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Character Traits Template
A graphic template to record characters traits.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Overused Adjectives
A word wheel of synonyms and similar words that could be used instead of some commonly overused adjectives.
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Understand Sequence Poster
A poster highlighting how to sequence when reading a piece of text.
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Recall Facts and Details Poster
A poster highlighting how to recall facts and details when reading a piece of text.
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Reciprocal Teaching Role Bookmarks
A set of 4 colourful bookmarks explaining reciprocal teaching roles.
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Punctuation Sentence Challenge Worksheet
A teaching resource to help consolidate the students’ knowledge of punctuation.
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Hyperbole Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of hyperbole.
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Bookwork Expectations Posters
A checklist for students to refer to when displaying bookwork.
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Hermes' Hocus Pocus – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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Sequencing Activity - Dogs Make the Best Pets (Persuasive Text) - Simplified Version
A sequencing task using a simple persuasive text.
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Low and High Modality Words – Worksheet
A sorting activity for low and high modality words.
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Emotive Language Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of emotive language.
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Rhetorical Questions Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of rhetorical questions.
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Writing An Explanation Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an explanation text.
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Writing A Report Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a report.
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Types of Sentences Posters
A set of 7 posters outlining the structure of various types of sentences.
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Writing A Procedure Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a procedural text.
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Writing A Recount Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a recount.
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Improving Procedure Texts Worksheets
3 procedure texts for students to rewrite to make them more detailed.
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'For' and 'Against' Sorting Activity (Complete Set)
A set of 5 sorting activities to use when introducing students to the persuasive text type.
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Persuasive Text Structure Posters
Posters to help introduce the basic structure of persuasive writing.