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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Which One? Listening Comprehension Exercise
An Interactive PowerPoint where students choose an image to match an aural description.
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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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Persuasive Texts Writing Task - All Families Should Own a Pet
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned persuasive text.
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Readers' Theatre Script - Solar Force Five
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 8 years and over.
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Writing A Persuasive Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a persuasive text.
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Reading Response Character Report – Template
A comprehension template for students to write a character report about the text they have been reading.
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Reading Fluency – Zebras (Year 3)
A nonfiction text to use when assessing students’ fluency.
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5 Procedure Writing Stimulus Sheets
Writing stimulus sheets with a procedure focus.
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Ph Digraph Poster
A poster showing words and pictures for ph digraphs.
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Colour Me Carefully – Geometric Animals – Worksheets
Hone in on your KS2 pupils' speaking and listening skills with this barrier activity.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Distinguishing Between Real And Make-Believe
A set of comprehension task cards to help students distinguish between real and make-believe when reading.
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Persuasive Texts Writing Scaffold
A one page scaffolding sheet which can be used to write a persuasive text.
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Dolch Sight Words List – Complete Set
Practise word recognition with our set of 8 Dolch Sight Word Lists.
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Narrative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 4
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their narrative writing.
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Editing Passage Task Cards - Year 3
A set of 20 editing passage task cards with answers.
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Sentence Saga Literacy Activity (Silly Sentences)
Words and punctuation marks are jumbled everywhere. It’s your task to combine them into sentences that make sense!
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Writing a Shape Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a shape poem.
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Movie Versus Book Popcorn and Drink Review - Template
Templates that students can compare and review a movie and a book with the same title, then construct them into a 3D popcorn box and movie drink cup.
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Verb Charades Active Game
An active game that allows students to consolidate their understanding of action verbs.
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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 4
A visual display for your classroom to help students 'bump up' their persuasive writing.
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Bookwork Expectations Posters
A checklist for students to refer to when displaying bookwork.
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Modality Words Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students’ understanding of high modality and low modality words.
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Narrative Writing Planning Template
A template for students to use when planning a narrative text.
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Readers' Theatre Script - Triple Trouble
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 8 years and over.
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Real Or Make-Believe - Blank Character Profile
A teaching resource to help teach your students the difference between real and make-believe.
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Narrative Plot Structure Story Mountain Template
Use a story mountain template to help your students write narrative texts.
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Persuasive Text Structure Posters
Posters to help introduce the basic structure of persuasive writing.
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Persuasive Texts Writing Task - Zoos Are No Place for Animals
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned persuasive text.
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Improving Persuasive Texts Worksheets
3 pieces of text for students to rewrite in order to make them more persuasive.
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Persuasive Planning Template
A planning template to assist students in writing a well-structured persuasive text.
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Editing Passages PowerPoint - Year 3
A 42 slide editable PowerPoint template containing editing passages with answers.
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60 Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A 144 page comprehension resource pack to help students apply comprehension strategies when reading.