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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Metaphors Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of metaphors.
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Modality Words Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students’ understanding of high modality and low modality words.
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Writing A Biography Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a biography.
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Writing An Information Report Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an information report.
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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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Writing A Narrative Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a narrative.
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Kn, Ph & Wr Digraph Sound Cards
Use our Digraph Sound Cards to introduce your students to kn, ph and wr digraph words.
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Ch Digraph Poster
A poster showing words and pictures for ch digraphs.
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Rules for Plurals - s, es, ies, ves
A useful poster for explaining some of the different rules for plurals.
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Biography of a Paralympian – Inquiry-Based Project
Have your students investigate the life and achievements of a famous Paralympic athlete with this inquiry-based learning project.
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Writing Checklists - Various Genres
Use these Writing Checklists to ensure that your students have everything they need in their pieces of writing.
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Conjunction Vocabulary - Worksheet
Students used this worksheet to create imaginative worksheets based around given conjunctions
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Welcome to Australia! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a country profile from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 2).
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Make Connections Poster
A poster highlighting how to make connections when reading a piece of text.
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Low and High Modality Words – Worksheet
A sorting activity for low and high modality words.
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Rhetorical Questions Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of rhetorical questions.
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Past Tense, Present Tense and Future Tense Posters
A set of four posters providing simple descriptions and examples of past, present and future tense.
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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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Persuasive Text Structure Posters
Posters to help introduce the basic structure of persuasive writing.
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Comprehension - Hansel and Gretel
A comprehension activity using a known fairy tale.
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Modality Word Wall with Information
A set of 56 vocabulary words based on the degrees of modality in persuasive writing.
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'Their, There, They're' Visual Learning Guide
A poster for visual learners to easily differentiate between the definitions of their, there and they're.
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Persuasive Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the persuasive text type, including an annotated example.
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Persuasive Sentence Starters
Have your students begin their persuasive writing with a strong sentence starter.
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Goals - Writing (Key Stage 2 - Upper)
Twenty-five writing goal cards for key stage 2 - upper.
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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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Wheely Wonderful Words – Emotional States Vocabulary
A word wheel of synonyms and similar words used to describe emotional states.
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Biography Writing Checklist
Now your students can make sure that they have everything they need in their biography.
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Applying Reading Comprehension Strategies Worksheets
A collection of worksheets to enable students to apply reading comprehension strategies.
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Successful Sentences – Sentence Construction Cards
Word cards for constructing complex sentences.
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Writing An Informational Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an informational text.
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Simile Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a simile poem.