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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Reciprocal Teaching Role Cards
A set of 4 colourful reciprocal teaching role cards to assign to students during guided reading groups.
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Reciprocal Teaching Role Bookmarks
A set of 4 colourful bookmarks explaining reciprocal teaching roles.
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Roll to Create a Silly Book Title
A fun, hands-on literacy activity using a dice and chart to create a silly book title.
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Reciprocal Teaching Role Posters
A set of 4 colourful posters explaining reciprocal teaching roles.
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Un- and Dis- Prefixes Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of un- and dis- prefixes.
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Paragraphs in Informative Writing - Poster and Planning Template
A poster and planning template to use when studying informative texts.
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Prefixes and Suffixes Worksheets
A set of 24 prefixes and suffixes worksheets for students to use when learning about common prefixes and suffixes.
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Informative Writing Word Wall
A set of 36 vocabulary words related to informative texts and informative writing.
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Prefixes and Suffixes Tree Poster and Worksheet
Use this set of tree themed resources to help your students think of prefixes and suffixes from root words.
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Prefixes and Suffixes Posters
A set of educational posters for explaining some common prefixes and suffixes.
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10 Fascinating Facts About the Golden Gate Bridge – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 3).
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Topic Sentence Starter Cards
A pack of 32 narrative, persuasive and report writing sentence starter cards.
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Narrative Sentence Starter Cards
Thirty sentence starter cards for narratives.
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Christmas Code Cracker Whole Class Game
A whole class game that consolidates your students’ knowledge with Christmas fun!
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Writing Rotation Classroom Display
Guided writing classroom display to organise your classroom and their daily activities.
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Spelling Rotation Classroom Display
Guided spelling classroom display to organise your classroom and their daily activities.
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Much or Many Poster
A poster highlighting when to use much or many in a sentence.
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Healthy Lifestyle - Advertising Challenge
A fun advertising challenge to use in the classroom for students to persuade others to live a healthy lifestyle.
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Understanding Sequence - Jack and the Beanstalk
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to understand sequence when reading.
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Sequencing Text - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to understand sequence when reading.
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Sequencing Life Events - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to understand sequence when reading.
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Making Predictions from Sentences - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Reading Rotation Classroom Display
Guided reading classroom display to organise your classroom and their daily activities.
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Making Predictions - Recording Cards
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Making Predictions with Pictures - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to make predictions when reading.
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Procedure Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the procedure text type, including an annotated example.
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Procedural Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the procedural recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Information Report Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the information report text type, including an annotated example.
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Factual Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the factual recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Explanation Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the explanation text type, including an annotated example.
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Reading Detectives Worksheets
8 reading detective worksheets to use during guided reading sessions in the classroom.
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Writing Ninjas Bump it Up Data Wall Display
A ninja themed Bump It Up Wall for writing to display in your classroom.