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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Two, Too and To Homophones Poster
An educational poster for the homophones two, too and to.
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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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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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Author's Purpose Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students the different reasons authors may write.
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Summarising A Story Activity and Bookmark
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to summarise a story.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Persuasive Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Your and You're Homophones Poster
An educational poster for the homophones your and you're.
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Making Inferences - Characters Feelings
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to draw conclusions and make inferences when reading.
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Persuasive Sentence Worksheet
Some persuasive sentence starters to be completed with evidence.
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Figurative Language - Sorting Worksheet
A sorting worksheet using similes, personification, metaphors and onomatopoeia.
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Recount Writing Planning Template
A template for students to use when planning a recount.
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Compare and Contrast - Objects Worksheets
A pack of 5 worksheets comparing and contrasting pictures of similar objects.
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Their, They're and There Homophones Poster Original Design
An educational poster for the homophones their, they're and there.
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120 Comprehension Strategy Question Cards
A set of 120 open-ended question cards to help students apply comprehension strategies when reading.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Draw Conclusions and Make Inferences
A set of comprehension task cards to help students draw conclusions and make inferences when reading.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Compare And Contrast
A set of comprehension task cards to help students compare and contrast when reading.
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Dictionary Dig Activity Cards
A set of 24 dictionary activity cards.
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First, Second and Third Person Narration Posters
A set of three posters and a title page examining first, second and third person narration.
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Partner Sentence Challenge Worksheet
A teaching resource to help students consolidate the students’ knowledge of grammar and brainstorm vocabulary for writing.
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser
A graphic organiser for students to use when categorising sensory details.
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6 x Punctuation Posters
A set of 6 simple posters showing punctuation marks.
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The Hovering Hoverboard – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 2).
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-Able Suffixes Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of the suffix -able.
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Re- Prefixes Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of the prefix re-.
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Persuasive Text Planning Template (Using OREO)
A planning template for students to use when writing a persuasive text.
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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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Comprehension - Homework is Unnecessary
A comprehension activity using a persuasive text for lower grades.
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Persuasive Texts Writing Task - City Life is Better Than Country Life
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned persuasive text.
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Persuasive Devices Sorting Activity
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing persuasive devices.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint - Monitoring
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of monitoring.
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Our Solar System Cloze Worksheet
Our Solar System cloze worksheet for your students to complete.
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Sequencing Activity - Roald Dahl (Informative Text)
A sequencing task using an informative text.