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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Is It True? Listening Activity
Practise your students' listening skills with this listening activity.
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Modality Words Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students’ understanding of high modality and low modality words.
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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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Low and High Modality Words – Worksheet
A sorting activity for low and high modality words.
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Nouns, Proper Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs and Conjunctions Posters
Enhance student understanding of the 8 parts of speech with these colourful, informative and easily-referenced grammar wall posters.
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Introduction to Narrative Features PowerPoint - Year 3 and Year 4
A 23 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the features of narrative texts.
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Persuasive Devices Sorting Activity
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing persuasive devices.
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Persuasive Sentence Starters
Have your students begin their persuasive writing with a strong sentence starter.
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Bookwork Expectations Posters
A checklist for students to refer to when displaying bookwork.
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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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Which One? Listening Comprehension Exercise
An Interactive PowerPoint where students choose an image to match an aural description.
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Contractions Worksheet Pack
A set of 4 worksheets to use when teaching contractions.
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Spelling Task Cards
A set of 57 spelling task cards.
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Metaphors Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of metaphors.
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Coordinating Conjunctions Dice Game - Worksheet
A hands on activity for students to create 8 sided dice and play an interactive game involving conjunctions.
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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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5 Persuasive Writing Stimulus Sheets
Writing stimulus sheets for persuasive writing.
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Rhetorical Questions Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of rhetorical questions.
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Real Or Make-Believe - Animal Picture Sorting Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students the difference between real and make-believe.
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'For' and 'Against' Sorting Activity - All Children Should Play Weekend Sport
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing students to the persuasive text type.
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Inference Scenario - Ducks in Space Worksheet
Part of a series of inference scenario worksheets to use when teaching your students how to infer information from images.
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Finding The Main Idea - Comprehension Task (Turtles)
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.
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Reading Response Visualising – Template
A comprehension template for students to practise visualising.
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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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Colour by Parts of Speech - Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives - Whale
Review parts of speech by colouring nouns, verbs and adjectives on the whale.
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Contractions PowerPoint
A 24-slide editable PowerPoint template about contractions.
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Contractions Bingo
Thirty-two bingo cards using contractions.
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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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The Loudest Sound in the World – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative about a princess who demands to hear the loudest sound in the world.
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Similes Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of similies.
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Summarise Poster
A poster highlighting how to summarise when reading a piece of text.
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Simile Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a simile poem.