Writing Teaching Resources for Year 3
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Silent Letters PowerPoint
A 24-slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the concept of silent letters.
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Figurative Language - Football Worksheet
A worksheet using figurative language to describe football.
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Toggle Word Game
Create a random letter grid and make as many words with your class as you can before the timer runs out!
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Colour by Parts of Speech Teaching Resource Pack
A collection of colouring worksheets that use parts of speech as indicators.
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Factual Texts Types Posters Teaching Resource Pack
A set of posters about the factual text types, including annotated examples for each.
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Synonyms Posters Teaching Resource Pack
A poster pack displaying synonyms for the different words and feelings.
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Literary Text Types Posters Teaching Resource Pack
A set of posters about the literary text types, including annotated examples for each.
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Guided Writing Folder Templates and Checklists
A collection of templates to help in the setting up of guided writing in the classroom.
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Active Learning Resource Pack
Twenty-two whole class or small group active games that encourage learning through a physical setting.
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Middle Years Grammar Worksheet Teaching Resource Pack
A set of 6 grammar worksheets created for middle years.
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Adjectives Order of Comparison Resource Pack
A resource pack of posters displaying the orders of comparison for adjectives.
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Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
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Developing Persuasive Writing Skills Unit Plan - Year 3 and Year 4
This English unit addresses the genre of persuasion; specifically, how to write a well-structured persuasive text.
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Developing Informative Writing Skills Unit Plan - Year 3 and Year 4
This English unit addresses the informative text type; specifically, how to write a well-structured informative text.
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Exploring Poetry - Year 3 and Year 4 Unit Plan
This English unit addresses common poetic devices such as sound play, word play and imagery and explores how these may be applied to narrative poetry.
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Constructing a Paragraph - Modelled Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will correctly construct an informative paragraph.
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Constructing a Persuasive Paragraph Using OREO
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and use the correct paragraph structure when writing a persuasive text.
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Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write an informative text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Using A Fact File - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a fact file and scaffolding sheet to write an informative text in pairs.
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Building a Description Using Facts
A 60 minute lesson in which students will build a description of an animal, person or object using facts.
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Informative Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of informative texts.
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Face the Facts!
A 60 minute lesson designed to introduce the purpose and types of informative texts.
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Developing Procedural Writing Skills Unit Plan - Year 3 and Year 4
This English unit addresses the purpose, structure and language features of the procedure text type.
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Developing Narrative Writing Skills Unit Plan - Year 3 and Year 4
This English unit addresses the narrative text type, specifically, how to plan and write an engaging story.
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Narrative Skills - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a narrative, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Narrative Skills - Planning a Story
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently plan a setting, characters and plot for a narrative text.
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Narrative Skills - Proofreading and Editing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
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Narrative Skills - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will write a narrative, in pairs, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Narrative Skills - Sensational Story Starters
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate exciting, attention-grabbing methods of starting a story.
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Narrative Features - Developing a Plot
A 60 minute lesson in which students will develop a plot for a narrative which includes a setting, characters and a problem to be solved.
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Quotation Marks in Narrative Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the correct use of quotation marks in narrative writing.
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Narrative Features - Building a Character
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use descriptive language effectively to build a character.