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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Informative Texts Writing Task - Elephants
A writing activity to help students construct an informative text based on factual information.
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Angry Outbursts – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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Book Review Worksheet
A book review and summary card for comprehension learning.
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Informative Paragraphs Sequencing Activity
6 jumbled informative paragraphs for students to sequence in the correct order.
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Prefixes and Suffixes Posters
A set of educational posters for explaining some common prefixes and suffixes.
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Renewable vs Non-Renewable Energy Sources – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 2).
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Action, Saying, Thinking and Relating Verb Poster
A poster giving the definition and examples of action, saying, thinking and relating verbs.
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Narrative Paragraphs Sequencing Activity
6 jumbled narrative paragraphs for students to sequence in the correct order.
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Narrative Writing Checklist (Simplified Version)
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their narrative writing.
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Earth Watch – Drowning in Plastic Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article about plastic pollution in our oceans.
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Seven Sensational Story Starters PowerPoint
A 10 slide editable PowerPoint template of story starters to use in narrative writing.
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5 Persuasive Writing Stimulus Sheets
Writing stimulus sheets for persuasive writing.
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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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Narrative Writing Planning Template
A template for students to use when planning a narrative text.
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Readers' Theatre Script - Rhyme Time
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 8 years and over.
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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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Story Sequencing - Template
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to sequence important events when reading.
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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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Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser
A graphic organiser for students to use when categorising sensory details.
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Our Solar System Cloze Worksheet
Our Solar System cloze worksheet for your students to complete.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint - Summarising
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of summarising.
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What Happened Next? Jack and the Beanstalk Writing Template
Finish the Jack and the Beanstalk story in your own words.
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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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Exploring Poetry Workbook
A workbook to help students become more familiar with the genre of poetry.
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Sc Blend Flashcards
Fourteen flashcards showing sc blend words and pictures.
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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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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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English Punctuation Poster Pack - KS2
Encourage proper punctuation with printable English Punctuation Posters to display in the classroom.
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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences Posters for KS2
Use these posters to show your students the attributes that make up simple, compound and complex sentences.
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Punctuation Posters
Display this set of 6 punctuation posters in your classroom to remind your students of the most common punctuation marks and their uses.
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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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Persuasive Texts Writing Task - All Families Should Own a Pet
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned persuasive text.