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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Buy, By and Bye Homophones Poster Original Design
An educational poster for the homophones buy, by and bye.
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Earth Watch: Protecting Native Plants and Animals – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article about ways to keep our native animals and plants safe.
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Animal Alliteration Activity - Brainstorming Template
A brainstorming template to use in the classroom when learning about alliteration.
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Apostrophes of Contraction Worksheets
A set of three worksheets to use when learning about the apostrophe of contraction.
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Verb Past Tense Worksheet
A worksheet with simple past tense verbs added to complete the sentences.
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Cold Synonyms Poster
A poster displaying synonyms for the word cold.
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Afraid Synonyms Poster
A poster displaying synonyms for the word afraid.
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Developing Procedural Writing Skills PowerPoint - Year 3 and Year 4
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of procedure texts.
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Narrative Plot Structure Story Mountain Template
Use a story mountain template to help your students write narrative texts.
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Prefixes and Suffixes PowerPoint
A 24 slide teaching presentation to use when introducing prefixes and suffixes.
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Persuasive Writing Checklist (Simplified Version)
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their persuasive writing.
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'For' and 'Against' Sorting Activity (Complete Set)
A set of 5 sorting activities to use when introducing students to the persuasive text type.
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Re- Prefixes Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of the prefix re-.
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Comprehension - Hansel and Gretel
A comprehension activity using a known fairy tale.
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Persuasive Text Writing Prompts - Complete Set
A set of 5 persuasive writing prompts, covering a variety of topics.
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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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Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint - Summarising
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of summarising.
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Homophones Match-Up Activity
A set of flashcards showing some common homophones in words and pictures.
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Homophones Bingo
Thirty-two bingo cards using homophones.
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Pupil Reading Log
Track your students' home reading with this student reading log.
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Persuasive Planning Template
A planning template to assist students in writing a well-structured persuasive text.
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Readers' Theatre Script - Santa Needs to Share
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 8 years and over.
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Readers' Theatre Script - Santa's Cold
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 6 years and over.
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Making Predictions Task Cards
A set of 10 task cards to practice making predictions.
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Rules for Plurals - s, es, ies, ves
A useful poster for explaining some of the different rules for plurals.
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Explanation Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an explanation text.
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Assessment Rubric - Narrative Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' narrative writing.
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Assessment Rubric - Procedural Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' procedural writing.
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Rio de Janeiro - Comprehension Task
A comprehension task that encourages students to apply a range of comprehension skills when finding out interesting fun facts about Rio.
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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences Worksheet Pack
A set of 6 worksheets teaching the concept of simple, compound and complex sentences.
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Editing Passages PowerPoint - Year 4
A 42 slide editable PowerPoint template containing editing passages with answers.
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Similes Matching Game
Use this similes game to introduce your students to some of the most common similes used in the English language.