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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Modality Word Wall with Information
A set of 56 vocabulary words based on the degrees of modality in persuasive writing.
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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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Modality Words Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students’ understanding of high modality and low modality words.
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Hyperbole Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of hyperbole.
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Persuasive Sentence Starters
Have your students begin their persuasive writing with a strong sentence starter.
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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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Rhetorical Questions Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of rhetorical questions.
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Persuasive Devices Sorting Activity
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing persuasive devices.
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Dictation Passages PowerPoint - Year 3
A 22 slide editable PowerPoint Template which can be used for a range of dictation activities.
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Is It True? Listening Activity
Practise your students' listening skills with this listening activity.
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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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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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Low and High Modality Words – Worksheet
A sorting activity for low and high modality words.
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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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Persuasive Text Structure Posters
Posters to help introduce the basic structure of persuasive writing.
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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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Contractions Worksheet Pack
A set of 4 worksheets to use when teaching contractions.
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Similes Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of similies.
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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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Reciprocal Teaching Role Cards
A set of 4 colourful reciprocal teaching role cards to assign to students during guided reading groups.
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Inference Comics - Worksheet
A series of comic cell worksheets to use when teaching your students how to infer information from everyday situations.
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Narrative Writing Word Wall
A set of 30 vocabulary words related to narrative texts and narrative writing.
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Narrative Writing Checklist - Structure, Language and Features
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their narrative writing.
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Sequencing Activity - Stop Polluting The Ocean (Persuasive Text) - Simplified Version
A sequencing task using a simple persuasive text.
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Emotive Language Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of emotive language.
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Before, During and After Reading Non-Fiction - Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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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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Sequencing Activity - Homework is Unnecessary (Persuasive Text)
A sequencing task using a persuasive text.
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Developing Persuasive Writing Skills PowerPoint - Year 3 and Year 4
A 24 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of persuasive texts.
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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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Rules for Plurals - s, es, ies, ves
A useful poster for explaining some of the different rules for plurals.
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Assessment Rubric - Persuasive Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' persuasive writing.