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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Forms of Poetry PowerPoint
A 28 slide editable PowerPoint template the use when introducing students to structured forms of poetry.
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Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion Poster
A poster highlighting how to distinguish between fact and opinion when reading a piece of text.
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Narrative Prompts Posters
A set of 20 posters to display as narrative story prompts for students.
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Stand Up For Your Homophone Game
A fun, interactive way to help your students learn the different homophones and their meanings.
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Imagine Conjunctions - Worksheet
A worksheet with images to prompt students to use their skills in conjunctions.
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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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Informative Paragraphs Sequencing Activity
6 jumbled informative paragraphs for students to sequence in the correct order.
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5 Procedure Writing Stimulus Sheets
Writing stimulus sheets with a procedure focus.
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Narrative Sentence Starter Cards
Thirty sentence starter cards for narratives.
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Inference or Prediction? Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching your students the difference between an inference and a prediction.
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Plan Your Own Adventure - Writing Template
Students use a template to help them plan stories with alternative pathways for their friends to read.
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Buy, By and Bye Homophones Poster
An educational poster for the homophones buy, by and bye.
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Word of the Week PowerPoint - Year 4
A 40 slide PowerPoint Template for introducing new vocabulary to year 4 students.
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Drawing on Demand - It's a Piece of Cake
An art activity that incorporates both drawing and listening skills.
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Extreme Environments: Lands of Ice and Sand – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 3).
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Ar Digraph Poster
A poster showing words and pictures for ar digraphs.
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Onomatopoeia Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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Alliteration Poster (Version 2)
A poster providing a definition and examples of alliteration.
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Narrative Structure Sorting Task
A sorting task to help students learn about narrative structure.
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Make Connections Poster
A poster highlighting how to make connections when reading a piece of text.
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The Egyptian Pyramids - Comprehension Task
A 2 page comprehension task for students to use in the classroom when learning about the Egyptian pyramids.
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Witch and Which Homophones Poster
An educational poster for the homophones witch and which.
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PEEL Paragraph Structure - Poster and Worksheets
A PEEL paragraph technique poster, explanatory worksheet and graphic organiser.
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Out of the Book - Comprehension Board Game
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.
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Finding Persuasive Devices Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of persuasive devices.
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Emotive Language Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of emotive language.
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Developing Narrative Writing Skills PowerPoint - Year 3 and Year 4
A 18 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the structure and language features of narrative texts.
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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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Two, Too and To Homophones Poster
An educational poster for the homophones two, too and to.
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Summarising A Story Graphic Organiser
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to summarise a story.
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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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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Persuasive Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.