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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Is It True? Listening Activity
Practise your students' listening skills with this listening activity.
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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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Narrative Plot Structure Story Mountain Template
Use a story mountain template to help your students write narrative texts.
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Bookwork Expectations Posters
A checklist for students to refer to when displaying bookwork.
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Pupil Reading Log
Track your students' home reading with this student reading log.
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Narrative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 3
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their narrative writing.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Overused Verbs
A word wheel of synonyms and similar words that could be used instead of some commonly overused verbs.
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Narrative Sentence Starter Cards
Thirty sentence starter cards for narratives.
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Parts of a Paragraph Poster
Use this burger themed poster to remind your students about paragraph structure.
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Wh Digraph Poster
A poster showing words and pictures for wh digraphs.
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'For' and 'Against' Sorting Activity - All Children Should Play Weekend Sport
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing students to the persuasive text type.
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Introduction to Persuasive Devices PowerPoint
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when introducing your students to persuasive devices.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Overused Adjectives
A word wheel of synonyms and similar words that could be used instead of some commonly overused adjectives.
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Writing a Limerick Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a limerick.
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5 Narrative Writing Stimulus Sheets
Writing stimulus sheets with a narrative focus.
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Colour Me Carefully – Geometric Animals – Worksheets
Hone in on your KS2 pupils' speaking and listening skills with this barrier activity.
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Persuasive Text Structure Posters
Posters to help introduce the basic structure of persuasive writing.
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Persuasive Topic Cards - Upper Primary
A set of persuasive topic cards for upper primary.
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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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Dictation Passages PowerPoint - Year 4
A 22 slide editable PowerPoint Template which can be used for a range of dictation activities.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Emotional States Vocabulary
A word wheel of synonyms and similar words used to describe emotional states.
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Contractions PowerPoint
A 24-slide editable PowerPoint template about contractions.
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Fantastic Forces – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Applying Reading Comprehension Strategies Worksheets
A collection of worksheets to enable students to apply reading comprehension strategies.
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Successful Sentences – Sentence Construction Cards
Word cards for constructing complex sentences.
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Onomatopoeia Word Wall Vocabulary Cards - Blank
Blank word wall vocabulary cards for brainstorming activities.
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Metaphors Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of metaphors.
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Information Report Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the information report text type, including an annotated example.
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How Does Water Get to Our Taps? – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Advertisement Worksheet – K-9ine the Robot Dog
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive magazine advertisement about a robotic dog.
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5 Persuasive Writing Stimulus Sheets
Writing stimulus sheets for persuasive writing.
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Emotive Language Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of emotive language.