Year 3 English - paragraphing lesson plan and worksheet:
- paragraphing lesson plan.
- paragraphing worksheet.
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Year 3 English - identifying rhetorical questions lesson plan and worksheet:
- identifying rhetorical questions lesson plan.
- identifying rhetorical questions worksheet.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
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Year 3/4 Adventure Stories planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Comprehension.
Lesson 2) Understanding figurative language.
Lesson 3) Describing settings to create mood.
Lesson 4) Using its and it’s correctly.
Lesson 5) Describing characters.
Lesson 6) Comprehension.
Lesson 7) Showing characters feelings’ through actions.
Lesson 8) Writing a scene from a different view point.
Lesson 9) Punctuating direct speech.
Lesson 10) Planning an adventure story.
Lesson 11) Comprehension.
Lesson 12) Writing the opening, build up and problem of an adventure story.
Lesson 13) Adverbs.
Lesson 14) Writing the resolution and ending of an adventure story.
Lesson 15) Writing an adventure story in one lesson.
- 3 weeks of plans and resources.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
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Year 3 English - recognising first, second and third person lesson plan and worksheets:
- recognising first, second and third person lesson plan.
- recognising first, second and third person worksheets.
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3 weeks (12 lessons) of planning and resources for teaching Recount Texts to Year 2 or Year 3. All of the resources needed for the lesson plans are included.
A PDF and an editable version of each file is also included.
Week 1 Day 1 - Giving a verbal recount
Week 1 Day 2 - Recount comprehension (on a recount of a holiday)
Week 1 Day 3 - Sequencing a recount
Week 1 Day 4 - Connectives as sentence openers
Week 2 Day 1 - Writing the beginning of a recount
Week 2 Day 2 - Time connectives
Week 2 Day 3 - Writing the middle of a recount
Week 2 Day 4 - Recount comprehension (on a recount of a school trip)
Week 3 Day 1 - Writing the final part of a recount
Week 3 Day 2 - First and third person
Week 3 Day 3 & 4 - Writing an entire recount
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Please note: the planning refers to VCOP. If you do not use VCOP, the planning will need some adjustments, but the resources can be used with any system or strategy for teaching writing.
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Year 3/4 English - writing a book review lesson plan and other resources:
- writing a book review lesson plan.
- writing a book review model review.
- writing a book review writing frame.
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A set of lesson plans and resources for 4 lessons on writing recounts for Year 2, Year 3 or Year 4, including the following:
- 4 lesson plans on writing recounts
- 2 model examples of recounts
- prompt slides, with images and tips on what to include
- recounts writing frames
- 4 sets of differentiated success criteria for writing recounts
A PDF and an editable version of each file is included.
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In each of the first 3 lessons, the children write one section of the recount each day. In the remaining lesson, they write an entire recount in one lesson.
Please note: the lesson plans follow a similar structure and refer to VCOP. The rest of the resources can be used even if you do not use VCOP - you will just need to adapt the lesson plans.
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Year 3/4 Shape poetry and calligrams planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Onomatopoeia.
Lesson 2) Comprehension.
Lesson 3) Write a shape poem using fruit.
Lesson 4) Collective nouns.
Lesson 5) Writing a shape poem about nature.
Lesson 6) Using ICT to create a shape poem.
Lesson 7) Comprehension.
Lesson 8) Writing calligrams using ICT.
Lesson 9) Understanding apostrophes in contractions.
Lesson 10) Writing calligrams.
- 2 weeks of plans and resources.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
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A lesson plan and worksheet on punctuating direct speech, with the worksheet using lines from fairy tale stories.
There is a zipped folder containing a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a lesson plan on punctuating direct speech
- a page with examples to model how to punctuate direct speech (part of which can be seen in the preview)
- a worksheet with lines from fairy tales on which children need to add the correct punctuation
This lesson is best taught with computers or laptops, but can be completed on paper too.
Please ignore the file ending in (preview for TES), as this file has only been uploaded to generate a preview image for the resources.
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This is a set of 39 phonics worksheets on which children need to join the correct letters to spell words to go with images. There is one worksheet on each of the following:
- ch
- sh
- th
- ng
- nk
- a-e
- ai
- ay
- ee
- ea (as long e) e.g. sea
- i-e
- igh
- ow (long) e.g. blow
- o-e
- oa
- ew
- ie, oe and ue
- long oo e.g. moon
- short oo e.g. cook
- u-e
- oi and oy
- ou e.g. cloud
- ow (short) e.g. crown
- ar
- ur
- ir
- er (stressed) e.g. serve
- air
- or
- aw
- oar and our
- ore and oor
- are and ear e.g. hare and bear
- ear e.g. spear
- er (unstressed) e.g. dinner
- ea (short) e.g. head
- wh
- y as vowel (long e) e.g. party
- tch
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Mystery stories planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Comprehension.
Lesson 3) Using your and you’re.
Lesson 4) Writing a mystery story.
Lesson 5) Comprehension.
Lesson 2) Reading a range of mystery stories - this lesson no longer works due to a broken link that we have been unable to find a suitable replacement for.
- 1 week of plans and resources.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
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Ywar 3/4 Persuasive Writing planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Rhetorical questions.
Lesson 2 & 3) Creating a persuasive brochure.
Lesson 4) Paragraphing.
Lesson 5) Presenting persuasive brochures (speaking and listening)
Lesson 6) Comprehension.
Lesson 7) Writing persuasively about a school trip.
Lesson 8) The difference between facts and opinions.
Lesson 9) Identifying fronted adverbials.
Lesson 10) Writing persuasively about why people should not be vegetarian.
Lesson 11) Comprehension.
Lesson 12) Writing persuasively about the Olympics.
Lesson 13) Debating.
Lesson 14) Using a range of punctuation.
Lesson 15) Comprehension.
Lesson 16) Writing persuasively about flying.
Lesson 17) Writing persuasively about why our school is the best.
Lesson 18) Possessive apostrophes.
Lesson 19) Writing a short persuasive play.
Lesson 20) Performing their plays.
- 4 weeks of plans and resources.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
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Please note: This unit was updated on 3rd September 2022. If you bought it before this date, please download and use the updated files.
Year 3 English - comparing narrative and play scripts lesson plan and worksheets:
- comparing narrative and play scripts lesson plan.
- comparing narrative and play scripts worksheets at 2 levels of difficulty.
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You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Year 3 English - writing a shape poem lesson plan and other resources:
- writing a shape poem lesson plan.
- writing a shape poem prompt sheets.
- writing a shape poem success criteria.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
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Year 3 English - limericks lesson plan and other resources:
- limericks lesson plan.
- limericks PowerPoint.
- limericks success criteria.
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Year 3 English - writing a fable lesson plan and resources:
- writing a fable lesson plan.
- writing a fable writing frame.
- writing a fable success criteria.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
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Ss phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards and other teaching resources.
There is a PDF and an editable Microsoft Office version of each of the following files:
- cards with images and words containing the grapheme
- a 'circle the correct word' worksheet
- a 'join the letter to make the word' worksheet
- an 'unscramble the letters to make the word' worksheet
- a word search
- an activity on drawing a line between matching words and images
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A lesson plan, explanation slide and worksheets on First and Third Person.
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Main clauses and subordinate clauses lesson plan and worksheet:
- main clauses and subordinate clauses lesson plan.
- main clauses and subordinate clauses worksheet.
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Year 3/4 English - fronted adverbials lesson plan and worksheets:
- fronted adverbials lesson plan.
- fronted adverbials explanations and examples.
- fronted adverbials worksheets at 2 levels of difficulty.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.