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Year 3 English Study Guides
Every lesson below links to a pupil-friendly study guide with key notes, vocabulary, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
'Anansi and the Antelope Baby': reading
- Building comprehension of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' Study Guide
- Building comprehension of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' through rich discussions Study Guide
- Drawing conclusions and making comparisons 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' Study Guide
- Reading the folktale 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' Study Guide
- Understanding the genre of 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby' Study Guide
'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx': book club
'Mulan': reading
'Rushing Rivers': reading
- Analysing the features of the non-fiction book 'Rushing Rivers' Study Guide
- Developing an understanding of rivers through our reading of 'Rushing Rivers' Study Guide
- Reading a section of the non-fiction book 'Rushing Rivers' Study Guide
- Retrieving information from the non-fiction book 'Rushing Rivers' Study Guide
'Swallow's Kiss': book club
'The BFG': reading and narrative writing
- Engaging with 'The BFG' Study Guide
- Engaging with the opening chapter of 'The BFG' Study Guide
- Peer editing a narrative scene based on 'The BFG' Study Guide
- Planning the build-up of 'The BFG' (part one) Study Guide
- Planning the build-up of 'The BFG' (part two) Study Guide
- Planning the opening of 'The BFG' (part one) Study Guide
- Planning the opening of 'The BFG' (part two) Study Guide
- Publishing a narrative based on 'The BFG' Study Guide
- Writing the build-up of 'The BFG' (part one) Study Guide
- Writing the build-up of 'The BFG' (part two) Study Guide
- Writing the opening of 'The BFG' (part one) Study Guide
- Writing the opening of 'The BFG' (part two) Study Guide
'The Day the Crayons Quit': reading and writing persuasive letters
- Engaging with the plot of 'The Day the Crayons Quit' Study Guide
- Exploring the characters' emotions in 'The Day the Crayons Quit' Study Guide
- Peer editing a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Planning a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Reading aloud a persuasive letter Study Guide
- The features of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Writing the second paragraph of a persuasive letter Study Guide
'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and diary writing
- Analysing the features of a diary entry Study Guide
- Developing a character profile for Lila from 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Engaging with the opening of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Exploring character relationships in 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Exploring emotions in the opening of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Planning the first diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Planning the second diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Writing the first diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Writing the second diary entry based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and narrative writing
- Planning part 1 of the build-up of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Planning part 1 of the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Planning part 2 of the build-up of the 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Planning part 2 of the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Reading the build-up in 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Reading the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Understanding Lila's feelings in the build-up of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Using speech in the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Writing part 1 of the build-up in 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Writing part 1 of the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Writing part 2 of the build-up in 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
- Writing part 2 of the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' Study Guide
'The Iron Man': narrative writing
- Planning the build-up of 'The Iron Man' Study Guide
- Planning the climax of 'The Iron Man' Study Guide
- Planning the opening of 'The Iron Man' Study Guide
- Planning the resolution of 'The Iron Man' Study Guide
- Sequencing and retelling the story of 'The Iron Man' Study Guide
- Writing the build-up of 'The Iron Man' (part one) Study Guide
- Writing the build-up of 'The Iron Man' (part two) Study Guide
- Writing the climax of 'The Iron Man' Study Guide
- Writing the opening of 'The Iron Man' Study Guide
- Writing the resolution of 'The Iron Man'. Study Guide
'The Iron Man': reading
'The Journey': diary writing
- Analysing the features of diary entries Study Guide
- Engaging with the plot of 'The Journey' Study Guide
- Exploring the characters and key themes in 'The Journey' Study Guide
- Planning the first paragraph of a diary entry based on 'The Journey' Study Guide
- Planning the second paragraph of a diary entry based on 'The Journey' Study Guide
- Publishing a diary entry based on 'The Journey' Study Guide
- Writing the first paragraph of a diary entry based on 'The Journey' Study Guide
- Writing the second paragraph of a diary entry based on 'The Journey' Study Guide
'The Man on the Moon': narrative writing
- Developing initial responses to 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Editing a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Generating ambitious vocabulary for narrative writing Study Guide
- Planning the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Planning the climax of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Planning the opening of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Planning the resolution of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Summarising and sequencing the story of 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Writing the build-up of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Writing the climax of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Writing the opening of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
- Writing the resolution of a narrative based on 'The Man on the Moon' Study Guide
'The Moon Dragons': reading
'The Pebble in my Pocket': reading
- Analysing the author's choice of vocabulary in 'The Pebble in my Pocket' Study Guide
- Building comprehension of 'The Pebble in my Pocket' Study Guide
- Exploring vocabulary in 'The Pebble in my Pocket' Study Guide
- Identifying the main idea of 'The Pebble in my Pocket' Study Guide
- Summarising the key events and ideas in 'The Pebble in my Pocket' Study Guide
'The Sheep Pig': reading
'Varjak Paw': book club
Building fluency in silent letters, homophones, and common exception words
Character: big, beautiful and eye words
- More rich vocabulary associated with beauty Study Guide
- More rich vocabulary associated with big words Study Guide
- More rich vocabulary associated with eyes Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with beauty Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with big words Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with eyes Study Guide
Character: clever and clumsy words
Character: small, confident and shy words
- More rich vocabulary associated with confidence Study Guide
- More rich vocabulary associated with shy or uncertain words Study Guide
- More rich vocabulary associated with small or thin words Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with confidence Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with shy or uncertain words Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with small or thin words Study Guide
Developing reading preferences in year 3
- Developing reading preferences in Year 3 by exploring a range of forms Study Guide
- Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through appreciation of characters Study Guide
- Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through personal reflection Study Guide
- Developing reading preferences in Year 3 through text recommendations Study Guide
Further study of the four joins
- Reviewing sentences with all four joins, using lead-ins Study Guide
- The first join: in, ig, ed, eg, aw, ap, an, ar Study Guide
- The fourth join: wl, of, rt, ok Study Guide
- The second join: ck, ch, if, il, it Study Guide
- The third join: oe, we, os, rs Study Guide
- The third join: oo, wa, wo, on, om, ow Study Guide
Healthy Lifestyle: non-chronological report
- Identifying features of a non-chronological report in preparation for writing Study Guide
- Peer editing the paragraph about diet Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about a healthy diet Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about exercise and sleep Study Guide
- Presenting a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle Study Guide
- Recalling facts about healthy lifestyle for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about a healthy diet Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about exercise and sleep Study Guide
How Bees Make Honey: explanation text
- Generating vocabulary for an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
- Identifying features of an explanation text in preparation for writing Study Guide
- Planning the first section of an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
- Planning the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
- Understanding and ordering how bees make honey Study Guide
- Writing the first section of an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
- Writing the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
Introduction to speeches
King Tut: non-chronological report
- Identifying the features of a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Peer editing the paragraph about King Tut's death Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about the death of King Tut Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about the life of King Tut Study Guide
- Presenting a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Recalling facts about King Tut for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about the death of King Tut Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about the life of King Tut Study Guide
Letter strings
More suffixes and silent letters
- Practise and apply spelling -er and -est words with alternative rules Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling adjectives using the suffix "-y" Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling adverbs using the suffix "-ly" Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling words with the silent letters "b", "w", "k" and "g" Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling words with the suffixes "-er" and "-est" Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling words with the suffixes "-less" and "-ful" Study Guide
- Spelling adjectives with the suffix "-y" Study Guide
- spelling words with silent letters: "b", "w", "k" and "g" Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix "-ly" Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes -er and -est Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes -er and -est using alternative rules Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes "-ful" and "-less" Study Guide
Mummification: explanation text
- Generating vocabulary for an explanation text on the process of mummification Study Guide
- Identifying the features for an explanation text on mummification Study Guide
- Planning an explanation text about mummification Study Guide
- Understanding the process of mummification Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of an explanation text about mummification Study Guide
- Writing the first section of an explanation text about mummification Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of an explanation text about mummification Study Guide
- Writing the second section of an explanation text about mummification Study Guide
Oral storytelling
Poet focus: 'Werewolf Club Rules' by Joseph Coelho
- Generating a plan for a letter to be written to Joseph Coelho Study Guide
- Introduction to 'MORERAPS' by Joseph Coelho Study Guide
- Joseph Coelho poetry: learning and reciting a poem by heart Study Guide
- Learning about the poet Joseph Coelho Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'I Am A Writer' by Joseph Coelho Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'If All The World Were Paper' by Joseph Coelho Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'Miss Flotsam' by Joseph Coelho Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'MORERAPS' by Joseph Coelho Study Guide
- Writing a letter to Joseph Coelho Study Guide
- Writing a structured poem in response to 'MORERAPS' by Joseph Coelho Study Guide
Poetry inspired by big and small objects: understanding form
- Learning how to write a haiku Study Guide
- Learning how to write a kenning poem about big and small objects Study Guide
- Performing your own poem inspired by big and small objects Study Guide
- Preparing to write a poem about big objects Study Guide
- Preparing to write a poem about small objects Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'Ozymandias' by Percy Bysshe Shelley Study Guide
- Writing a free verse poem about big objects Study Guide
- Writing a free verse poem about small objects Study Guide
Prefixes, homonyms and homophones
- Identifying and spelling homonyms Study Guide
- Identifying and spelling homophones Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling compound words Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling homonyms Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling homophones Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling words ending in "-sure" and "-ture" Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling words with the prefixes "de-", "re-", "sub-" and "super-" Study Guide
- Practise and apply spelling words with the prefixes "dis-", "non-", "mis-" and "un-" Study Guide
- Spelling more compound words Study Guide
- Spelling the 'ay' sound with 'a', 'eigh' or 'ey' Study Guide
- Spelling the 'ay' sound with 'ei' or 'ea' Study Guide
- Spelling words ending in -sure and -ture Study Guide
- Spelling words with the prefixes "de-", "re-", "sub-" and "super-" Study Guide
- Spelling words with the prefixes "dis-", "non-", "mis-" and "un-" Study Guide
Reading and performing scripts
Simple, compound and adverbial complex sentences
- Adverbial complex sentences Study Guide
- Compound and adverbial complex sentences revision Study Guide
- Four types of simple sentence Study Guide
- Subordination with 'as' in adverbial complex sentences Study Guide
- Three ways for co-ordination in compound sentences Study Guide
- Understanding the comma rule in adverbial complex sentences Study Guide
- Using the comma rule in adverbial complex sentences Study Guide
- Using the comma rule in compound sentences Study Guide
Speech first punctuation and apostrophes
Tense forms: simple, progressive and perfect
The Portia Spider: non-chronological report
- Editing two sections of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
- Linguistic features of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
- Planning a section on Portia spiders' appearance for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Planning a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Presenting a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
- Structural features of a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section on Portia spiders' appearance for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
The Stone Age: non-chronological report
- Linguistic features of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about diet in the Stone Age Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about houses in the Stone Age Study Guide
- Publishing a non-chronological report about the Stone Age Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about diet in the Stone Age Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about houses in the Stone Age Study Guide
Writing -ed and -ing suffixes
- Applying all of the rules for the suffix "-ed" Study Guide
- Applying all of the rules for the suffix "-ing" Study Guide
- Changing nouns from singular to plural Study Guide
- Changing nouns from singular to plural using alternative rules Study Guide
- Changing nouns from singular to plural using the suffix "-es" Study Guide
- Practise and apply turning nouns from singular to plural Study Guide
- Practise and apply turning nouns from singular to plural using the suffix "-es" Study Guide
- Practise changing nouns from singular to plural using alternative rules Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix "-ed" Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix "-ed", using alternative rules Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix "-ing" Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix "-ing", using alternative rules Study Guide