English
Year 3 English
In Year 3 the boys arrive as Free-Readers, able to ‘hit the ground running’. They are expected to find resources to self-correct as they work through their writing and their comprehension skills are sound and ably applied to Topic work. Spellings are differentiated and will revisit phonic blends, but steer the boys to further challenge and individual preferences.
Throughout the year the boys will continue to develop their skills in planning, writing and editing. They will use VCOP (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation) guidance and prompts, along with dictionaries and thesauruses. The boys are encouraged to independently source answers and to self and peer assess to improve and develop their writing.
Writing will be meaningful and will follow their interests. Throughout the year they will experience planning and writing pieces around the genres: ‘adventure’, ‘non-chronological reports’, ‘imaginary worlds’, ‘letter-writing’, ‘traditional tales retold’, ‘fables’, instructions’, ‘playlets’ ‘dialogues’ and ‘poetry’ writing among opportunities.
Autumn Term
Shape Poems - Animals
Stories by the same author - Roald Dahl
Adventure Stories - The Hodgeheg
Non-Chronological Reports - Animals
Spring Term
Stories about imaginary worlds - The Fantastic Mr Fox
Letters - Traditional Tales: Jack and the Beanstalk, The Three Little Pigs
Fables - Aesop’s Fables
Performance poetry - Revolting Rhymes
Summer Term
Instructions - Pop-Up Cards & Board games
Stories by the same author - The Magic Finger
Plays and dialogues - The Witches
Humorous Poems - Ian Bland