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Year 3

LITERACY

Word Level Work

▪ Split words given into syllables, clap out and write with slashes/dashes, dash-es, slash/es.
▪ Explore a dictionary, where do certain letters fall ('s' towards the end, 'e' close to the
beginning) and play games (Find The Word…)
▪ Identify as many short words as you can inside other, longer words, your name, school name,
words given, recognise features and syllables.
▪ On board, write words to be contracted, could not, and go through use of apostrophe for
contraction, then challenge children to contract all words on board.
▪ Collect synonyms for shouted/said/ran and improve the power of sentences given.

Sentence Level Work

▪ Identify speech marks in dialogue and punctuation conventions associated, i.e. capital
letters to start direct speech, commas used etc. Write dialogue of own.
▪ When to use capital letters. Look in current reading books to find examples.
Links to ▪ Sequencing, give them a chronologically based set of sentences, i.e. getting up to
curriculum arriving at school, and order/connect using first, then, after, meanwhile, etc.

Text Level Work

Narrative / Plays / Scripts

Links to ▪ Give a sentence describing an action, 'Tom moved closer to the door,' ask chn to write
curriculum three more sentences, the first will help build tension, the second set the scene, and the
third create suspense, thicken the atmosphere/add to the mood.
▪ Re-write endings of traditional tales, i.e. Three Little Pigs
▪ Character description: 2 parts, physical and non-physical description. Present as police
profile, wanted poster, postcard to friends about someone you met on holiday.
▪ Write descriptive setting of the quiet area in the school playground, use all five senses.

Non Fiction

▪ Design an information leaflet for a local visitor about your village/school
▪ Book Review
▪ Writing instructions: how to make a jam sandwich, how to tie a show lace