The subject of English is considered a core subject. This means that within Lower Key Stage 2 parents and teachers are given Year 3 and Year 4 to cover it as they see fit. The other core subjects: Maths and Science are given individual guidance for each year. Below you will find all of our topics covering English within our Year 3 activities.
All of our year groups cover the complete curriculum with the exception of Maths, English, Computing and Language. Currently, Maths and English are being developed through new activities as well as integrated into existing ones.
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Our Year 3 activities are launching throughout 2022 /2023. The table below will then populate accordingly.
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Spoken Language (The objectives for Spoken Language are common across Key Stages 1 and 2) En3/1a listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers |
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En3/1b ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge | |
En3/1c use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary | |
En3/1d articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions | |
En3/1e give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings | |
En3/1f maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments | |
En3/1g use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas | |
En3/1h speak audibly and fluently with an increasing command of Standard English | |
En3/1i participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play/improvisations and debates | |
En3/1j gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener(s) | |
En3/1k consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others | |
En3/1l select and use appropriate registers for effective communication | |
En3/2.1 Word Reading Reading En3/2.1a apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (etymology and morphology) as listed in Appendix 1, both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words they meet |
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En3/2.1b read further exception words, noting the unusual correspondences between spelling and sound, and where these occur in the word | |
En3/2.2 Comprehension En3/2.2a develop positive attitudes to reading, and an understanding of what
they read, by:
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En3/2.2b understand what they read, in books they can read independently,
by:
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En3/2.2c retrieve and record information from non-fiction | |
En3/2.2d participate in discussion about both books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, taking turns and listening to what others say | |
En3/3.1 Spelling En3/3.1a use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them
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En3/3.1b spell further homophones | |
En3/3.1c spell words that are often misspelt (English Appendix 1) |
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En3/3.1d place the possessive apostrophe accurately in words with regular plurals and in words with irregular plurals | |
En3/3.1e use the first 2 or 3 letters of a word to check its spelling in a dictionary | |
En3/3.1f write from memory simple sentences, dictated by the teacher, that include words and punctuation taught so far | |
En3/3.2 Handwriting and Presentation En3/3.2a use the diagonal and horizontal strokes that are needed to join letters and understand which letters, when adjacent to one another, are best left un-joined |
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En3/3.2b increase the legibility, consistency and quality of their handwriting | |
En3/3.3 Composition En3/3.3a Plan their writing by:
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En3/3.3b Draft and write by:
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En3/3.3c Evaluate and edit by:
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En3/3.3d proofread for spelling and punctuation errors | |
En3/3.3e read their own writing aloud, to a group or the whole class, using appropriate intonation and controlling the tone and volume so that the meaning is clear | |
En3/3.4 Vocabulary, grammar & punctuation En3/3.4a develop their understanding of the concepts set out in Appendix
2 by:
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En3/3.4b indicate grammatical and other features by:
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En3/3.4c use and understand the grammatical terminology in Appendix 2 accurately and appropriately in discussing their writing and reading. |