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New Zealand Curriculum · Year 3 · English · Oral language

10 curriculum codes

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English

Oral language

NZ-Y3-ENG-OL-IC-NVC-1 — opens in a new tab

understand that body language may influence an audience
consider their position and posture when addressing an audience
experiment with volume and pace to convey meaning

18 resources

Bring a Story to Life - Year 3

Build Ideas Together - Year 3

Choose Your Words for the Situation - Year 3

Context: Place, Time and Culture - Foundation-Year 2 English Unit

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

Leila and the Blue Fox Literature Bundle | Years 3–6

Listen, Ask and Find Out - Year 3

Oral Presentations Year 2

Our Classroom Help Desk - Year 2 English

Preparing Oral Presentations - Year 3

Recount Writing Unit – Year 2

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

Show, Explain and Inform - Year 3

Talking to Different People - Year 2 English Unit

Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

Words That Help Us Work Together - Year 2 English Unit

Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

NZ-Y3-ENG-OL-VG-SSM-1 — opens in a new tab

communicate in complete sentences, correctly using subject-verb agreement, conditional conjunctions (e.g., unless, whether), and a range of connectives to organise and sequence ideas

8 resources

Nifty Nouns: Year 2 Grammar Unit

Perfect Pronouns Year 2

Pronouns That Keep Meaning Clear - Year 2

Read Between the Words - Year 2

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

Using Quotation Marks – Year 3

Year 3 Clauses Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 3 Vivid Verbs Unit | Worksheets, Activities & Assessment

NZ-Y3-ENG-OL-VG-V-1 — opens in a new tab

use precise nouns, verbs, and adjectives relating to content-area learning (e.g., reproduce, aggressive, nocturnal)
adapt vocabulary for the audience and purpose

27 resources

Adjectives & Adjective Groups Years 1–5 English Unit Bundle

Adjectives Year 3 Unit

Adjectives – Year 2

Antonyms - Year 2

Articles Unit of Work – Year 4

Better Word Choices — Year 2 English Unit

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives – Year 4 English Unit

Evaluative Language - Year 3

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Images in Texts – Year 3

Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

Leila and the Blue Fox Literature Bundle | Years 3–6

Nifty Nouns: Year 2 Grammar Unit

Noun Groups — Year 2 Unit of Work

Picture Clues Tell the Story - Year 3

Pictures Speak to the Reader - Year 3

Proper Nouns Year 2

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

Synonyms – Year 2

Using Quotation Marks – Year 3

Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

Year 2 Verbs Unit

Year 3 Adverbs Unit of Work

Year 3 Clauses Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 3 Past Present Future Tense Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

Year 3 Vivid Verbs Unit | Worksheets, Activities & Assessment

NZ-Y3-ENG-OL-VG-V-2 — opens in a new tab

define and use precise vocabulary, including words for indicating degree (e.g., completely)

14 resources

Adjectives & Adjective Groups Years 1–5 English Unit Bundle

Adjectives – Year 2

Antonyms - Year 2

Articles Unit of Work – Year 4

Better Word Choices — Year 2 English Unit

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives – Year 4 English Unit

Foundation–Year 2 B Year Literature Concepts | 6 English Units Bundle

Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

Nifty Nouns: Year 2 Grammar Unit

Noun Groups — Year 2 Unit of Work

Proper Nouns Year 2

Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

Synonyms – Year 2

Year 2 Verbs Unit