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England National Curriculum · Year 3

27 curriculum codes

English

Writing

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Pupils should be taught to:
develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by:
extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including: when, if, because, although
using the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense
choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition
using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause
using fronted adverbials
learning the grammar for years 3 and 4 in [English appendix 2]/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335190/English_Appendix_2_-_Vocabulary_grammar_and_punctuation.pdf)
indicate grammatical and other features by:
using commas after fronted adverbials
indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns
using and punctuating direct speech
use and understand the grammatical terminology in English appendix 2 accurately and appropriately when discussing their writing and reading

73 resources

Adjectives & Adjective Groups Years 1–5 English Unit Bundle

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Adjectives Year 3 Unit

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Adjectives – Year 2

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Antonyms - Year 2

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Articles Unit of Work – Year 4

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Better Word Choices — Year 2 English Unit

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Blueback Book Study – Years 3–6

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Building Informative Paragraphs - Year 3

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Choosing Joining Words - Year 2

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives – Year 4 English Unit

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Compound Sentences Year 2 Unit

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Contractions Unit - Year 3

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Creating Information Texts – Year 2

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Creating Persuasives Year 2 Unit

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Evaluative Language - Year 3

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Excellent Editing — Year 3

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Exclamation Marks Year 3 Unit

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Expressing Feelings and Opinions - Year 3

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Foundation–Year 2 Animal Story Book Studies | 14 English Units Bundle

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

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Foundation–Year 2 Picture Book Studies | 24 English Units Bundle

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Hairy Maclary Book Study Unit

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Imagery, Symbol & Connotation Unit Plan

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Informative Texts Writing Unit – Year 3

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Judging Characters with Word Clues - Year 3

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Knuffle Bunny Book Study English Unit – Foundation–Year 2

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Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

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

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Lost and Found Book Study F–2

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Narrative Texts — Year 3 English Unit

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Nifty Nouns: Year 2 Grammar Unit

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Noun Groups — Year 2 Unit of Work

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Paragraphing Stories for Readers - Year 3

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Perfect Pronouns Year 2

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Perspective and Argument Unit – Foundation–Year 2

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Perspective and Argument Unit — Foundation to Year 2

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Persuasive Texts Year 3

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Persuasive Writing Progression Bundle | Years 1–6

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Possum Magic Book Study Unit – Foundation to Year 2

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Practising Paragraphs - Year 3

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Procedural Texts Year 2 Unit

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Pronouns That Keep Meaning Clear - Year 2

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Proper Nouns and List Commas Year 2

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Proper Nouns Year 2

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Read Between the Words - Year 2

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Recount Writing Unit – Year 2

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Representation: Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

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Rosie’s Walk Book Study | Foundation–Year 2 English

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Sentence Fixers - Year 2

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Spoon Book Study – Foundation–Year 2

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Synonyms – Year 2

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The Good Egg Book Study | Foundation–Year 2 English Unit

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The Great Rabbit Chase Book Study

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The Shopping Basket Book Study

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The Wall in the Middle Book Study

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Three Book Study Unit - Foundation to Year 2

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Tilly Book Study Unit - Foundation to Year 2

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Using Quotation Marks – Year 3

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Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

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Wonder Theme Unit | Years 3–6

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Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

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Year 2 Excellent Editing Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

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Year 2 Narrative Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

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Year 2 Poetry Unit

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Year 2 Verbs Unit

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Year 3 Adverbs Unit of Work

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Year 3 Clauses Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

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Year 3 Comma Usage Unit

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Year 3 Informative Texts Unit | Factual Recount, Autobiography & Explanation

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Year 3 Modality Unit

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

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Year 3 Procedural Texts Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

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Year 3 Vivid Verbs Unit | Worksheets, Activities & Assessment

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Maths

Geometry

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Pupils should be taught to:
draw 2-D shapes and make 3-D shapes using modelling materials; recognise 3-D shapes in different orientations and describe them
recognise angles as a property of shape or a description of a turn
identify right angles, recognise that 2 right angles make a half-turn, 3 make three-quarters of a turn and 4 a complete turn; identify whether angles are greater than or less than a right angle
identify horizontal and vertical lines and pairs of perpendicular and parallel lines

12 resources

Measurement

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Pupils should be taught to:
measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); volume/capacity (l/ml)
measure the perimeter of simple 2-D shapes
add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both £ and p in practical contexts
tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks
estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o’clock, am/pm, morning, afternoon, noon and midnight
know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year
compare durations of events [for example, to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks]

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Number

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Pupils should be taught to:
add and subtract numbers mentally, including:
a three-digit number and 1s
a three-digit number and 10s
a three-digit number and 100s
add and subtract numbers with up to 3 digits, using formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction
estimate the answer to a calculation and use inverse operations to check answers
solve problems, including missing number problems, using number facts, place value, and more complex addition and subtraction

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Pupils should be taught to:
count up and down in tenths; recognise that tenths arise from dividing an object into 10 equal parts and in dividing one-digit numbers or quantities by 10
recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of objects: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators
recognise and use fractions as numbers: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators
recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators
add and subtract fractions with the same denominator within one whole [for example, 5/7+1/7 = 6/7]
compare and order unit fractions, and fractions with the same denominators
solve problems that involve all of the above

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Pupils should be taught to:
recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division using the multiplication tables that they know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to formal written methods
solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division, including positive integer scaling problems and correspondence problems in which n objects are connected to m objects

26 resources

10x Times Tables Unit - Year 3

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Bar Models: Addition & Subtraction — Year 2

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Build and Connect Multiplication Facts - Year 3

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Decisions Change the Path | Year 3 Maths Unit

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Division Arrays Year 2 Unit

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Division Using Partitioning — Year 2

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Doubles Year 2 Maths Unit

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Fantastic Fives – Year 3

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Grow and Multiply: Designing a Veggie Patch

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Introducing Division - Year 2

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Mental Addition Strategies Year 2

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Money — Year 2 Unit of Work

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Multiplication as Repeated Addition – Year 2

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Multiplication as Repeated Addition — Year 2

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Multiplication Using Partitioning - Year 2

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Number Machines with Clear Steps - Year 3

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Number Patterns - Year 3 Unit

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Odd and Even Numbers Year 3 Unit

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Pattern Investigators Test Algorithms - Year 3

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Problem Solving - Year 2

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Problem Solving with Money - Year 2

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Simple Multiplication Using Arrays – Year 2

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Terrific Threes – Year 3 Maths Unit

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Tremendous Twos – Year 3 Mathematics

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Year 2 Repeated Addition & Multiplication Variety Pack | 2 Maths Units

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Year 2 Word Problems Unit

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