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Year 3 · English

Listen To And Discuss Texts

Year 3 learners practise discussing and understanding poems and stories year 3.

The activities include Distinguish Between Fiction and Non-fiction Texts, Explore Words and Phrases from 'The Wind in the Willows', Find Words and Phrases from 'The Wind in the Willows', and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

  • Distinguish Between Fiction and Non-fiction Texts
  • Explore Words and Phrases from 'The Wind in the Willows'
  • Find Words and Phrases from 'The Wind in the Willows'
  • Investigate Words and Phrases from 'The Wind in the Willows'
  • Read and Understand Poetry: 'The Kite'

Checked learning resources

  • Fiction vs Non-Fiction for Kids

    YouTube — Twinkl · Video · Opens on the provider website

    Primary video distinguishes invented narratives from factual non-fiction and introduces visible text features.

  • Who Is Arlo the Author?

    Twinkl · Video · Account may be required

    KS2 video models noticing and explaining an author’s deliberate words and phrases and their effect on the reader.

  • Fiction and Non-Fiction

    BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    KS2 teaching compares fiction and non-fiction purposes, language and organisation.

  • Year 3 Fiction and Non-Fiction Guided Reading

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    Exact Year 3 guided-reading pack provides a non-fiction text to compare with narrative writing.

  • The Wind in the Willows: Browser Reading Edition

    Project Gutenberg · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Browser edition provides Kenneth Grahame’s complete The Wind in the Willows so pupils can revisit the exact language and surrounding context.

  • KS2 Building Vocabulary Activity Booklets

    Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

    KS2 practice asks pupils to collect, interpret and improve interesting vocabulary from literary extracts.

  • The Kite by Harry Behn: Text and Study Page

    YaClass · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

    Browser page presents Harry Behn’s complete poem The Kite with vocabulary support for close reading.

  • KS2 Understanding Poetry Teaching Pack

    Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required

    KS2 teaching explains imagery, structure, rhyme and how to answer questions about a poem.