TheLearnDenYear 3 · English
Retrieve And Record Information
Year 3 learners practise finding and noting key information from a text.
The activities include Identify Information in Recounts and Fictional Stories, Organise Information into Paragraphs in Non-Chronological Reports, Practise Comprehension Skills in Both Stories and Instruction texts, 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
- Identify Information in Recounts and Fictional Stories
- Organise Information into Paragraphs in Non-Chronological Reports
- Practise Comprehension Skills in Both Stories and Instruction texts
- Read and Understand Non-Chronological Reports
- Retrieve Information from Fictional Texts and Instructional Texts
- Select Key Words in Order to Make Notes
- Summarise the Contents of a Passage
Checked learning resources
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Who Is Rex Retriever?
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS2 video models finding explicit information and matching answers to evidence in stories and instructional texts.
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The Portia Spider Non-Chronological Report
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Year 3 sequence teaches the purpose, structure, headings and fact retrieval used in non-chronological reports.
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Who Is Summarising Sheba?
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS2 concept video models identifying main ideas and expressing them concisely without unnecessary detail.
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Reading Comprehension
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS2 teaching covers retrieval from fiction, recounts, instructions and reports.
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Year 3 Reading Assessments Pack
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Year 3 pack provides fiction, non-fiction and poetry comprehension texts, 36 questions, answers and mark schemes for retrieval, sequencing, summarising and mixed reading assessment practice.
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LKS2 Non-Chronological Report Writing
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Lower-KS2 unit teaches reading, organising and writing information under suitable headings.
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KS2 Note-Taking Activity Pack
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
KS2 practice asks pupils to select key words and convert prose into concise notes.
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The Portia Spider: non-chronological report
Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website
Year 3 English resource matched to finding and noting key information from a text.