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Free Year 3 Writing Worksheets — Australia

2 free writing resources for Year 3, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.

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Good writing is planned writing. Every prompt here includes a short planning section, then a writing task with success criteria that match what teachers look for in narrative, persuasive and informative texts.

Year 3 Writing topics

Writing Prompts

Prompts with planning space and success criteria.

  • Writing Prompt

    Should Every Classroom Have a Pet? — Persuasive Writing

    A NAPLAN-style persuasive prompt on a topic every Year 3 student has an opinion about. Students practise matching persuasive devices to…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    35 min
    Questions
    8 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Writing Prompt

    The Door in the Tree — Narrative Writing

    A NAPLAN-style narrative prompt: a small door appears in the trunk of a tree. Students plan the orientation, complication and resolution,…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    35 min
    Questions
    6 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

Do writing tasks have answers?

Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.

Are the reading passages original?

Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.

Are these aligned to NAPLAN?

Resources tagged NAPLAN practise the same text types and skills NAPLAN assesses. They are NAPLAN-style and not official test papers.

How to use these resources

  1. Spend five minutes planning before writing.
  2. Use the success criteria as a checklist when editing.
  3. Compare the model opening with your child's opening — what makes each one work?