6 free writing resources for Year 3, organised by topic with answer sheets, study guides and topic tests.
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.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
A procedure tells someone how to do or make something. Children read a short procedure for making a fruit cup, learn its parts (goal, what…
The first sentence of a story should make the reader want to keep going. Children compare plain and strong openings, then learn three ways…
An information report uses facts, not opinions. Children learn that a fact can be checked and is true for everyone, while an opinion is…
Time words such as first, next, then, after that and finally help readers follow what happens in a story. Children spot the time words in…
Prompts with planning space and success criteria.
Children imagine the strangest pet they can think of and write a story about the day it causes trouble. The planning questions guide them…
A first information report about a New Zealand animal such as the kererū, kiwi or tuatara. Children plan facts about what the animal looks…
Writing prompts include a model opening and clear success criteria rather than a single 'correct' answer, so parents and teachers can give useful feedback.
Yes. All passages are written by Success Tutoring and checked for age-appropriate vocabulary and sentence length.
