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Free Year 3 Informative Writing Worksheets

3 free informative writing resources for Year 3: 3 worksheets. Answers included.

Reports, explanations and procedures. In Year 3, By Year 3, students add and subtract two-digit numbers, skip count, meet the 2, 5 and 10 times tables and work with halves and quarters.

Students will practise: writing facts rather than a story; organising information into groups; using topic words correctly; writing in the present tense; knowing the parts of a procedure; putting steps in order; starting steps with bossy (command) verbs; writing a clear procedure with numbered steps.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1All About a New Zealand Animal — Information Writing
  2. 2How to Write a Procedure: Steps and Bossy Verbs
  3. 3Fact or Opinion? Writing Facts for a Report
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Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    How to Write a Procedure: Steps and Bossy Verbs

    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…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Fact or Opinion? Writing Facts for a Report

    An information report uses facts, not opinions. Children learn that a fact can be checked and is true for everyone, while an opinion is…

    Difficulty
    Level 1 · Easier
    Time
    25 min
    Questions
    13 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Writing Prompts

Prompts with planning space and success criteria.

  • Writing Prompt

    All About a New Zealand Animal — Information Writing

    A first information report about a New Zealand animal such as the kererū, kiwi or tuatara. Children plan facts about what the animal looks…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    30 min
    Questions
    6 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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Common questions

What do Year 3 students learn about informative writing?

Reports, explanations and procedures. At Year 3, our resources focus on: writing facts rather than a story; organising information into groups; using topic words correctly; writing in the present tense.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

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?

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