3 free narrative writing resources for Year 3: 3 worksheets. Answers included.
Story writing: characters, settings, plot and language. 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: planning a story with a problem and a solution; writing in sentences with capital letters and full stops; using describing words and action words; writing a clear ending; spotting a strong story opening; starting a story with a sound word; starting a story with a question; starting a story by telling when and where.
Printable practice with an answer sheet.
The first sentence of a story should make the reader want to keep going. Children compare plain and strong openings, then learn three ways…
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…
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Story writing: characters, settings, plot and language. At Year 3, our resources focus on: planning a story with a problem and a solution; writing in sentences with capital letters and full stops; using describing words and action words; writing a clear ending.
Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.
Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.
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