SPaG Planning Overview

Year 3

The aim of this overview is to support teachers using Twinkl’s English resources by showing the most coherent and progressive sequence to teach each area
of SPaG. This overview aims to cover all of the objectives from the National Curriculum 2014, including the statutory terminology for each year group listed in
Appendix 2: Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation.

Text under the green banner shows the essential areas to be taught. These are taken from the Year 3 and 4 National Curriculum, Nouns and Pronouns
including the Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation objectives and Year 3 Appendix 2. for Clarity

Text under the orange banner is to allow for retrieval practice opportunities. Some of the specified resources may link to the NC aims
Adjectives
from previous school years and will require students to recall previously learnt knowledge in order to increase the likelihood of the
information being transferred into their long-term memories.

Teaching, Revision & Consolidation Resources - a selection of comprehensive teaching resources that may include teaching PowerPoint presentations, display
posters, activity sheets, practical activities and/or games. Within this section, any PlanIt resources will appear at the top of the list and will also include full
lesson plans.

Assess and Review - The blue banner section at the end of the term is time for the teacher to assess where their children are at with their
Assess and Review
learning and review any areas that children need extra time or support in.

National Curriculum Focus Consonants and Vowels

Banner
Identifying Vowels and
Consonants Resource Pack

Teaching, Revision & Consolidation Resources

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Autumn 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

National Nouns and Pronouns

Consonants and Vowels Suffixes: -ly Past Tense Subordinate Clauses Assess and Review
Curriculum Focus for Clarity

Teaching, Choose Nouns or Pronouns Identifying Vowels and PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson
Revision & for Clarity Lesson Ideas Consonants Resource Pack Pack: Suffix '-ly' Pack: Present Perfect Pack: Subordinate Clauses
Consolidation and Resource Pack and Simple Past
Resources Assess and Review

Types of Pronouns Remembering Vowels PlanIt Y3 Term 1B W1-5: Year 3 Past and Perfect KS2 Conjunctions to Create
Display Poster Display Posters ‘-ly’ Adverbs Spelling Packs Tense: Warm-Up PowerPoint Subordinate Clauses
Warm-Up PowerPoint

Pronouns Display Poster Alphabet Consonants and Words Ending in '-ly' Sentence Past Tense Regular and Using Subordinate Clauses
Vowels Display Poster Matching Worksheet Irregular Verbs Lists Teaching PowerPoint

Pronouns Display Cards Vowels Poster Adding ‘-ly’ Spelling Activity Past Tense Verb Main Clause and Subordinate
Sorting Activity Clause - Worksheet

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Autumn 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Teaching, KS2 Interactive Game Consonant Poster Words Ending in ‘-ly’
Revision & PowerPoint - Pronouns Word Search
Consolidation
Resources

KS2 Adverbs Word List

KS2 Adverbs
Warm-Up PowerPoint

Creating Adverbs
Using the Suffix ‘-ly’
Warm-Up PowerPoint

Making an Adverb by Adding

the Suffix ‘-ly’ to an Adjective
SpaG PowerPoint Quiz

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Autumn 2
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

National Prefixes: super-,

Adjectives ‘A’ or ‘An’? Present Tense Apostrophes Assess and Review
Curriculum Focus anti-, auto-

Teaching, Adjectives Word Mat PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson Pack: Past and Present Tense Using an Apostrophe for
Revision & Pack: Articles An or A ‘anti-’, ‘auto-’ and ‘super-’ Prefix Verb Word Mat Possession Teaching Pack
Consolidation
Resources Assess and Review

Alternative Adjectives Year 3 Using ‘a’ or ‘an’ Adding Prefixes: 'anti-', 'auto-', Past, Present and Future Apostrophes for Contraction:
Vocabulary Grid Warm-Up PowerPoint 'trans-', 'over-' and 'super-' Sorting Worksheet KS2 SPaG PowerPoint Quiz
Prefix Words SPaG Lesson
Teaching Pack PowerPoint

Powerful Adjectives A or An Display Poster Creating Nouns Using Past, Present and Future Shortened Words PowerPoint
Differentiated Worksheets Prefixes PowerPoint Verbs in Sentences
'super-', 'auto-', 'anti-' Sorting Worksheet

KS2 Powerful A or An Sorting Activity Changing the Meaning of the Past, Present and Future KS2 Use of Apostrophes
Adjectives PowerPoint Word by Adding the Prefix Tense Memory Game Flowchart Poster
'super-', 'anti-' or 'auto-' SPaG
PowerPoint Quiz

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Autumn 2
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Teaching, Present Tense to Past Using the Apostrophe
Revision & Tense Verbs Board Game PowerPoint
Consolidation
Resources

Plural or Possessive
Apostrophe Board Game

Apostrophes for Contraction

Warm-Up PowerPoint

Contractions Spelling Activity

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Spring 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

National Subordinating
Verbs Compound Nouns Prefixes: dis-, mis-, un Inverted Commas Assess and Review
Curriculum Focus Conjunctions

Teaching, KS2 Verb List Word Mat Joining Words to Make a PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson Subordinating Conjunctions PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson
Revision & Compound Noun SPaG Pack: Prefixes dis- Words, KS2: What Is a Subordinating Pack: Inverted Commas
Consolidation Lesson Teaching Pack mis- Words, un- Words Conjunction? PowerPoint
Resources Assess and Review

KS2 Meaning of Powerful Compound Nouns PlanIt Y3 Term 2A W4: Creating Subordinating Conjunctions KS2 Inverted Commas for
Verbs PowerPoint Warm-Up PowerPoint Negative Meanings Using KS2: What Is a Subordinating Direct Speech Warm-Up
Prefix mis- Spelling Pack Conjunction? Jigsaw PowerPoint
Worksheet

Powerful Verb Joining Words to Make a PlanIt Y3 Term 2A W5: Creating I SAW A WABUB The Rules of Speech
Worksheet: 'Walk' Compound Noun SPaG Negative Meanings Using Display Poster Marks PowerPoint
PowerPoint Quiz Prefix dis- Spelling Pack

Powerful Verb English How Many 'Un-' and 'Dis-' Prefix I SAW A WABUB Inverted Commas Poster Mat
Worksheet: 'Look' Compound Nouns Can Sorting Activity Display Banner
You Make? Worksheet

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Spring 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Teaching, Powerful Verb 'Dis-' Spelling Activity Subordinating Conjunctions Inverted Commas
Revision & Worksheet: 'Said' Interactive PowerPoint Punctuation Poster
Consolidation
Resources

Said Synonyms Word Mat Prefixes: Dis- and Mis-

PowerPoint Game

Said Is Dead Display Poster Using the Prefix

‘Un-’ PowerPoint

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Spring 2
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

National Adverbs - Time, Coordinating

Prefixes: in- Suffixes: -ation Organisational Devices Assess and Review
Curriculum Focus Place & Cause Conjunctions

Teaching, PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson Pack: PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson Pack: PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson Pack: FANBOYS Coordinating PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson Pack:
Revision & Adverbs Lesson Plan Prefixes: in- Suffix -ation Conjunctions Poster Headings and Sub-Headings
Consolidation
Resources Assess and Review

KS2 Adverbs Word Mat 'In-', 'Im-', 'Ir-' and 'Il-' Prefix Prefix and Suffix FANBOYS Display Banner
Words - Lesson Teaching Pack Display Posters

Identifying Adverbs Prefix and Suffix Coordinating Conjunctions

Differentiated Worksheet Display Posters FANBOYS Differentiated
Activity Sheets

KS2 Adverbs Coordinating Conjunctions

Warm-Up PowerPoint PowerPoint Game

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Spring 2
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Teaching, Identifying Different Types Identifying a Conjunction as a
Revision & of Adverbs SPaG Subordinating or Coordinating
Consolidation PowerPoint Quiz PowerPoint Game
Resources

Using Adverbs of Time KS2 SPaG Questions:

SPaG PowerPoint Quiz Coordinating Conjunctions
PowerPoint Quiz

Using Adverbs of Place

SPaG PowerPoint Quiz

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Summer 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

National Suffixes beginning

Prepositions Prefixes: re-, sub-, inter- Time Conjunctions Paragraphs Assess and Review
Curriculum Focus with Vowels

Teaching, PlanIt Y3 SPaG: How PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson Pack: PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson
Revision & to Make a Lesson Plan Pack: Prefixes with Suffixes Beginning Pack: Time Conjunctions Pack: Paragraphs
Consolidation for Prepositions 're-', 'sub-' and 'inter-' with Vowels
Resources Assess and Review

Prepositions Activity KS2 Words Beginning With ‘sub-’ LKS2 Spelling Rules Time Conjunctions Word Mat Introduction to Writing In
Warm-Up PowerPoint and ‘inter-’ Crossword Display Posters Paragraphs Warm-Up
PowerPoint

Year 3 SPaG Conjunctions, Prefixes 're-', 'sub-', 'inter-' KS2 Time Conjunctions Cloze LKS2 Grammatical Consistency
Adverbs and Prepositions Differentiated Activity Sheets Differentiated Activity Sheets Separating Two Paragraphs
Word Mat Worksheet

Changing the Meaning of Time Connectives & Paragraphs PowerPoint Quiz

a Word. 'inter-', 'semi-' and Conjunctions KS2
'sub-' Prefix Words - SPaG Resource Pack
PowerPoint Quiz

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Summer 2
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

National Place and Cause

Homophones Suffixes: -ous Word Families Editing and Evaluating Assess and Review
Curriculum Focus Conjunctions

Teaching, PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson PlanIt Y3 SPaG Lesson Pack: Year 3 Edit and Improve
Revision & Pack: Homophones Pack: Suffix -ous Pack: Word Families Place and Cause Conjunctions with Mr Whoops: Character
Consolidation Description Resource Pack
Resources Assess and Review

PlanIt Y3 Term 1A W5 & Adding the Suffix PlanIt Y3 Term 3A W4 - 6: Word Place and Cause LKS2 Fix the Sentence
6: Homophones and Near -ous Differentiated Families Based on Common Conjunctions Word Mat Activity PowerPoint
Homophones Spelling Packs Worksheet Pack Words Spelling Packs

PlanIt Y3 Term 2B W1 & 2: Adding '-ous' Spelling Activity KS2 Word Families Causal Conjunctions LKS2 Fix the Sentence
Homophones and Near Warm-Up PowerPoint Word Mat Activity Mat Pack
Homophones Spelling Packs

Homophones Worksheets Making an Adjective by Recognising and Using Causal Conjunctions LKS2 Editing Station
Adding the Suffix '-ous' to a Words in Word Families Word Cards Display Pack
Noun SPaG PowerPoint Quiz SPaG PowerPoint Quiz

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Summer 2
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Teaching, Years 3 and 4 Homophones Wordships Game Prefix and Suffix Word Builder KS2 Causal Conjunctions
Revision & and Near Homophones Sheet Words Ending Cards and Activity Sheets PowerPoint Pack
Consolidation Differentiated Match in '-ous' and '-ious'
Up Worksheet Pack
Resources

KS2 Homophones Word Families Differentiated

Warm-Up PowerPoint Worksheet Pack

KS2 Speech and Language:

Homophones Worksheet

Homophones Visual
Word Mat

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