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The English Library

Year 3 English

Professor Lily, a superb lyrebird who can mimic any voice, brings reading, spelling, grammar and writing to life in The English Library.

Strands
3
Units
6
Lessons planned
17

Literacy

The Mystery Stacks

Reading Comprehension

Solve book mysteries by predicting, questioning and reading between the lines.

4 lessons planned

  1. Predicting What Happens NextPlanned

    Use clues from the title, pictures and text to predict. Presented by Professor Lily.

  2. Finding the Main IdeaPlanned

    Tell the main idea apart from supporting details. Presented by Professor Lily.

  3. Reading Between the LinesPlanned

    Infer feelings and reasons that the author doesn't say directly. Presented by Professor Lily.

  4. Sequencing EventsPlanned

    Put the events of a story in order and retell it. Presented by Professor Lily.

The Word Workshop

Spelling

Build words from sounds, patterns and word parts.

3 lessons planned

  1. Common Spelling PatternsPlanned

    Long vowel patterns and tricky letter teams. Presented by Professor Lily.

  2. Adding SuffixesPlanned

    -ed, -ing, -er, -est and when to double or drop letters. Presented by Professor Lily.

  3. PrefixesPlanned

    un-, re-, pre- and how they change meaning. Presented by Professor Lily.

The Scriptorium

Writing

Plan, draft and publish your own stories and reports.

3 lessons planned

  1. Writing a NarrativePlanned

    Orientation, complication and resolution. Presented by Professor Lily.

  2. Persuading Your ReaderPlanned

    Opinions, reasons and persuasive words. Presented by Professor Lily.

  3. Speaking to an AudiencePlanned

    Plan and give a short talk; listen and ask questions. Presented by Professor Lily.

Language

The Sentence Workshop

Grammar and Punctuation

Nouns, verbs, adjectives and the punctuation that holds sentences together.

3 lessons planned

  1. Nouns, Verbs and AdjectivesPlanned

    Name the parts of a sentence and what they do. Presented by Professor Lily.

  2. Building Sentences with ClausesPlanned

    Join ideas with and, but, so, because. Presented by Professor Lily.

  3. Punctuating SpeechPlanned

    Quotation marks and commas for dialogue. Presented by Professor Lily.

The Word Garden

Vocabulary

Grow your word power with synonyms, antonyms and word families.

1 lesson planned

  1. Synonyms and AntonymsPlanned

    Choose precise words for effect. Presented by Professor Lily.

Literature

The Story Galleries

Stories and Poems

Explore characters, settings and the language of stories and poems.

3 lessons planned

  1. Characters and SettingsPlanned

    Describe characters and how settings shape a story. Presented by Professor Lily.

  2. The Music of PoemsPlanned

    Rhythm, rhyme and imagery in poetry. Presented by Professor Lily.

  3. Retell It Your WayPlanned

    Create a new version of a familiar story. Presented by Professor Lily.

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