Printable checklist

Year 3 English — what your child learns

These are the 33 English topics Year 3 covers on TheLearnDen, following the National Curriculum for England. Print the list, stick it on the fridge, and tick topics off as they come up. Each topic name matches its page on this site, where you will find checked videos, lessons, worksheets and practice. Many are free; any account or subscription requirement is shown before you open a resource.

• Check Understanding Of Text
• Identify Text Meaning
• Listen To And Discuss Texts
• Use Dictionaries And Alphabetical Order
• Use Exception Words
• Assess Grammar And Vocabulary
• Plan And Write Fables, Sentences And Viewpoints
• Sentence Structure And Effective Verbs
• Vocabulary Awareness
• Write Non Fiction
• Use A Dictionary To Check Spellings
• Extend Sentence Composition
• Noun And Pronoun Awareness
• Tense Awareness
• Use And Punctuate Speech
• Recognise Forms Of Poetry
• Create Fiction
• Understand Structure And Purpose
• Organise Paragraphs
• Retrieve And Record Information
• Increase Range Of Texts
• Root Word Awareness
• Discuss Words And Phrases
• Draw Inferences About Texts
• Predict Story Development
• Identify And Summarise Main Ideas
• Use Prefixes And Suffixes
• Homophone Awareness
• Spelling Awareness
• Assess And Improve Structure
• Use Conjunctions Adverbs And Prepositions
• Use Fronted Adverbials
• Grammar Awareness

Topic order follows the site's Year 3 English listing. Schools teach topics in their own order, so treat this as a coverage map, not a timetable.