Year 3 English Yearly Scheme of Work

Language/
Learning Standard
Week/ Theme/ Lesson Grammar
Dates Unit (Main/Complimentary Skill) Focus

1 Unit 1: Main Skill - Speaking Possessive

Welcome! 1.3.1 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words by using visual pronouns His /
2.1.19 clues when a teacher or classmate is speaking Her + name + ‘s
- 1 (Listening 1) (contraction)
World of Self, Complementary Skill - Speaking
4.1.19
Family & 2.1.5 Describe people and objects using suitable words and
Friends phrases
Main Skill - Speaking Asking and
2.1.2 Find out about and describe basic everyday routines telling the time
2 (Speaking 1) Complementary Skill - Listening (on the
1.2.5 Understand a wide range of short supported questions hour/half past
the hour)
Main Skill - Reading Numbers up to
3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple 100 / have got
texts question and
3 (Reading 1) Yes/No answer
Complementary Skill - Reading
3.2.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues
provided by visuals and the topic
2 Unit 1: Main Skill - Reading Modal can
Welcome! 3.2.1 Understand the main idea of short simple texts +verb
7.1.19 – 4 (Reading 2) Complementary Skill - Reading
11.1.19 World of Self, 3.2.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues
Family & provided by visuals and the topic
Friends Main Skill - Writing Modal can +
4.3.2 Spell an increased range of familiar high frequency words verb question +
5 (Writing 1) accurately in guided writing Yes/No answer
Complementary Skill - Listening
1.2.1 Understand with support the main idea of short simple texts
Main Skill - Writing Review of Unit
4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops and question marks 1 language
6 (Writing 2) appropriately in guided writing at sentence level
Complementary Skill - Writing
4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences
3 Unit 1: Main Skill - Language Arts What’s your
14.1.19 - Welcome! 5.2.1 Ask and answer simple questions about characters, actions name? / Have
18.1.19 7 (Language got/have / time
Arts 1)
and events of interest in a text
World of Self, Complementary Skill – Speaking
Family & 2.3.1 Narrate very short basic stories and events
Friends Main Skill – Reading Review of Unit
3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple 1 language
8 (Language texts
Awareness 1) Complementary Skill – Writing
4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops and question marks
appropriately in guided writing at sentence level
Main Skill - Listening Present simple
Unit 2: 1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of for routines
Everyday short simple texts
9 (Listening 2)
Complementary Skill - Listening
1.3.1 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words by using visual
clues when a teacher or classmate is speaking
4 Unit 2: Main Skill - Speaking Present simple
Everyday 2.1.2 Find out about and describe basic everyday routines for routines
21.1.19 - 10 (Speaking 2) Complementary Skill - Writing
25.1.19 World of Self, 4.3.2 Spell an increased range of familiar high frequency words
Family & accurately in guided writing
Friends Main Skill - Speaking Present simple
2.1.2 Find out about and describe basic everyday routines Yes/No
11 (Speaking 3) questions
Complementary Skill - Listening
1.2.5 Understand a wide range of short supported questions
Main Skill - Reading Present simple
3.2.4 Recognise and use with support key features of a simple for habits and
12 (Reading 3) occupations
monolingual dictionary
Complementary Skill - Reading
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3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple

texts
5 Unit 2: Main Skill - Writing Present simple
Everyday 4.3.2 Spell an increased range of familiar high frequency words for
28.1.19 – accurately in guided writing habits/occupatio
1.2.19 World of Self, 13 (Writing 3) ns
Complementary Skill - Speaking
Family & 2.2.2 Ask for attention or help from a teacher or classmate by
Friends using suitable questions
Main Skill - Writing Present simple
4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops and question marks for routines
appropriately in guided writing at sentence level
14 (Writing 4)
Complementary Skill - Writing
4.1.2 Begin to use cursive handwriting in a limited range of
written work
Main Skill - Language Arts Present simple
5.3.1 Respond imaginatively and intelligibly through creating for routines
15 (Language
Arts 2)
simple action songs on familiar topics
Complementary Skill - Language Arts
5.1.1 Enjoy and appreciate rhymes, poems and songs
Chinese New Year Holiday (4.2.19 - 8.2.19)
7 Unit 2: Main Skill - Reading Review of unit
Everyday 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple language
11.2.19 – 16 (Language texts
15.2.19 Awareness 2) Complementary Skill – Writing
4.2.4 Describe people and objects using suitable words and
phrases
Main Skill - Listening Present
Unit 3: 1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of continuous
Right now short simple texts statements (be +
17 (Listening 3) -ing)
Complementary Skill - Listening
1.3.1 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words by using visual
World of Self, clues when a teacher or classmate is speaking
Family & Main Skill – Speaking Present
Friends 2.1.5 Describe people and objects using suitable words and continuous
phrases statements (be +
18 (Speaking 4) -ing)
Complementary Skill – Listening
1.1.1 Recognise and reproduce with support a range of target
language phonemes
8 Unit 3: Main Skill - Speaking Present
Right now 2.1.5 Describe people and objects using suitable words and continuous
18.2.19 – phrases questions (be +
22.2.19 19 (Speaking 5) -ing)
Complementary Skill - Speaking
World of Self, 2.2.2 Ask for attention or help from a teacher or classmate by
Family & using suitable questions
Friends Main Skill - Reading Present
3..2.1 Understand the main idea of short simple texts continuous
20 (Reading 4) Complementary Skill - Reading negative
3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple statements
texts
Main Skill - Writing Present
4.2.4 Describe people and objects using suitable words and continuous
phrases negative
21 (Writing 5) statements (be +
Complementary Skill - Reading
-ing)
3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple
texts
Main Skill – Writing Present
9 Unit 3: 4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences continuous
22 (Writing 6) statements (be +
Right now Complementary Skill – Speaking
2.3.1 Narrate very short basic stories and events -ing)
25.2.19 –
Main Skill - Language Arts Present
1.3.19
World of Self, 5.3.1 Respond imaginatively and intelligibly through creating continuous for
Family & 23 (Language simple action songs on familiar topics. Other imaginative activities
Friends Arts 3) responses as appropriate. happening now,
sports
Complementary Skill - Speaking vocabulary
2.1.5 Describe people and objects using suitable words and

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phrases
Main Skill – Writing Present
4.2.4 Describe people and objects using suitable words and continuous (be
24 (Language phrases + -ing)
Awareness 3) Complementary Skill Listening
1.1.1 Recognise and reproduce with support a range of target
language phonemes
10 Unit 4: Main Skill – Listening Present simple
Year in, year 1.2.1 Understand with support the main idea of short simple texts for describing
4.3.19 – out 25 (Listening 4) Complementary Skill – Speaking weather,
8.3.19 2.2.1 Keep interaction going in short exchanges by repeating key seasons,
favourites
words from the other speaker
World of Main Skill – Speaking Present simple
Knowledge 2.1.1 Ask about and express basic opinions for describing
26 (Speaking 6) Complementary Skill – Listening weather,
1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of seasons,
favourites
short simple texts
Main Skill – Speaking Prepositions
2.1.2 Find out about and describe basic everyday routines with time
27 (Speaking 7) Complementary Skill – Writing expressions
4.1.2 Begin to use cursive handwriting in a limited range of (birth month):
It’s in + month
written work
Main Skill – Reading Prepositions
11 Unit 4: 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple with time
Year in, year texts expressions: in
11.3.19 28 (Reading 5) + month/season
out Complementary Skill – Speaking
–
2.2.2 Ask for attention or help from a teacher or classmate by
15.3.19
using suitable questions
World of Main Skill – Writing Prepositions
Knowledge 4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences review
29 (Writing 7)
Complementary Skill – Listening
1.2.5 Understand a wide range of short supported questions
Main Skill – Writing Prepositions
4.2.4 Describe people and objects using suitable words and
phrases
30 (Writing 8)
Complementary Skill – Speaking
2.2.2 Ask for attention or help from a teacher or classmate by
using suitable questions
School Break (23.3.19 - 31.3.19)
12 Main Skill - Language Arts Review of
Unit 4: 5.3.1 Respond imaginatively and intelligibly through creating present simple;
18.3.19 - Year in, year 31 (Language simple action songs on familiar topics. Other imaginative prepositions
22.3.19 out Arts 4) responses as appropriate
Complementary Skill – Writing
4.2.1 Express simple opinions
World of Main Skill – Writing Review of
Knowledge 4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops and question marks language from
32 (Language Unit 4
Awareness 4)
appropriately in guided writing at sentence level
Complementary Skill - Speaking
2.1.2 Find out about and describe basic everyday routines
13 Unit 5: Main Skill – Listening Prepositions of
My new 1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of place
1.4.19 house 33 (Listening 5) short simple texts
– Complementary Skill – Listening
5.4.19
World of self, 1.2.1 Understand with support the main idea of short simple texts
family and Main Skill – Speaking Prepositions of
friends 2.1.5 Describe people and objects using suitable words and place
34 (Speaking 8) phrases
Complementary Skill – Listening
1.2.5 Understand a wide range of short supported questions
14 Unit 5: Main Skill - Reading Present tense
My new 3.2.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues There is/are:
8.4.19 house provided by visuals and the topic Singular &
35 (Reading 6)
– Complementary Skill – Reading plural;
12.4.19 Prepositions of
World of self, 3.2.1 Understand the main idea of short simple texts place

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family and Main Skill – Reading Present tense

friends 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple There is/are:
texts Singular &
36 (Reading 7) plural;
Complementary Skill – Reading
Prepositions of
3.2.1 understand the main idea of short simple texts place;
Adjectives
Main Skill - Writing Present tense
15 Unit 5: 4.2.4 Describe people and objects using suitable words and There is/are:
My new 37 (Writing 9) phrases Singular &
15.4.19 plural
house Complementary Skill - Writing
–
4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences
19.4.19
World of self, Main Skill - Writing Present tense
family and 4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences There is/are:
friends Complementary Skill – Speaking Singular &
38 (Writing 10) 2.3.1 Narrate very short basic stories and events plural;
Prepositions of
place;
Adjectives
Main Skill - Language Arts Review of unit
39 (Language 5.2.1 Ask and answer simple questions about characters, actions vocabulary and
Arts 5) and events of interest in a textComplementary Skill – Listening language
1.2.3 Understand with support short simple narratives
16 Unit 5: Main Skill – Speaking Present simple
My new 2.1.5 Describe people and objects using suitable words and questions
22.4.19 – house phrases (various)
26.4.19 40 (Project-
Complementary Skill – Writing
Based Learning
World of self, 1) 4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops and question marks
family and appropriately in guided writing at sentence level
friends

17 Unit 6: Main Skill - Listening Countable &

Food, please! 1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of uncountable
29.4.19 – 41 (Listening 6) short simple texts nouns
3.5.19 World of self, Complementary Skill – Speaking
family and 2.1.1 Ask about and express basic opinions
friends Main Skill – Speaking Some
2.1.5 Describe people and objects using suitable words and (countable &
phrases uncountable)
42 (Speaking 9)
Complementary Skill – Listening
1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of
short simple texts
Unit 6: Main Skill – Reading Any: countable
18 Food, please! 3.2.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues and uncountable
provided by visuals and the topic nouns in
6.5.19 – 43 (Reading 8) questions
World of self, Complementary Skill – Reading
10.5.19
family and 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple
friends texts
Main Skill - Reading Present simple
3.2.1 Understand the main idea of short simple texts for description;
44 (Reading 9) Complementary Skill - Reading prepositions of
3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple place: from +
country
texts
19 Unit 6: Main Skill – Writing Modal verb
Food, please! 4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences would + like
13.5.19 – 45 (Writing 11)
Complementary Skill – Speaking
17.5.19 World of self, 2.3.1 Narrate very short basic stories and events
family and Main Skill - Language Arts Imperatives
friends 5.3.1 Respond imaginatively and intelligibly through creating
46 (Language simple action songs on familiar topics other imaginative
Arts 6) responses as appropriate
Complementary Skill – Speaking
2.1.1 Ask about and express basic opinions
Main Skill – Reading Review of unit
47 (Language 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple language
Awareness 5) texts
Complementary Skill – Speaking
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2.1.1 Ask about and express basic opinions

20 Unit 7: Main Skill – Listening Imperative
Out and 1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of statements
20.5.19 - about short simple texts (positive &
24.5.19 48 (Listening 7) negative)
Complementary Skill – Listening
World of self, 1.3.1 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words by using visual
family and clues when a teacher or classmate is speaking
friends Main Skill - Speaking Imperative
2.1.3 Give a short sequence of basic directions statements
49 (Speaking (positive &
10)
Complementary Skill – Listening
1.2.4 Understand a wide range of short basic supported negative)
classroom instructions
Main Skill – Speaking Time;
50 (Speaking 2.1.2 Find out about and describe everyday routines prepositions of
11) Complementary Skill – Listening place
1.2.5 Understand a wide range of short supported questions
School Break (25.5.19-9.6.19)
21 Unit 7: Main Skill – Reading Imperative
Out and 3.2.1 Understand the main idea of short simple texts statements
10.6.19 – about 51 (Reading 10) Complementary Skill – Reading (positive &
14.6.19 3.2.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues negative)
World of self, provided by visuals and the topic
family and Main Skill – Writing Imperative
friends 4.2.3 Give simple directions statements
52 (Writing 12) Complementary Skill – Writing (positive &
4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops and question marks negative)
appropriately in guided writing at sentence level
Main Skill – Writing Plural nouns
4.3.2 Spell an increased range of familiar high frequency words (regular and
accurately in guided writing irregular)
53 (Writing 13)
Complementary Skill – Writing
4.1.2 Begin to use cursive handwriting in a limited range of
written work
22 Unit 7: Main Skill - Language Arts Imperatives
Out and 5.3.1 Respond imaginatively and intelligibly through creating
17.6.19 – about simple action songs on familiar topics, other imaginative
21.6.19 54 (Language
Arts 7)
responses as appropriate.
World of self, Complementary Skill - Writing
family and 4.3.2 Spell an increased range of familiar high frequency words
friends accurately in guided writing
Main Skill – Writing Imperative
4.2.3 Give simple directions statements
55 (Language (positive &
Awareness 6)
Complementary Skill – Reading
3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple negative)
texts
Unit 8: Main Skill – Listening Adverbs of
Where were 1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of time; past
you 56 (Listening 8) short simple texts simple
statements
yesterday? Complementary Skill – Listening
(was/were)
1.2.5 Understand a wide range of short supported questions
23 Unit 8: Main Skill – Listening Past simple
Where were 1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of (was/were)
24.6.19 you short simple texts statements
- 57 (Listening 9) (positive &
yesterday? Complementary Skill – Speaking
28.6.19 negative)
2.2.1 Keep interaction going in short exchanges by repeating key
World of self, words from the other speaker
family and Main Skill – Speaking Adverbs of
friends 2.3.1 Narrate very short basic stories and events time; past
58 (Speaking simple
12)
Complementary Skill - Speaking
2.2.2 Ask for attention or help from a teacher or classmate by statements
(was/were)
using suitable questions
Main Skill – Reading Past simple
3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple (was/were)
59 (Reading 11) texts statements
(positive &
Complementary Skill – Writing
negative)

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4.2.2 Make and give reasons for simple predictions

24 Unit 8: Main Skill – Reading Adjectives, past
Where were 3.2.1 Understand the main idea of short simple texts simple
1.7.19 – you Complementary Skill – Listening statements &
60 (Reading 12)
5.7.19 1.2.5 Understand a wide range of short supported questions Yes/No
yesterday?
questions
(was/were)
World of self,
Main Skill – Writing Adjectives, past
family and simple
4.3.2 Spell an increased range of familiar high frequency words
friends statements &
accurately in guided writing
61 (Writing 14) Yes/No
Complementary Skill – Reading
questions
3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple (was/were)
texts
Main Skill – Writing Past simple
4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences (was/were/n’t:
62 (Writing 15) Complementary Skill – Writing questions and
4.3.2 Spell an increased range of familiar high frequency words statements
accurately in guided writing
25 Unit 8: Main Skill - Language Arts Review of past
Where were 5.2.1 Ask and answer simple questions about characters, actions simple
8.7.19 you 63 (Language and events of interest in a text (was/were/n’t)
- yesterday? Arts 8) Complementary Skill – Reading
12.7.19
3.2.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues
World of self, provided by visuals and the topic
family and Main Skill - Reading Review of past
friends 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple simple
64 (Language (was/were/n’t):
Awareness 7)
texts
Complementary Skill – Listening statements +
questions
1.2.5 Understand a wide range of short supported questions
26 Unit 9: Main Skill – Listening Past simple
On holiday 1.2.1 Understand with support the main idea of short simple texts (regular verbs):
15.7.19 65 (Listening statements
10)
Complementary Skill - Speaking
- World of self, 2.1.5 Describe people and objects using suitable words and
19.7.19
family and phrases
friends Main Skill - Speaking Past simple
2.2.1 Keep interaction going in short exchanges by repeating key (regular and
66 (Speaking irregular verbs):
13)
words from the other speaker
Questions and
Complementary Skill - Writing
statements
4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences
Main Skill - Speaking Past simple:
2.1.5 Describe people and objects using suitable words and Yes/No
67 (Speaking questions
14)
phrases
Complementary Skill – Listening
1.2.5 Understand a wide range of short supported questions
27 Unit 9: Main Skill – Reading Past simple
On holiday 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple (regular and
22.7.19 – texts irregular verbs):
26.7.19 68 (Reading 13) positive &
World of self, Complementary Skill – Reading
negative
family and 3.2.4 Recognise and use with support key features of a simple statements
friends monolingual dictionary
Main Skill – Reading Past simple
3.2.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues (irregular
provided by visuals and the topic verbs):
69 (Reading 14) Questions &
Complementary Skill – Reading
statements
3.2.4 Recognise and use with support key features of a simple
monolingual dictionary
28 Unit 9: Main Skill – Writing Past simple
On holiday 4.2.5 Connect sentences using basic coordinating conjunctions (regular &
29.7.19 – 70 (Writing 16) Complementary Skill – Writing irregular verbs):
2.8.19 World of self, 4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops and question marks Negatives &
questions
family and appropriately in guided writing at sentence level
friends Main Skill - Language Arts went, was …
71 (Language 5.1.2 In addition to Year 2 text types: simple poems.
Arts 9) Complementary Skill – Speaking
2.3.1 Narrate very short basic stories and events
72 (Language Main Skill - Writing Past simple

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Awareness 8) 4.2.4 Describe people and objects using suitable words and review
phrases
Complementary Skill – Listening
1.2.5 Understand a wide range of short supported questions
Use
29 Unit 10: Main Skill – Listening Comparatives:
The world 1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of Short
5.8.19 – around us 73 (Listening short simple texts adjectives;
9.8.19 11) Complementary Skill – Listening Statements
World of self, 1.1.1 Recognise and reproduce with support a range of target
family and language phonemes
friends Main Skill – Speaking Comparatives:
2.1.5 Describe people and objects using suitable words and Short
phrases adjectives;
74 (Speaking 15 Statements
Complementary Skill – Listening
1.2.2 Understand with support specific information and details of
short simple texts
Main Skill – Reading Superlatives:
3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple Short
texts adjectives;
75 (Reading 15) Statements &
Complementary Skill – Reading
questions with
3.2.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues which
provided by visuals and the topic
School Break (10.8.19-18.8.19)
Unit 10: Main Skill – Reading Comparatives:
30 The world 3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple Short
around us texts adjectives;
19.8.19 – 76 (Reading 16) Statements
Complementary Skill – Reading
23.8.19
World of self, 3.2.3 Guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from clues
family and provided by visuals and the topic
friends Main Skill – Writing Superlatives:
4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences Short adjectives
77 (Writing 17) Complementary Skill – Writing
4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops and question marks
appropriately in guided writing at sentence level
Main Skill – Writing Review of
4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences superlatives &
78 (Writing 18) Complementary Skill – Writing comparatives
4.2.4 Describe people and objects using suitable words and
phrases
Unit 10: Main Skill - Language Arts Review of
31 The world 5.2.1 Ask and answer simple questions about characters, actions comparatives &
around us and events of interest in a text superlatives
26.8.19 – 79 (Language Complementary Skill – Reading
30.8.19 Arts 10)
World of self, 3.3.1 Read and enjoy A1 fiction/nonfiction print and digital texts
family and of interest
friends

32 Unit 10: Main Skill – Writing Review of

The world 4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range of simple sentences comparatives &
2.9.19 – around us Complementary Skill – Reading superlatives
6.9.19 80 (Project-
3.2.2 Understand specific information and details of short simple
Based Learning
World of self, 2) texts
family and
friends

Week 33 9.9.19 – 13.9.19 / Week 34 16.9.19 – 20.9.19 / Week 35 23.9.19 – 27.9.19 / Week 36 30.9.19 – 4.10.19 /
Week 37 7.10.19 - 11.10.19 / Week 38 14.10.19 - 18.10.19 / Week 39 21.10.19 - 25.10.19
Review of previous topics and lessons

Week 40 (28.10.19 – 1.11.19) Assessment

Week 41 – 43
Review of previous topics and lessons
School concert

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