UK Primary · Lower Key Stage 2 (LKS2)
Year 3 Resources for UK Primary
The first year of Key Stage 2. Children move from learning to read to reading to learn. Writing expands with paragraphs, fronted adverbials, and direct speech. Maths introduces formal written methods for addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
First year of LKS2 — major step up. End-of-year teacher assessment.
What Year 3 children are learning
📚 English curriculum focus
- Reading — read a range of fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction; understand structure and language for impact
- Writing — use paragraphs to organise ideas; use fronted adverbials with commas; use the present perfect form (e.g. 'has gone' not 'went')
- Punctuation — inverted commas to punctuate direct speech; commas after fronted adverbials
- Spelling — Years 3 and 4 statutory spelling list begins (100 words across two years); prefixes and suffixes; homophones
- Grammar — conjunctions (when, before, after, while, because, although); prepositions and adverbs
🔢 Maths curriculum focus
- Number and place value — count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50, and 100; numbers up to 1,000
- Addition and subtraction — formal column methods for three-digit numbers
- Multiplication and division — recall multiplication and division facts for 3, 4, and 8 times tables
- Fractions — count up and down in tenths; recognise fractions of a length, set, or quantity
- Measurement — measure, compare, add, subtract lengths, mass, volume; tell time on 12-hour and 24-hour clocks
- Geometry — draw 2D shapes and make 3D shapes; identify horizontal, vertical, perpendicular, parallel lines
Phonics: Phonics generally complete. Children who still need it receive targeted intervention.
Year 3 model texts (WAGOLLs)
Year-group exemplar texts with colour-coded annotations for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and text-type features. Free to view, free to print.
The Stone Keeper
A short story about a child who finds an unusual stone in the woods. Uses fronted adverbials, prepositional phrases, conjunctions, paragraphing for se…
Non-chronological ReportThe Amazing Octopus
An information text about octopuses. Models subheadings, formal tone, present tense, and topic-related vocabulary. Meets Year 3 expected standard for …
ExplanationHow Volcanoes Erupt
An explanation of how volcanoes erupt. Models cause-and-effect connectives, technical vocabulary, present tense, and paragraph organisation. Meets Yea…
Year 3 resources by subject
Resources mapped to Year 3 from across LessonKind. We use US-style grade levels internally; for UK Year 3 we show the equivalent grade content.
English / Language Arts · 60 resources
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Math · 46 resources
Science · 17 resources
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Topic Packs · 18 resources
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Behavior & Classroom Management · 35 resources
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SEND & Inclusion · 20 resources
Tools for Year 3 teachers
About the UK National Curriculum
The UK National Curriculum (2014) defines what state-funded primary schools in England teach. Children move through Key Stages: Reception (EYFS, age 4-5), Key Stage 1 (Years 1-2, ages 5-7), Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3-4, ages 7-9), and Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5-6, ages 9-11).
Each year group has age-related expectations (AREs) for reading, writing, mathematics, and other subjects. LessonKind resources are organised by US grade level for the global brand, but on these UK pages we surface the equivalent content for each UK year group.
Key statutory checkpoints
- Phonics Screening Check (Year 1, June) — 40 words to decode
- Multiplication Tables Check (Year 4, June) — 25 questions, all times tables to 12×12
- Key Stage 1 statutory teacher assessment (Year 2)
- Key Stage 2 SATs (Year 6, May) — Reading, GPS, Maths; writing teacher-assessed