Standard 3 English
Speaking and listening, big-word phonics, reading comprehension, stories and poems, grammar, writing and media. 21 lessons to do in order, each with worked examples, a Try it activity, practice questions and a quiz. Lessons are coming soon.
See the lesson list← Back to Standard 3Speaking and Performing: Recitation and Choral Speaking
Speak clearly and with expression when you recite a poem or speak as a group.
Coming soonListening for Meaning
Use who, what, where, when, why and how to find the main idea and give a short summary.
Coming soonFact, Opinion and Persuasion
Tell facts from opinions and spot how adverts and arguments try to persuade you.
Coming soonCreole and Standard English: Code-Switching
Know when to use Creole and when to use Standard English, in speaking and in writing.
Coming soonBig-Word Phonics
Read longer words with endings like -ble, -cle, -ture and -tion, silent letters and syllable rules.
Coming soonWord Power: Context Clues and Tricky Words
Use context clues and learn homophones, homographs, words with many meanings and analogies.
Coming soonReading Fluently
Read aloud at a good pace, with expression, and fix your own mistakes.
Coming soonReading Comprehension
Answer literal, inferential and evaluative questions and find cause and effect.
Coming soonText Features: Contents, Index and Glossary
Use the contents page, index, glossary and charts to find information fast.
Coming soonStory Elements and the Plot Mountain
Find the characters, setting, problem and solution, and map a story on a plot mountain.
Coming soonPoetry: Imagery, Simile, Metaphor and Personification
Enjoy poems and spot pictures made with words.
Coming soonPunctuation and Capitals
Use quotation marks, apostrophes, commas and capital letters correctly.
Coming soonSentence Types: Simple and Compound Sentences
Write statements, questions, commands and exclamations, and join simple sentences.
Coming soonNouns and Pronouns
Use common, proper and collective nouns, and the right pronouns.
Coming soonVerbs, Tenses and Subject–Verb Agreement
Use past, present and future tense, helping verbs and verbs that agree with their subjects.
Coming soonAdjectives, Adverbs and Prepositions
Describe and compare with adjectives and adverbs, and use prepositions.
Coming soonWriting a Story: The Writing Process
Plan, draft, revise, edit and share a story of your own.
Coming soonReports, Letters, E-mails and Reflective Writing
Write a short report, a friendly letter, an e-mail and a reflection.
Coming soonSpelling Rules, Prefixes and Suffixes
Learn spelling rules and build new words with prefixes and suffixes.
Coming soonMedia Messages: Purposes and Techniques
Find out why media texts are made and how they grab our attention.
Coming soonMake and Review a Media Text
Plan a storyboard, present a weather report and review it with a checklist.
Coming soonFor parents and teachers
- Read every day. Ten to twenty minutes of a book your child chooses, and talk about it afterwards.
- Ask deeper questions. “Why did the character do that?” and “What would you have done?”
- Write for real reasons. Letters, e-mails, lists, diaries and stories all count.
- Value both ways of speaking. Talk about when we use Creole and when we use Standard English.
- Talk about adverts. Ask “What does this advert want you to do? How is it trying to persuade you?”
Updates
2026/11/03
– First version of this page.
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