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Year 3 · Writing

Arrange the events so the problem and solution connect.

Choose a game

Take your time, try a game and collect stars.

Activities to try together away from the screen

Take it beyond the game

Use one example in a real piece of reading, writing or discussion.

  1. Choose a useful message or short task, and plan what you want a reader to understand.
  2. Try an original example on paper and reread it for meaning and accuracy.
  3. Agree on one useful improvement and try the example again.

Helping your child with sentences & stories

The Year 3 focus

Year 3 composition includes organising ideas and developing a clear narrative. Plot paths makes a simple causal structure visible: a problem happens, a character notices or investigates, an action follows and the problem is resolved. The supplied stories are short enough to discuss without losing the whole sequence, but each event needs to connect to the next.

Work through an example

In the torn-map story, taping the pieces together depends on first recovering and aligning them. Ask what information would be missing if the second event disappeared. After ordering, invent a new problem with a different solution and rehearse the events aloud. Add a character’s reaction or a setting detail when writing the story in your own words.

Use the skill beyond the screen

The supplied cards make one planned sequence visible. Real composition also requires choosing ideas, finding words, considering the reader and revising a draft. After playing, plan a new example aloud, write a short version and ask someone else to explain what they understood. Use that response to improve a link, add a missing detail or remove something that distracts from the purpose.

Curriculum connection

Reading and writing use the shared Years 3–4 programme of study. These Year 3 practice choices provide one possible progression; schools can sequence the shared content differently. This collection offers selected practice rather than the complete programme. Read the official English programme of study.

Questions families ask

What does the game check?

It checks a prepared arrangement of ideas. Original composition still needs planning, writing and feedback from a reader.

Is this a separate statutory Year 3 programme?

The National Curriculum groups reading and writing in Years 3 and 4. These Year 3 examples provide a practice progression within that shared programme; schools can sequence the content differently. Spoken-language requirements apply across Years 1–6.