This comprehensive unit plan helps Year 3 students develop essential grammar skills, including identifying clauses, ensuring subject-verb agreement and distinguishing between sentence types. Aligned with the Australian Curriculum, this English unit incorporates engaging lessons, practical activities and a targeted assessment. Students will gain a clear understanding of sentence structure and improve their writing skills through hands-on learning and structured practice.

Included Resources

1. Detailed Lesson Plans: Five lesson plans and one assessment lesson, each structured with introductions, development activities, conclusions and focus questions to guide effective teaching.
2. Worksheets: A set of 3 sequential worksheets for each of the five lessons, designed to reinforce key concepts and provide opportunities for practice.
3. Hands-On Activities: One engaging activity per lesson to make learning interactive and collaborative.
4. Exit Tickets: Quick assessments for each lesson to check understanding and identify areas for revision.
5. Summative Assessment: A final assessment task with a detailed rubric to evaluate student performance and identify progress in grammar skills.

Additional Tips

1. Build Confidence: Start each lesson by revisiting prior concepts to ensure a strong foundation before introducing new material.
2. Foster Collaboration: Encourage teamwork and discussion during hands-on activities.
3. Provide Feedback: Use exit tickets to give timely feedback, helping students refine their understanding as the unit progresses.

Extension Ideas

1. Creative Sentence Writing: Challenge students to write descriptive clauses, ensuring they apply subject-verb agreement as they compose simple and compound sentences.
2. Clause Hunt: Have students identify and categorise clauses in class texts, encouraging real-world application of grammar skills.
3. Advanced Tasks: Ask students to write a short story, underlining the clauses and labelling their sentence types for additional practice.

This unit plan equips teachers with everything needed to deliver engaging, curriculum-aligned grammar lessons that build confidence and clarity in student writing.