Six complete Year 3 non-fiction VIPERS lessons with editable PowerPoints, original texts, main and scaffolded tasks, and answers. This six-session reading comprehension bundle is designed for Year 3 and lower KS2 pupils. Each lesson uses an original, age-appropriate non-fiction text alongside explicit vocabulary teaching, modelled answers and carefully structured VIPERS questions. The lessons make useful links with popular Year 3 science and history topics while remaining suitable for guided reading, whole-class reading, intervention groups, tutoring or independent comprehension work. Topics include: • Light sources • How shadows form • Reflection • Anglo-Saxon arrivals • Life in an Anglo-Saxon settlement • Anglo-Saxon archaeology Each session includes: • An editable PowerPoint • Retrieval practice • Four key vocabulary words with child-friendly definitions • A complete non-fiction text • Prediction and discussion questions • A modelled comprehension question and answer • Six VIPERS comprehension questions • A main printable task • A scaffolded version for pupils who need additional support • Answers for quick marking and discussion The questions develop vocabulary, retrieval, inference, prediction, explanation and summarising skills across the six sessions. The slides use a clear, simple design with Century Gothic font and limited text on each screen, making them particularly suitable for pupils who benefit from reduced cognitive load. All reading texts and questions are original, so no additional books or subscriptions are required.

Six complete Year 3 Beowulf VIPERS lessons with an original retelling, editable PowerPoint, comprehension workbook and teacher answers. This six-week fiction reading scheme introduces Year 3 and lower KS2 pupils to the story of Beowulf through an original, age-appropriate retelling of the ancient legend. The story has been divided into six connected chapters, allowing pupils to follow the characters and plot across the unit rather than reading unrelated weekly extracts. Chapters include: • The Hall in the Darkness • A Warrior Crosses the Sea • The Battle in Heorot • The Shadow Returns • Beneath the Black Water • The Last Dragon The complete bundle includes: • A 36-slide editable PowerPoint • An original six-chapter Beowulf story booklet • A printable VIPERS and grammar workbook • A detailed six-week teacher guide • Comprehension answers • Grammar guidance • Support and challenge suggestions • Suggested timings for each lesson Each session includes: • Recap and prediction • Four key vocabulary words • Supported reading of the next chapter • Six VIPERS comprehension questions • Questions requiring evidence from the text • A linked Year 3 grammar activity • Review and improvement VIPERS skills covered across the scheme include vocabulary, retrieval, inference, prediction, sequencing, explanation, summarising, comparison and identifying themes. Grammar skills include: • Expanded noun phrases • Past-tense verbs • Direct speech punctuation • Conjunctions • Fronted adverbials • Possessive apostrophes The scheme uses a clear, simple design with Century Gothic font and limited text on each PowerPoint slide. It is suitable for whole-class reading, guided reading, intervention groups, tutoring or home learning. All story text, questions and teaching activities are original. The retelling is based on the ancient Beowulf legend, so no additional book or subscription is required.

Six complete Year 3 poetry VIPERS lessons with editable PowerPoints, classic public-domain poems, main and scaffolded tasks, and answers. This six-session poetry reading bundle introduces Year 3 and lower KS2 pupils to a carefully selected collection of classic poems. Each lesson explicitly teaches poetry comprehension through vocabulary, prediction, retrieval, inference, explanation, viewpoint, imagery, atmosphere, comparison, sequencing and summarising. Poems included: • The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson • Caterpillar by Christina Rossetti • Windy Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson • The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson • Bed in Summer by Robert Louis Stevenson • The Owl and the Pussy-cat by Edward Lear Each session includes: • An editable PowerPoint • Retrieval practice linked to previous learning • Four key vocabulary words with child-friendly definitions • The complete poem • Prediction and discussion prompts • A modelled comprehension question and answer • Six VIPERS comprehension questions • A main printable task • A scaffolded task with choices and sentence support • A challenge for pupils ready to use precise evidence • Answers for quick marking and discussion The six lessons develop progressively across the unit. Pupils explore a speaker’s viewpoint, make predictions, infer atmosphere, investigate imagery and personification, compare ideas and summarise a narrative poem. The clear PowerPoints use Century Gothic font and limited text on each slide, making the lessons particularly suitable for pupils who benefit from reduced cognitive load. All included poems are in the public domain, so no additional books or subscriptions are required.

Year 3 Science Light lesson: identify light sources and understand that darkness is the absence of light. Includes editable PowerPoint and two worksheets. Introduce your Year 3 pupils to the science of light with this complete, ready-to-teach lesson featuring Max the Meerkat in his science lab coat. Children learn that we need light in order to see, explore a range of natural and artificial light sources, and understand that darkness is the absence of light rather than something that is produced. This resource includes: • An engaging, editable PowerPoint presentation • A main worksheet • An adapted worksheet with additional scaffolding • Retrieval practice • A clear learning intention and steps to success • Key scientific vocabulary supported by images • Child-friendly explanations of light and darkness • Examples of different light sources • Knowledge-check questions • Independent and deeper-understanding activities • Teacher notes on the final slide The adapted worksheet covers the same scientific learning while providing additional structure and support, making the lesson suitable for a mixed-attainment Year 3 classroom. National Curriculum link: Recognise that pupils need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light. Ideal for Year 3 Science, Lower KS2, the Light topic, lesson observations, supply teaching or teachers looking for a complete differentiated lesson with minimal preparation.