Teach Year 3 SPaG with eight carefully sequenced Spring term lesson packs, fully aligned to the Year 3 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives. Pupils learn to form nouns using prefixes, use negative prefixes, apply the present perfect tense, express time using prepositions and conjunctions, identify adverbs of place, time and cause, recognise clauses and begin punctuating direct speech with inverted commas.
Begin with the Year 3 Spring lesson plans and rationale for an overview of the teaching sequence. You’ll also find assessments, progression documents and a linked Year 3 Spring spelling strand covering the Year 3 spelling objectives, with weekly spelling lists, dictation tasks and supporting resources.
Explore the complete Year 3 SPaG scheme, including Autumn, Spring and Summer lesson packs, planning and progression.
Follow the eight small-step lessons below to teach the complete Year 3 Spring SPaG sequence, building pupils’ grammar and punctuation knowledge across the Spring term.
Use these supporting documents alongside the Year 3 Spring SPaG lessons to plan the term, check starting points and review pupils’ progress. The lesson plans and rationale explain the teaching sequence, while the end of term assessment, assessment tracker and long-term overview help you monitor coverage across the Year 3 grammar and punctuation National Curriculum objectives during the Spring term.
Every term of our Year 3 SPaG scheme is supported by a dedicated spelling strand, designed to be taught alongside the grammar and punctuation lessons. The Year 3 Spring spelling sequence develops pupils’ understanding of prefixes, suffixes and statutory spelling patterns through weekly spelling lists, dictation tasks, handwriting sheets and clear progression that complements the Spring SPaG lesson sequence.
Pupils learn prefixes including super-, sub-, auto-, anti-, inter-, un-, dis-, mis- and re-, before exploring the -ly and -ally suffixes, alternative spelling patterns and words from the Year 3 and 4 statutory spelling list. Alongside the weekly resources, you’ll also find our popular Spelling Rules PowerPoints and a term overview and rationale, making it straightforward to plan and teach spelling alongside the Spring SPaG lesson sequence.
Explore Year 3 Spring spellingYear 3 Spring SPaG builds on the grammar knowledge introduced in the Autumn term. Pupils learn to form nouns using prefixes, use negative prefixes, apply the present perfect tense, express time using prepositions and conjunctions, identify adverbs of place, time and cause, recognise clauses and begin punctuating direct speech using inverted commas.
The Spring term builds on the foundations established in Autumn, introducing new grammar and punctuation objectives through carefully sequenced small steps. This approach helps pupils deepen their understanding before applying new knowledge confidently in their own writing.
Each lesson pack includes a PowerPoint, practical activity and differentiated worksheets, making it easy to teach each objective from start to finish. The term also includes lesson plans and rationale, baseline and end of term assessments, an assessment tracker and progression documents to support planning and assessment.
Yes. Every lesson is mapped to the National Curriculum English Appendix 2 and follows a logical sequence that develops pupils’ grammar, punctuation and vocabulary knowledge across the Spring term.
Yes. The Year 3 Spring spelling strand has been designed to complement the SPaG lessons and includes weekly spelling lists, Spelling Rules PowerPoints, dictation tasks, handwriting sheets and a term overview with planning guidance.
Yes. As the worksheets are labelled by the grammar objective rather than the year group, they’re ideal for mixed-age classes, intervention groups and pupils who need additional consolidation of specific SPaG concepts.
