The, a or an? Year 3 Determiners Resource Pack

The, a or an? Year 3 Resources

Step 3: The, a or an? Year 3 Resources

The, a or an? Year 3 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and application and reasoning resources. This pack is designed to work alongside our GPS Scheme of Work for Autumn Block 2.

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What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

  • The, a or an? Year 3 Teaching PowerPoint.
  • The, a or an? Year 3 Varied Fluency with answers.
  • The, a or an? Year 3 Application and Reasoning with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

English Year 3: (3G1.8) Use the forms a or an according to whether the next word begins with a consonant or a vowel [for example, a rock, an open box]

Differentiation:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support understanding of when to use the definite article ‘the’ and the indefinite articles ‘a’ or ‘an’.
Expected Questions to support understanding of when to use the definite article ‘the’ and the indefinite articles ‘a’ or ‘an’. Use of more than one article within a sentence.
Greater Depth Questions to support understanding of when to use the definite article ‘the’ and the indefinite articles ‘a’ or ‘an’. Use of more than one article within a sentence and use of consonants which have vowel sounds/vowels which have consonant sounds.

Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain the effect of the definite or indefinite article in the given sentence.
Expected Explain the changes when a definite and indefinite article is used in the same sentence.
Greater Depth Explain the changes when a definite and indefinite article is used in the same sentence. Use of more than one article within a sentence; and use of consonants which have vowel sounds/vowels which have consonant sounds.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Reasoning)
Developing Identify who is correct when identifying the correct use of a definite or indefinite article in a sentence. Explain your reasoning.
Expected Identify who is correct when identifying the correct use of a definite and indefinite article in a sentence. Explain your reasoning.
Greater Depth Identify who is correct when identifying the correct use of a definite and indefinite article in a sentence. Explain your reasoning. Use of more than one article within a sentence; and use of consonants which have vowel sounds/vowels which have consonant sounds.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Application)
Developing Create a sentence from a given word which includes a definite or an indefinite article.
Expected Create a sentence from two given words which includes a definite and an indefinite article.
Greater Depth Create a sentence from two given words which includes a definite and an indefinite article. Use of consonants which have vowel sounds/vowels which have consonant sounds.

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