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Year 3 Organising Paragraphs practice
English · ages 7–8 · Writing
Learning goal: I can keep related ideas together in a paragraph.
- 1Group ideas
Which sentences belong in a paragraph about a beach: 'Waves crashed.' / 'The sand was hot.' / 'My bike has two wheels.'
- 2Topic sentence
Write a topic sentence for a paragraph about your school.
- 3Add detail
Add two sentences that stay on the same topic.
- 4New paragraph
Should you start a new paragraph when the topic changes?
- 5Order
Put topic sentence, supporting detail, final detail in a sensible order.
- 6Write
Write one short paragraph of 3–4 sentences about a hobby.
Parent or teacher notes
- Ask the learner to show working or quote evidence only where the task requires it.
- Use the answer guide to identify the exact misconception rather than asking for unnecessary extra writing.
- For extended English tasks, quality and accuracy matter more than length.
Answer and assessment guidance
- 1. Waves crashed; The sand was hot.
- 2. Any clear topic sentence.
- 3. Two relevant supporting sentences.
- 4. Yes
- 5. Topic sentence first, then supporting details.
- 6. Coherent paragraph on one topic.