English - Unit 4 Poetry Plays and Performance - LESSON PLANS - Year 3

Tired of spending your weekends planning? Transform your Year 3 English lessons with this complete, 9-week inquiry-based unit that brings poetry, drama and the excitement of the stage to life!

Step into the world of "Unit 4: Poetry, Plays & Performance," a comprehensive English unit designed to save you time and deeply engage your Year 3 students. This unit focuses on building a strong foundation in creative writing, literary devices, scriptwriting and performance skills.

Packed with creative, hands-on activities, this unit will transform your classroom into a dynamic, inquiry-based learning space where students don't just learn about performance—they live it as creative poets, playwrights, and confident performers.

What's Inside?

This 9-week unit is meticulously planned to help you deliver exceptional English lessons with confidence. You will find:

• 9 Weeks of Engaging Lesson Plans: Guide your students through a journey of discovery, from creating a 'Rhythm Orchestra' to feel the beat of poetry, becoming 'Simile Self-Portrait' artists, adapting stories as 'Collaborative Playwrights' and taking a bow at the final 'Showtime!' performance.
• Australian Curriculum Aligned: This unit is fully aligned with the Year 3 English curriculum. It explicitly covers key content descriptors including AC9E3LE04, AC9E3LE05, AC9E3LA01, AC9E3LY07 and AC9E3LY12.
• Play-Based & Experiential Learning: Foster genuine understanding with interactive and creative activities that make literary concepts memorable and impactful. Imagine your students on a 'Sound Safari' to hunt for onomatopoeia, taking a 'Haiku Moments' nature walk and becoming actors in a 'Readers' Theatre'.
• Built-in Assessment & Differentiation: Effortlessly monitor student progress through natural observation opportunities embedded in each activity. Every lesson includes clear support and extension tasks to cater to all learners in your classroom.
• Early Career Connections: Expose students to potential future pathways by weaving career education into every lesson. Connect activities to the work of a Poet, Actor, Playwright, Songwriter or Director.
• Summative Assessment Task: Conclude the unit with a comprehensive "Showtime! Final Play Performance" task, complete with a student-friendly rubric for marking.

Cover Your Entire Year of English!

This is Unit 4 of a comprehensive 4-unit bundle. Together, these four units cover all mandatory content descriptors of the Year 3 English Curriculum, providing you with a full year's worth of engaging, high-quality English lessons. Stop the endless search for resources and reclaim your time.

Download "Unit 4: Poetry, Plays & Performance" today and ignite a love for creative expression and the magic of the stage in your classroom!