Year 3 Teaching Resources
Find quality Year 3 resources across all subjects. Worksheets, activities, games and unit plans made by practising Australian teachers.
1,000+ resources availableQuality Year 3 resources save you hours of planning time. Browse our collection of teacher-created worksheets, activities, games, PowerPoints and unit plans covering English, mathematics, science, HASS, the arts and more. Every resource is designed by practising Australian teachers who know what works in Year 3 classrooms.
About Year 3 Resources
Year 3 teaching resources support Australian teachers as students make significant shifts in their literacy and numeracy development. By Year 3, students are expected to read increasingly complex texts, write across a wider range of genres, multiply and divide, work with three-digit numbers, and begin formal study of Australian history and geography in HASS. This is often considered a critical transition year, and high-quality resources help teachers support every student to meet these rising expectations.
TeachBuySell's Year 3 collection is one of our largest, reflecting the diversity and complexity of the Year 3 curriculum. Browse comprehension passages for fiction and non-fiction texts, grammar and punctuation activities, persuasive and informational writing units, multiplication and division resources, fractions and place value activities, science investigation units, and HASS history and geography resources. Resources are created by Australian teachers who know exactly what the Year 3 curriculum demands.
Year 3 is also the year when NAPLAN is administered for the first time, and many teachers look for resources that build the skills assessed in NAPLAN alongside their regular curriculum program. Our Year 3 collection includes many resources that develop reading comprehension, writing, language conventions, and numeracy skills in authentic, curriculum-aligned contexts — helping students build genuine capability rather than simply practising test formats.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there Year 3 NAPLAN preparation resources?
We have many Year 3 resources that develop the literacy and numeracy skills assessed in NAPLAN — including comprehension, language conventions, writing, and numeracy problem solving — within authentic curriculum-aligned contexts. We recommend building genuine skills rather than focusing on test practice alone.
What mathematics topics are covered in Year 3 resources?
Year 3 maths resources cover multiplication and division (including times tables), three- and four-digit place value, fractions, measurement (length, mass, capacity, time), 2D shapes and 3D objects, location and transformation, and data — aligned to the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics Year 3 content descriptions.
Are there persuasive writing resources for Year 3?
Yes. Persuasive writing is introduced in Year 3 and we have a strong collection of resources including persuasive text analysis, opinion writing scaffolds, argument planning templates, and assessment rubrics specifically designed for Year 3 students.
Can I find Year 3 HASS resources covering Australian history?
Absolutely. Year 3 HASS has a strong history focus (community and remembrance) and we have resources covering significant people and events, primary and secondary sources, and local history investigations appropriate for Year 3 students.
Do Year 3 resources support differentiation for a wide range of abilities?
Many resources include differentiated versions or tiered task options. Year 3 often has a wide spread of abilities — particularly in reading — and our sellers frequently design resources with this in mind.