



Years 3–4: Adventure Narrative Fluency Unit
Fluency Mini Unit: Perseverance – Adventure Narrative | Stage 2 | Years 3–4
This resource is part of the Hello Primary Fluency Mini Unit series and has been designed to complement rich adventure narratives exploring themes of courage, perseverance, problem-solving and discovery. It works well alongside mentor texts such as Rowan of Rin, The Callers and other middle-primary adventure novels, providing a consistent fluency routine while reinforcing the big ideas explored through literature.
This 5-week fluency mini unit combines explicit fluency instruction with engaging narrative texts that follow Ethan as he uncovers an old map, follows hidden clues and discovers a long-forgotten secret. Students build accuracy, phrasing, expression and reading pace through repeated reading, goal setting and ongoing reflection while developing their comprehension of narrative texts.
Designed for busy teachers, this ready-to-use resource provides everything you need to implement a structured fluency routine in your classroom.
What's Included?
- 5-week fluency program
- Pre/Post Fluency Assessment Passage
- Assessment Recording Sheet
- Student Fluency Tracker
- Fluency Rubric
- Weekly Vocabulary Focus
- 15 Differentiated Fluency Passages
- Group 1 (approx. 115–120 words)
- Group 2 (approx. 145–160 words)
- Group 3 (approx. 170–190 words)
- Optional Oral Comprehension Questions
- Explicit 4-Day Fluency Routine
Weekly Topics
- Week 1 – The Old Map
- Week 2 – Following the Trail
- Week 3 – The River Crossing
- Week 4 – The Hidden Cave
- Week 5 – The Secret Revealed
Fluency Focuses
- Accuracy & Smoothness
- Rhythm & Phrasing
- Expression & Volume
- Punctuation for Fluency
- Automaticity & Pace
Perfect For
- Year 3 and Year 4 classrooms
- Small-group intervention
- Whole-class fluency instruction
- Literacy rotations
- Reading conferences
- Progress monitoring
This resource is part of the Reading Fluency Mini Unit series and can be used alongside other themed units to provide consistent, engaging fluency instruction throughout the year.
Part of a Connected Literacy Routine
This unit is the Read step of the Hello Primary Read → Practise → Apply routine. Follow it with the matching Sentence of the Day Mini Unit to practise the same vocabulary in sentences, and the matching Quick Write Mini Unit to apply it in independent writing.
Format: 26-page PDF, available to download instantly after purchase.
In your classroom
Students reread one passage across the week until it sounds smooth, confident and full of expression, and they're proud to read it aloud.
This is a digital resource. You'll get an instant download link by email straight after checkout, and on your order confirmation page.
Yes. Every Hello Primary resource is written by an Australian primary teacher and aligned to the NSW English K–10 Syllabus and the Australian Curriculum v9.0. The curriculum links for this resource are included in the download.
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