Australian Curriculum V9 English
Bring Australian Curriculum V9 to your English lesson plans with teacher-created worksheets, games, hands-on activities and more teaching resources aligned to the latest version of the Australian curriculum!
This robust resource collection comes from the expert English teachers of Teach Starter, who have applied the changes made to the F–10 Australian Curriculum in version 9.0 to our popular resources and added even more printable and digital options for teachers!
Curious about what's new for English teachers in V9? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
Changes to English in Version 9.0
ACARA has called version 9 a "more stripped-back and teachable curriculum," and English teachers will notice there's more of an emphasis on phonics instruction than ever before.
Here are some other important changes that have come in the latest Aus curriculum, as well as some things that have remained the same!
- There's more of a cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.
- References to 'predictable texts' and the '3-cueing system' have been removed from the new curriculum, along with 'combining contextual, semantic, grammatical and phonic knowledge.' Year 1 teachers will notice that the term 'visual memory' is also gone from mentions of reading and writing high-frequency words.
- The three strands of Language, Literature and Literacy remain as organisers.
- Content descriptors that deal with students learning word level knowledge and reading no longer appear in the 'Language' section. Instead, you will find them in the 'Literacy' section.
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Recount Writing Checklist Pack
Use this recount writing checklist pack when teaching your students how to edit their writing.
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Writing a Persuasive Letter Poster
Use this writing a persuasive letter poster to teach your students the structure and features of persuasive letters.
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Write a Shape Poem Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a shape poem with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
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Cause and Effect Task Cards and Worksheets
Use these cause and effect task cards to help your students identify relationships between events, understand why things happen, and improve overall reading comprehension.
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The Park - Comprehension
A comprehension activity using poetry.
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Homophones Match-Up Cards
Teach your students the meanings and spellings of some common homophones with this set of 32 match-up cards.
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I Have, Who Has? Homophones Game
Play a whole-class game to review common homophones and their meanings.
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Homophones Practice Workbook 2
Consolidate your students’ ability to recognise homophones in context with this set of 9 worksheets with answers.
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Shades of Meaning in Adverbs Worksheet Pack
Use this adverbs worksheet pack to help students explore the subtle shades of meaning in words and confidently choose precise language in their writing.
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Building Tension in Narrative Writing Teaching Slides
Teach how to build tension in narrative writing with this interactive presentation that explains eight author techniques for creating suspense and excitement in stories.
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Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game
Play the Soup, Salad, or Sandwich? Game for an exciting icebreaker or brain-break activity!
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Character Archetype Teaching Slides
Download this character archetype slide deck to help your students identify and analyse common character types in literature.
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Persuasive Paragraph Topic Sentences – Digital Template
Unlock persuasive writing paragraph starters with this ready-to-use slide deck designed to inspire confident, well-structured writing.
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Elements of Visual Literacy Worksheets
Teach the elements of visual literacy with this engaging worksheet pack designed to help primary students analyse images and deepen their critical thinking skills.
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Visual Text Techniques Teaching Slides
Teach your students about visual text techniques with this engaging presentation, which features elements like layout, gaze, salience, angle and shot.
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Cohesive Devices List
Download this cohesive devices list for your students to refer to when writing a variety of text types.
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Commas in a List Poster & Worksheets
Use a printable Commas in a List Poster & Comma Handouts to teach your students correct comma punctuation when listing items in a sentence.
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Public Speaking Tips For Students - Poster
Display this Public Speaking Tips for Students poster in your classroom when learning how to speak in front of peers.
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Bloom's Taxonomy Reading Comprehension Task Cards
Deepen your students' reading comprehension with a set of reading task cards based on Bloom's taxonomy.
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Types of Clauses Posters
Introduce your students to the types of sentence clauses with a set of printable Types of Clauses Anchor Charts.
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Prepositional Phrase Worksheet Pack
Enhance your grammar lessons with this prepositional phrase worksheet pack, designed to help Year 4 students master prepositions and prepositional phrases.
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Objective and Subjective Language Worksheet
Use this objective and subjective language worksheet to help students distinguish between facts and opinions.
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Making Predictions Reading Comprehension Worksheet Pack
Improve students' reading comprehension with our Making Predictions Reading Comprehension Worksheet Pack, which features engaging short stories.
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Making Predictions Reading Passages Worksheets
Use these making predictions reading passages to get your students making informed predictions before and after reading.
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Reciprocal Teaching Role Cards
Assign reciprocal style teaching roles to your students during small-group reading sessions with this set of 4 reciprocal teaching role cards.
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Daily Writing Prompts Calendars - Upper Primary
Inspire your students and encourage them to write regularly with a set of printable Daily Writing Prompts in calendar format.
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Year 4 Weekly Spelling Homework Worksheets
Print your own Year 4 Spelling Homework sheets with 36 weeks of printable, phonics-based spelling worksheets.
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Read & Comprehend Worksheets - Celebrity Biography Passages
Download our celebrity biography reading comprehension worksheets to help your Year 4 and 5 students practise reading comprehension skills.
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Proper Punctuation Chart Pack - Upper Primary
Encourage proper punctuation with a printable punctuation chart pack for upper primary classrooms.
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Free Talking Marks Punctuation Worksheets
Download your free talking marks worksheets and give your students additional practice adding quotations to dialogue.
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Quotation Marks Poster - Single and Double
Display the rules for using single and double speech marks using a printable Quotation Marks Anchor Chart.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Dialogue Tags
Spice up your students' writings and help them choose better dialogue tags with a ‘Wheely’ Wonderful Dialogue Tag Spinner.