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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Non-Fiction Visual Features Cut and Paste Worksheet
Use this visual text features worksheet when exploring text features such as photographs, maps, charts and diagrams with your students.
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Informational Text Features Cut and Paste Worksheets
Use this text features matching worksheet when exploring the features of non-fiction texts with your students.
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The Force of Friction Comprehension Worksheets
Download this friction worksheet to teach your Year 4 students about the force of friction and its impact on our daily lives.
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Nonfiction Text Features Worksheet
Download this nonfiction text features worksheet so students can practice locating different types of text features found in an information text.
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Persuasive Writing Planning Flipbook
Explore the persuasive writing structure in this engaging persuasive writing flipbook.
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Word Study Lists – Homophones
Introduce your students to the most common homophones with these two sets of comprehensive word lists.
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Defining Homophones Matching Game
Help your students become familiar with the meanings and spellings of common homophones with this set of 36 differentiated matching cards.
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Summarising Nonfiction Graphic Organiser Pack
Help students summarise nonfiction texts with this set of graphic organisers.
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Common Spelling Rules PowerPoint
Boost your students' spelling skills with an instructional slide deck teaching the different spelling rules.
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Suffix Mini Anchor Charts
Give your students a visual reminder of the meanings of 28 affixes with a printable set of miniature suffix anchor charts.
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Synonyms and Antonyms PowerPoint
Use this synonyms and antonyms PowerPoint to expand your students’ vocabularies and teach them about the nuances between words.
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Earth Watch: Protecting Native Plants and Animals – Comprehension Worksheet
Build comprehension skills and learn about human impact on ecosystems with a reading passage and worksheets.
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Writing Sentences in Past, Present and Future Tense Worksheets
Practise verb tense by changing sentences into past, present and future.
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Narrative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 4
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their narrative writing.
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Example of a Formal Letter with Template
Use this example of a formal letter featuring the Big Bad Wolf’s humorous apology to the Three Little Pigs to teach letter structure in an engaging way.
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Words with Prefixes Worksheet - Prefix Re-
Build students' understanding of the prefix re-.with a printable prefix worksheet.
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Prefixes and Suffixes Posters
Increase vocabulary skills with anchor charts about common prefixes and suffixes.
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Before, During and After Reading Non-Fiction - Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Story Sequencing - Template
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to sequence important events when reading.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion
A set of comprehension task cards to help students distinguish between fact and opinion when reading.
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Comprehension - Roald Dahl
A comprehension activity using a biography of Roald Dahl.
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Comprehension - Thunderstorms
A comprehension activity using an information text about thunderstorms.
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Homophones Practice Workbook 1
Strengthen your students’ ability to recognise homophones in context with this set of 6 worksheets with answers.
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Adapt a Short Story – Change the Complication
Explore the role the complication of a story plays within narrative structure with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Adapt a Short Story – Write the Ending
Get your students to write the ending of an existing story with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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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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Christmas Readers Theatre Scripts
Download these Christmas readers theatre scripts to help students practice reading fluency, expression and teamwork through fun and festive stories about Santa.
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Narrative Paragraph Topic Sentences – Digital Template
Discover narrative paragraph topic ideas designed to inspire creativity and help students confidently write engaging narrative paragraphs.
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Cohesive Sentence Interactive Activity
Engage students with interactive slides that teach the features of a cohesive sentence through a variety of hands-on activities.
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Author’s Purpose Game - Movement Activity
Explore Author’s Purpose in texts through movement using this fun and engaging Author’s Purpose Game.
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Author's Purpose Pie Poster Set
Display this set of Author’s Purpose Pie posters to help students remember the various reasons authors write.
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Author's Purpose PowerPoint
Use this Author's Purpose PowerPoint to teach your students how to identify the author’s purpose in a text.