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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Write a Biography Project
Engage students in an enriching biography project that guides them through researching and writing about a famous person.
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Kn, Ph & Wr Digraph Picture Cards
Use our Digraph Picture Cards to introduce your students to kn, ph and wr digraph words.
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Making Predictions from Sentences Worksheets
Practise making predictions with sentences using this set of making predictions worksheets.
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Dictionary Dig Activity Cards
Practise dictionary skills with this set of 26 task cards.
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Word of the Week PowerPoint - Year 4 Vocabulary Words
A 40 slide PowerPoint Template for introducing new vocabulary to year 4 students.
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Word of the Week PowerPoint - Year 1 Vocabulary
A 43 page flip book for introducing new year 1 vocabulary words.
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Word of the Week PowerPoint - Year 5 Vocab Words
A 40 slide PowerPoint Template for introducing new vocabulary to year 5 students.
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Making Predictions With Pictures Prompt Cards
Encourage early reading comprehension by using Making Predictions with Pictures Prompt Cards to help students develop critical thinking and inference skills through visual storytelling
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Prediction in Reading Comprehension Task
Help students to engage with prediction during reading with this predictions in reading comprehension task.
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Alphabet Letter-Sound Assessment Pack
Assess your students abilities to write their names, identify letters, letter sounds, and initial/middle/ending sounds with a printable alphabet assessment pack.
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5 Star Writing Poster and Bookmark Set
Share this 5 star writing poster and bookmark set with your students to remind them how to be "star" writers.
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"How To" Procedural Writing Prompt Worksheets
Help your little learners write a procedural text using these handy "How to" writing prompt worksheets.
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Word Chains Activity
Explore phoneme manipulation with simple words using this word chain activity.
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Pronouns Teaching Slides
Use this pronouns PowerPoint presentation to teach your students about some of the most common types of pronouns.
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Subject and Object Pronouns Worksheet
Download this 2-page worksheet to get your students using objective and subjective pronouns.
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Onset and Rime Mini Books
Practise onset and rime phonemic awareness with this set of mini books that each focus on the short vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u).
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Similes Matching Game
Use this similes game to introduce your students to some of the most common similes used in the English language.
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Direct Speech - Teaching Presentation
Teach the rules of punctuating direct speech using double quotation marks with an interactive teaching presentation.
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How to Punctuate Dialogue Worksheets
Reinforce understanding of how to punctuate dialogue using double quotation marks with differentiated worksheets.
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Direct and Indirect Speech in Comics – Worksheet
Consolidate understanding of direct and indirect speech with this set of worksheets.
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Free Contractions Student Reference Sheet
Help students remember the different contractions with this contraction student reference sheet.
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Compound Words Read and Draw Worksheets
Blend vocabulary and art with an engaging set of Read and Draw Compound Words Worksheets!
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Compound Word Worksheets - Upper Years
Boost your students' vocabulary knowledge with printable Compound Word Worksheets for upper years.
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Compound Word Search and Find Worksheets
Search, find, and spell compound words with a pack of printable compound word worksheets for Year 2
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Comprehension Task Cards Summarising
Practise summarising text with these relevant events-based texts.
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Seasons, Days, & Months of the Year Spelling Worksheet
Spell the days of the week, months of the year, and the four seasons with a printable Spelling Homework sheet.
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Fennec Fox Adaptations - Close Reading Worksheets
Read and learn about Fennec Fox adaptations with a set of printable Reading Comprehension Worksheets for Year 5.
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Planet Fact File Pack with Comprehension Worksheets
Learn the facts of each of the planets in our solar system with these planet fact file sheets and accompanying comprehension worksheets.
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Analysing Persuasive Devices Worksheets
Get students analysing persuasive techniques and their effects on audiences with this set of three texts with accompanying questions.
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Modal Language Interactive Activity
Explore the language of modality with your students using this digital game perfect for your persuasive writing lessons.
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Rhetorical Questions Interactive Activity
Explore rhetorical questions with your students using this digital game perfect for your persuasive writing lessons.
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Using Persuasive Devices Worksheet
Use this persuasive devices worksheet to help your students create persuasive device examples based on a specific topic.