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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Biography Poster With Annotations
Use this biography poster to introduce your students to the structure and language features of biography writing through an annotated example.
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Letter to the Editor: Social Media – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive article about social media.
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Literature Study Task Cards (Upper Primary)
Explore the wonders of children's literature with this set of 14 literature study task cards for upper primary students.
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Advertisement Worksheet – K-9ine the Robot Dog
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive magazine advertisement about a robotic dog.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric - Procedural Writing
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' procedural writing.
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Punctuation Poster
A cute punctuation poster to display in your classroom.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Understand Sequence
A set of comprehension task cards to help students understand sequence when reading.
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Comprehension - Thunderstorms
A comprehension activity using an information text about thunderstorms.
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Comprehension Strategies - Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 48 slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the classroom when developing comprehension strategies.
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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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Paragraph Study Grammar Interactive PowerPoint
Interactive PowerPoint presentation allowing teachers and students to learn and revise grammar by highlighting paragraphs.
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Sequencing Text - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to understand sequence when reading.
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Colour Me Carefully Worksheets
A set of four colouring pages to be used as speaking and listening activities.
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Paralympic Sports – Inquiry-Based Project
Have your students investigate the different types of Paralympic sports with this inquiry-based learning project.
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Subjective Language Worksheet Pack
Teach subjective language with these five engaging worksheets designed to help students recognise and explore how personal opinions and emotions shape writing.
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Cohesion in a Paragraph Worksheet Pack
Strengthen cohesion in a paragraph with these five engaging worksheets designed to help students master cohesive devices while making writing more connected.
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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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Reading Response Task Cards
Explore reading comprehension with your students using this set of reading response task cards.
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Author’s Purpose Pie Worksheet Set
Practise Author’s Purpose knowledge with this set of Author’s Purpose Worksheets.
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Author’s Purpose Sorting Activity
Use this author’s purpose sort to teach your students the difference between persuasive, informative and narrative writing.
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Author’s Purpose Graphic Organiser Pack
Explore the purpose of an author's writing with these Author's Purpose Graphic Organisers.
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What is the Author's Purpose? Escape Room
Get your students excited to practise understanding what is the author’s purpose with this engaging escape room activity.
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Debate Topic Cards
Get students thinking, speaking and debating with this set of Debate Topics for Kids.
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Word Detective - Interactive Context Clues Game
Play interactive Context Clues games to help your students practise determining the meaning of unknown words in context.
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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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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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V.O.I.C.E.S. - 6 Traits of Writing Posters
Improve student writing using our V.O.I.C.E.S. Six Traits of Writing Poster Pack!
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Visual Literacy Techniques Poster Pack
Teach your students how to uncover hidden meanings in images with this vibrant set of Visual Literacy Technique Posters!
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Said is Dead List - Dialogue Tags
Help your students choose a variety of dialogue tags when writing with a fun ‘Said is Dead’ Dialogue Tag List.
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Wheely Wonderful Dialogue Tags Spinner
Spice up your students' writings and help them choose better dialogue tags with a ‘Wheely’ Wonderful Dialogue Tag Spinner.
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Paired Passage Worksheets - Thunderstorms
Use paired passages to help your student practise applying reading comprehension strategies.
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Changing Direct Speech to Indirect Speech – Differentiated Worksheets
Convert direct speech to indirect speech with differentiated quotation mark worksheets.