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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Drawing on Demand - Corn on the Cob
An art activity that incorporates both drawing and listening skills.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies PowerPoint – Making Connections
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template explaining the reading comprehension strategy of making connections.
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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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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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The Egyptian Pyramids - Comprehension Task
A 2 page comprehension task for students to use in the classroom when learning about the Egyptian pyramids.
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Exploring Australia’s Geothermal Hot Springs Worksheet Pack
Explore examples of geothermal energy in Australia with a Geothermal Hot Springs Worksheet Pack.
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Comparative Connectives Worksheet Pack
Teach comparative connectives with this set of 9 progressive worksheets designed to help your students show similarity and difference in their writing.
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Addition Connectives Worksheet Pack
Teach addition connectives with this scaffolded pack of 9 worksheets that help primary students master connecting ideas and adding information to their writing.
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Character Description – Text Analysis Worksheets
Teach character description with this set of four worksheets that help students explore how authors use the STEAL technique to bring characters to life.
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Develop a Character Teaching Slides
Teach your students how to develop a character using the STEAL technique and other characterisation methods with this comprehensive teaching presentation.
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Story Settings Booklet
Explore common story settings in literature with this engaging 8-page mini book that helps students analyse settings from their own reading.
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Free Author’s Purpose Handout
Use this Author’s Purpose Handout in the form of a brochure to explore the different reasons authors write.
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Combining Sentences Worksheet Pack
Download and use our combining sentences worksheet pack to help your students learn to combine sentences in various ways.
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Middle Primary Comma Test Pack
Use a printable Comma Test Pack to assess your upper-year students’ abilities to use commas in a series, in quotations, within clauses, and more!
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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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Preposition Phrases Practice Interactive Activity
Enhance your grammar lessons with a digital preposition phrases activity that engages students through interactive drag-and-drop, sorting and typing tasks.
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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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Persuasive Letter Prompts Task Cards
Use these persuasive letter prompts to get your students writing convincing persuasive letters on a variety of topics.
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Biography Checklist Pack
Use this biography checklist pack to help students review and refine their writing with structured guidance on essential biography features.
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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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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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Australian Conservationists: Miranda Gibson – Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about Miranda Gibson and her conservation work with this 2-page reading passage and accompanying comprehension questions.
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Australian Conservationists: John Walmsley – Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about Dr John Walmsley and his conservation work with this 2-page reading passage and accompanying comprehension questions.
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Changing Indirect Speech to Direct Speech Worksheets
Practise converting indirect speech to direct speech with this worksheet.
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Text Type Structure Poster Pack
Display these posters in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a variety of text types.
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Summarising Fiction Poster Set
Help students remember what to include in a summary of a fiction text with this easy to use SWBST acronym.
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Subordinating Conjunctions for Time – Interactive Activity
Assign this multiple choice subordinating conjunctions for time interactive activity for your students to correctly identify this type of conjunction in given sentences.
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Subordinating Conjunctions Task Cards
Use this set of 24 task cards to help students practise identifying and constructing sentences using subordinating conjunctions.
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Conjunctions Spinners (Coordinating Conjunctions, Subordinating Conjunctions, Correlative Conjunctions)
Bring some fun to your grammar lessons with these colourful conjunctions spinners! Students spin tp reveal a conjunction to use in their writing or oral language.
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Design a Doughnut Persuasive Writing Interactive
Explore persuasive writing with this fun doughnut-themed interactive activity.
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Persuasive Writing Interactive (Design Your Own Pizza)
Explore persuasive writing with this fun pizza-themed interactive activity.
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Homophones Tarsia Puzzle
Challenge your students to identify and match pairs of homophones with this differentiated Tarsia puzzle, perfect for your primary school vocabulary lessons.