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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Reading Fix-Up Strategies Poster
Support your students in becoming confident, independent readers with this Fix-Up Strategies Poster!
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Self Monitoring Reading Comprehension Strategies Flipbook
Get students practising their self monitoring while reading skills with this activities flipbook.
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Reading Monitoring Comprehension Activity Pack
Explore easy ways to monitor comprehension with this quick draw activity pack perfect for primary students.
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Reading Comprehension Symbols Poster Pack
Use these Reading Comprehension Symbols posters to help students keep track of their comprehension during reading.
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The Parts of a Letter Interactive Activity
Teach the parts of a letter with this engaging interactive activity where students learn the format of a letter through sorting and labelling exercises.
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Parts of a Letter Poster Pack
Use this parts of a letter poster pack, featuring colourful visuals and clear explanations, to help students understand the key components of a letter.
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Story Prediction Activities Digital Quiz
Assess predicting skills with this Making Predictions Activities digital quiz.
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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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Making Prediction Sentence Starter Flashcards
Use these Making Prediction Sentence Starter Flashcards to guide students in making accurate predictions using prompts.
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Making Predictions Reading Passages Task Cards
Explore the comprehension strategy of predicting using these making predictions reading passages task cards.
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Vocab Review Activities (Year 2-3)
Implement a variety of vocab review activities to help your Year 2 & 3 students master academic and conversational vocabulary skills.
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Biography Graphic Organiser Pack
Use this biography graphic organiser pack to simplify the process of planning and presenting biographical information for your students.
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Dolch Sight Word Tracker - Google Sheets
Track mastery of Dolch Sight Words using a digital Google Sheets Sight Word tracking spreadsheet.
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Caption Text Feature Matching Game
Teach your students about the caption text feature with this engaging and collaborative matching game.
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Comparing Narrative and Informational Text Worksheets
Use this set of comparing narrative and informational text worksheets to examine the purpose and features of these two common genres.
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Verb Tense Regular and Irregular Sorting Activity
Help students understand the difference between a regular and irregular verb tense group with this hands-on verb sorting activity.
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My Animal – Digital Report Writing Activity
Get your students to write an information report on an animal using this digital writing scaffold perfect for modelled and shared writing.
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Sports – Digital Report Writing Activity
Use this digital writing scaffold to model the purpose and structural elements of informational writing.
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Australian Paralympic Athletes - Biography Banners
Bring the Paralympic Games to life with this set of Australian Paralympian Biography pennant templates.
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Verb Tenses Sorting Activity
Explore verb tenses through an engaging, hands‑on sorting activity that helps students confidently identify past, present and future tense sentences.
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Present and Past Tense Irregular Verbs Matchup Cards
A set of 30 match-up cards to help students learn about simple present tense and simple past tense of irregular verbs.
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A or An? Poster
Use this articles poster to teach your students which article to use and when!
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Magical Story Craft and Writing Template
Use this printable craft and writing template to get your students writing stories that are truly magical during Book Week 2024!
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Contraction Match-Up Cards
Practise matching contractions with their expanded form with this extensive collection of match up cards.
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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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How to Plant a Garden – Procedural Writing Project
Get your students writing high-quality procedure texts with this fun “How to Plant a Garden” procedural writing project.
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Consonant Digraph Cover Up Game
Practise consonant digraphs with your students with this set of two fun partner cover up games.
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Non-Fiction Text Features Flipbook – Read and Define
Use this text features flipbook as a student-centred literacy activity to teach your students about the purpose of text features in non-fiction books.
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Informational Text Features Cheat Sheet
Download this list of text feature examples to teach your students about the purpose of these important textual elements.
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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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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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The Importance of Soil – Comprehension Worksheets
Teach your students about the importance of soil to plants, animals and humans with this differentiated reading comprehension passage with accompanying questions.