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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Verb Group Posters
Guide your students to be better writers with this verb group poster set to display in your classroom.
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Kangaroo Information Report – Writing Project
Get your students to write a kangaroo information report using this fact file, graphic organiser and writing scaffold.
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Great White Shark Information Report – Writing Project
Get your students writing a great white shark information report using this age-appropriate fact file and writing scaffold.
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Koala Information Report – Writing Project
Get your students writing a koala information report using this age-appropriate fact file and writing scaffold.
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Tell Me a Story - Dialogue Picture Prompts
Make writing dialogue fun and engaging with our ‘Tell Me a Story’ dialogue picture prompts!
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Information Report Checklists
Use these information report checklists when teaching your students how to edit their informative texts.
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Landform Report – Mini Book Template
Download this information report template to use when teaching informative writing to primary students.
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Summer Paralympic Games Crossword Puzzle
Boost vocabulary skills with a printable Paralympic Sport Crossword Puzzle.
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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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Dialogue Tags List - Vocabulary Chart
Use a Dialogue Tags list to expand your students’ vocabularies and encourage better character development in their writing.
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Quotation Marks Punctuation Quiz
Test your students' skills on how to use quotation marks with a printable ‘Using Quotation Marks Quiz’.
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Quotation Punctuation Interactive Game
Make learning about quotation marks more exciting with an Interactive Quotation Marks Punctuation Game!
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Fix the Sentence - Quotation Marks Practise Activity
Provide perfect punctuation practise with an engaging ‘Fix the Sentence’ Quotation Marks digital learning activity.
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Quotation Mark Sorting Worksheet
Sort examples of correct and incorrect dialogue punctuation with a cut-and-paste quotation marks worksheet.
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Quotations, Quotations - Writing Dialogue Worksheets
Practise writing using correct dialogue punctuation with a pack of ten picture-based Dialogue Prompt worksheets.
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Past, Present, and Future Verb Tense Sentence Sort
Identify sentences written in past, present, and future tense with task cards designed for primary students.
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Past, Present and Future Tense Worksheets
Provide students with additional verb tense practise with worksheets focusing on changing verbs into past, present and future tense.
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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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Shades of Meaning Verb Flashcards
Encourage your students to use different shades of meaning in their sentence writing with this set of shades of meaning verb flashcards.
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Which Verb Is It? Worksheet
Practise past, present, and future verb tenses with this easy to implement worksheet.
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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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Olympic Host City Bid – Speechwriting Project
Explore the advantages and disadvantages of being the host city for the Olympics in this inquiry and speechwriting task.
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Story Ideas – Character, Setting, and Complication Cards
Help your students choose a topic to write about with this set of 36 character, setting and compilation task cards.
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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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Australian Conservationists: Ian Kiernan – Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about Ian Kiernan and his conservation work with this 2-page reading passage and accompanying comprehension questions.
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Australian Conservationists: Tim Flannery – Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about Tim Flannery and his conservation work with this 2-page reading passage and accompanying comprehension questions.
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Australian Conservationists: The Irwins – Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about the Irwin family and their conservation work with this 2-page reading passage and accompanying comprehension questions.
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Australian Endangered Species Snapshots – Comprehension Worksheet
Explore some Australian endangered species with your students using this set of reading passages with comprehension questions.
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Paired Passage Worksheets - Thunderstorms
Use paired passages to help your student practise applying reading comprehension strategies.
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Roll to Create a Magical Story – Dice Game
Get your students writing magical stories during Book Week 2024 with this engaging and interactive “Roll to Create” dice game.
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Magical Story Starters Task Cards
Get your students writing magical stories with this set of story starter task cards.