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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Onset and Rime Dominoes
Form words by blending onsets and their rimes with this set of 28 dominoes.
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How Many Phonemes? Sorting Activity
Practise identifying the discrete sounds in words with this hands-on sorting activity.
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Onset and Rime Peg Cards
Form words by blending onsets and rimes using these hands-on peg cards.
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Phoneme Segmentation Task Cards - CVC Words
Segment initial, middle and end sounds with this set of 20 CVC word task cards.
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Onset and Rime Roll-a-Word Game
Build real and nonsense words by blending onsets and rimes with this hands-on literacy game.
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Onset and Rime - Interactive Peg Cards
Form words by blending onsets and rimes using this interactive Google Slides activity.
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Onset and Rime Word Building - Google Slides Interactive Activity
Form words by blending onsets and their rimes with a Google Slides interactive activity.
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Google Slides Interactive - Features of Print
Use a Google Slides interactive activity to aid beginning readers in recognising print features and concepts of print.
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Syllable Count Board Game
Segment and count up to 4 syllables with this game board and set of 33 picture cards.
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Community Helpers: Fire Fighter – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Foundation magazine (Issue 3).
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Non-Contact Morning Greetings Posters
Non-contact greetings that students can do with their teachers and peers.
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Community Helpers: Nurse – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Foundation magazine (Issue 2).
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Food-Themed Syllable Puzzle
A fun food-themed phonics activity for lower years that helps to develop syllable recognition.
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Letter Match-Up Cards
A set of upper and lowercase letter cards.
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How Does It End? – Final Sounds Match-Up Activity
Consolidate your students' understanding of end sounds with this set of 15 task cards.
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Onset and Rime Match-Up Activity
Practise building words by matching the onset and the rime using this match up activity.
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True or False? Active Listening Exercises
Improve listening skills in the classroom with an engaging True or False Active Listening Activity.
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Search-a-Rooney 1 – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a image stimulus poster where students need to locate objects and characters.
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CVC Word Building Activity
Practise building CVC words with this 25 slide interactive activity.
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Last One Standing Active Game
An active game that allows students to build their vocabulary knowledge.
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Fry Sight Words Flash Cards
A set of flash cards for the first 100 Fry Sight Words.
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Alphabet Slap
A fun game for letter, consonant, and vowel recognition.
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Initial Sound Peg Cards (Version 2)
An initial sound and fine motor activity for younger students.
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Wonderings – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Foundation magazine (Bonus Issue).
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NAIDOC Week Connection to Country Word Search - Lower Primary
A NAIDOC Week Connection to Country Word Search suitable for lower primary school students.
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NAIDOC Week My Country Worksheet - Lower Primary
A NAIDOC Week "My Country" worksheet suitable for lower primary school students.
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Uppercase Letter Formation Task Cards
Teach the basic formation of uppercase letters with this set of task cards.
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Recommended Books: Lower Years
A list of recommended books for lower years created by award-winning teacher-librarian Megan Daley.
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5 Fun Facts About Food – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Foundation magazine (Issue 3).
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Nothing to Do – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Foundation magazine (Issue 3).
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Storytelling Finger Puppets Template
A set of 15 finger puppets that will help to spark the imagination and bring the magic of storytelling alive!
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Identifying Short Vowel Sounds Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive quiz to practise identifying short vowel sounds in words.