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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Character Analysis Task Cards
Get your students to perform a character analysis for any fictional character using this set of 20 task cards.
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Is or Are? Subject Verb Agreement Task Cards
Download these is or are task cards, designed to help students confidently choose the correct verb form while improving their grammar skills.
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Possessive Nouns - Interactive Peg Cards
Provide digital possessive noun practice activities for your learners with a Google Slides interactive activity.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game – Contractions
A quiz to consolidate your students' understanding of contractions.
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Reading Response Journal – Comprehension Templates
A journal with comprehension sheets designed for students to study texts.
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Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 3
A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the third letter.
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Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 2
A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the first and second letters.
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Which One? Listening Comprehension Exercise
An Interactive PowerPoint where students choose an image to match an aural description.
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Narrative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 3
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their narrative writing.
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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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Example of a Formal Letter with Template
Use this example of a formal letter featuring the Big Bad Wolf’s humorous apology to the Three Little Pigs to teach letter structure in an engaging way.
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BUMP! Contractions – Board Game
A board game to practise making contractions using apostrophes.
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Recommended Books: Middle Years
A list of recommended books for middle years created by award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley.
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Colour Me Carefully – Geometric Animals – Worksheets
A set of four colouring pages to be used as speaking and listening activities.
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Story Spine Porcupine – Narrative Writing Template
Help your students with the technical side of writing with our Story Spine Porcupine Narrative Writing Template.
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Invitation Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about invitations, including an annotated example.
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-Ty and -Ity Suffixes Worksheet
Practise using the suffixes -ty and -ity with a printable suffix worksheet.
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Fairy Tales Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about fairy tales, including an annotated example.
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Interview Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about interviews, including an annotated example.
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Out of the Book - Comprehension Board Game
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.
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Stand Up For Your Homophone – Whole-Class Game
Help your students learn the different homophones and their meanings with an interactive, whole-class game.
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Inference vs Prediction Teaching Slides
Use this inference vs prediction teaching presentation to help your students tell the difference between these two essential reading comprehension strategies.
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Punctuation Poster
A cute punctuation poster to display in your classroom.
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Writing a Speech Poster
A poster highlighting the main parts to a speech.
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Finding Word Meaning In Context - Word Detective Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to find word meaning in context.
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Before, During and After Reading Non-Fiction Questions - Dice
5 different versions of dice to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Before, During and After Reading Fiction - Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Author's Purpose - Sentence Writing Game
A teaching resource to help teach your students the different reasons authors may write.
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Before, During and After Reading Fiction Questions - Dice
5 different versions of dice to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Compare and Contrast - Objects Worksheets
A pack of 5 worksheets comparing and contrasting pictures of similar objects.
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Editing and Revising Anchor Chart
Use this editing and revising anchor chart to remind your students of the steps involved in revising and editing their writing.
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Gemstones Fact File and Report Writing Scaffold
Support your students in writing an information report about gemstones with this fact file and writing scaffold.