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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Printable Adjectives List for Kids
Print your students a list of adjectives to keep at hand when writing to help them use descriptive language.
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Personal Recount Sequencing Activity - Surprise!
A worksheet to use in the classroom when learning the sequence of a personal recount.
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Year 2 Narrative Writing Assessment Pack
Help students nail narrative writing with this scaffolded zoo adventure narrative writing assessment pack.
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Persuasive Text Structure Posters
Explore the structure of persuasive writing with this set of 15 posters.
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FANBOYS Poster for Teaching Coordinating Conjunctions
Display this FANBOYS poster in your classroom to help students choose appropriate coordinating conjunctions.
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Story Map Graphic Organiser Pack
Download and use a printable Story Map Graphic Organiser to help your students make sense of story elements related to their reading.
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Daily Compound Sentence Worksheets
Use our Daily Compound Sentence worksheets to help your students identify, write, and edit compound sentences.
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Recount Writing Checklist Pack
Use this recount writing checklist pack when teaching your students how to edit their writing.
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Narrative Writing Checklist Pack
Use this narrative checklist pack when teaching your students how to edit their narrative writing.
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Dressing Up A Sentence Activity
An activity to help encourage students to add more descriptive language into their sentence writing.
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OREO® Planning Template - Persuasive Paragraph
Help your students write well constructed persuasive paragraphs using the OREO acronym with these planning templates.
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Alphabet Handwriting Sheets - Including Non-Examples
Handwriting sheets with opportunities for students to trace, identify and write the letters of the alphabet.
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Handwriting Posters - Dirt, Grass and Sky Background With Arrows
Handwriting posters using a dirt, grass and sky background with arrows.
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Persuasive Topic Cards - Lower Grades
A set of persuasive topic cards for lower grades.
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CVC Beginning and Ending Letters Worksheet Pack
Practise identifying missing beginning and ending sounds and letters in this set of 10 CVC worksheets.
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Narrative Writing Craft Packs
Help early writers escape writer's block with this scaffolded narrative writing craft pack.
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OREO® Persuasive Writing Posters
Help students remember the structure of persuasive texts with this fun OREO® acronym.
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The Gingerbread Man - Comprehension Worksheet
Develop your students' reading comprehension skills with a well-known fairy tale.
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Is It True? Active Listening Activity
Improve listening skills in the classroom with an engaging 'Is It True?' Active Listening Activity.
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Year 2 Reading Comprehension Test - Being a Good Pet Parent
Build comprehension skills and learn about being a good pet parent by limiting pets' impact on ecosystems with a reading passage and comprehension questions.
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Types of Sentences Posters
Display a set of types of sentences posters to help your students discover various types of sentences.
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Simple and Compound - Roll a Sentence Dice Game
Play a ‘Roll-a-Sentence’ dice game to help your students practise writing simple and compound sentences.
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Identifying Character Traits Interactive Activity
Get your students identifying character traits with this engaging digital quiz that helps students understand how language reveals personality in writing.
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Exploring Narrative Texts PowerPoint
Teach your students about the key elements of narrative texts with this comprehensive teaching presentation.
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Simple Recounts - Writing Scaffold
A simple scaffolding worksheet to use when writing a recount.
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Reading Comprehension With Pictures Worksheets
Download the Reading Comprehension with Picture Worksheets today and help your students become confident, visual readers!
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Helpful Honey Bees Worksheet Pack - Year 2 Comprehension
Read and learn about honey bees with a Printable Honey Bees Worksheet Pack for year 2.
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Writing Editing Checklist
Get your students using this editing checklist so that no mistake gets left behind!
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Persuasive Writing Graphic Organiser Pack
Help students gather their thoughts during persuasive writing with this differentiated set of graphic organisers.
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Exploring Information Reports Teaching Slides
Teach your students how to write an information report using this detailed slideshow targeted at lower primary school students.
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Adjectives Poster Pack
Get your students to use new words to describe objects with this set of 13 bright and colourful posters.
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Epic Editing Workbook – Year 2
Use these Year 2 editing worksheets to get your students practising and refining their proofreading skills.