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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Compound Words – Match-Up Activity
Build your students knowledge of compound words with this hands-on matching activity.
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'Pick Three' Writing Inspiration Worksheet
A worksheet to use when students need writing inspiration for a narrative piece.
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Letter to the Editor (Longer Lunchtimes) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a letter to the editor from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Welcome to Scotland! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a country profile from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).
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Time Jigger Remote – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Search-a-Rooney 2 – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a image stimulus poster where students need to locate objects and characters.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Minibeasts – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fascinating facts article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Art Attack! Shape – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Tongue Twisters – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Literature Study Task Cards (Lower Primary)
Explore the wonders of children's literature with this set of 12 literature study task cards for lower primary students.
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Aiming For Inference Posters
Six mini posters showing different scenarios that can be used when encouraging students to use inference.
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The Power of One Noun
A worksheet that can be used when studying nouns or as a getting to know you activity.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Water – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
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Musical Blending Active Game
An active game that allows students to practise using blends and digraphs.
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How Does Water Get to Our Taps? – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an information report from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Sight Word BINGO (Fry Word List)
A set of 25 BINGO cards to practise reading the first 100 words on the Fry Sight Word List.
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Move It! - Long and Short Vowel 'o' PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘o’ words.
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Move It! - Long and Short Vowel 'i' PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘i’ words.
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Move It! - Long and Short Vowel 'e' PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘e’ words.
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Simple Sentence Dominoes (Version 2)
A set of 30 dominoes to assist younger students with building simple sentences.
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Adorable Animal Finger Puppets Template
Download a set of 12 animal finger puppets to use when teaching poetry, creating narratives and more.
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Blends PowerPoint
A 21 slide PowerPoint presentation on different blends.
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Author's Purpose - Sorting Worksheet
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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Parts of a Friendly Letter Anchor Chart
Use this parts of a friendly letter anchor chart to explain and simplify the letter-writing process for your lower primary students.
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Character Emotions Worksheet
Make inferences about character's feelings with this one-page worksheet.
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Perfect Punctuation Worksheet
Sort each punctuation concept using the definitions and examples.
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Reading Detectives Posters and Banner
8 colourful reading detective posters and a banner to display in the classroom.
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Long and Short Vowel Flashcards (Assessment Kit)
A set of 10 picture flash cards covering long and short vowel sounds and a teacher assessment tool.
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Phonics Flashcards and Progress Tracker - Skateboard Theme
A set of CVC, CCVC and CVVC word flashcards in a skateboard theme with an accompanying skateboard ramp to monitor student progress.
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Phonics Flashcards and Progress Tracker - Scooter Theme
A set of CVC, CCVC and CVVC word flashcards in a scooter theme with an accompanying scooter ramp to track student progress.
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Class Reading Level Display 1-30 - Beanstalk
A classroom display that allows students to see their current reading level and set their target reading level.