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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Synonyms Interactive Activity
Discover the world of synonyms with an engaging digital learning activity.
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Synonyms - Printable Flashcards
Build vocabulary skills with individual Synonym anchor chart flash cards.
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Antonym Poster
A poster showing the definition and examples of antonyms.
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Synonyms and Antonyms Sorting Activity
Practise identification of synonyms and antonyms with a sorting activity.
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Synonyms Anchor Chart Pack
Print a pack of colourful synonym posters to boost vocabulary in the classroom!
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Antonym Worksheets - Year 4
Practise identifying and using antonyms with a set of four synonym worksheets for year 4 students.
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Synonym Worksheets - Middle Primary
Practise identifying and using synonyms with a set of four synonym worksheets for students in Year 4.
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Suffix Practice - Interactive Activity
Practise adding suffixes to words by identifying, defining and matching them in context.
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Exploring Verb Tenses - Interactive Activity
Provide your students with a digital learning activity to practise using past, present, and future tense verbs.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Identifying Author's Purpose
A set of comprehension task cards to help students identify the author's purpose when reading.
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Comparative and Superlative Adverbs - Match-Up Activity
Practice using comparative and superlative adverbs with a matching activity.
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Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots - Dictionary Hunt Worksheet
Investigate the morphological meanings of word-parts with this dictionary hunt.
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Matching Direct and Indirect Speech
Investigate the differences between direct and indirect speech with this match-up activity.
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This or That! PowerPoint Game – Contractions
A quiz to consolidate your students' understanding of contractions.
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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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Biography Writing Bump It Up Wall
Use this visual display in your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their biography writing.
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Tricky Tongue Twisters – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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Pronoun Worksheet – Hansel and Gretel
Use this pronoun worksheet to get students identifying pronouns in the context of a well-known fairy tale.
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Dr Mae Jemison Biography – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a biography from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 2).
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The Time Traveller’s Timepiece – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 2).
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Digital Warriors: Scroll Trolls – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for the comic from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 3).
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Comical Chronicle Worksheets - Year 4
A set of 10 ad-lib style stories for students to complete.
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Canine Communication Collar – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 2).
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Around in Circles Active Game
An active game to use when reviewing any type of content with your students.
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Hermes' Hocus Pocus – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
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Letter to the Editor (School Crossing Concerns) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a letter to the editor from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 2).
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The Secret Society of Vegetable Venerators – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 2).
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Land Rights Timeline Worksheet
A printable Land Rights Timeline worksheet for your students to complete in your classroom.
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Land Rights Crossword
A printable Land Rights Crossword worksheet for your students to complete in your classroom.
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Year 4 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 4 magazine.
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The Hovering Hoverboard – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 2).
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Grammar and Punctuation Tails - Active Learning
An active game that requires students to use their basic grammar and punctuation knowledge.