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.
- Plus Plan
What's the Mood? - Worksheet
A worksheet to practice identifying the mood of a piece of text.
- Plus Plan
Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does a Plane Fly?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
- Plus Plan
Story Spine Porcupine – Narrative Writing Template
A template designed to help students plan their narrative writing structure.
- Plus Plan
Using Words with Prefixes - Worksheet Pack
Practise using the prefixes Un-, Re-, Mis-, Pre-, Dis-, and In- with a pair of printable prefix worksheets.
- Plus Plan
Invitation Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about invitations, including an annotated example.
- Plus Plan
Literary Description Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary descriptions, including an annotated example.
- Plus Plan
Two-Letter Word Balloon Cards
6 pages of two-letter words on balloon backgrounds.
- Plus Plan
Personal Response Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about personal responses, including an annotated example.
- Plus Plan
Literary Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary recounts, including an annotated example.
- Plus Plan
Words with Prefixes Worksheet - Prefix Re-
Build students' understanding of the prefix re-.with a printable prefix worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Discussion Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about discussions, including an annotated example.
- Plus Plan
Pre- Prefixes Worksheet
Boost students' understanding of the prefix pre- with a printable prefix worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Everyday Grammar Sentence Structure Warm Ups - Middle Years Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 44 slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the middle years classroom when learning about grammar and sentence structure.
- Plus Plan
Queensland Cursive Entries and Exits Spaceship Display
A set of 12 Queensland Cursive entry and exit shuttles to join together to make a handwriting spaceship.
- Plus Plan
Inference vs Prediction - Presentation
A teaching presentation outlining the similarities and differences between inference and prediction.
- Plus Plan
Finding Word Meaning In Context - Word Detective Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to find word meaning in context.
- Plus Plan
Before, During and After Reading Fiction Questions - Wheel
5 different versions of wheels to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
- Plus Plan
Before, During and After Reading Fiction Questions - Dice
5 different versions of dice to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
- Plus Plan
Inference or Prediction? Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching your students the difference between an inference and a prediction.
- Plus Plan
Literature Task Cards
A set of 30 literature tasks to assist your students with examining and responding to literature.
- Plus Plan
Compare and Contrast - Vocabulary Poster
A poster detailing vocabulary used when comparing and contrasting.
- Plus Plan
60 Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A 144 page comprehension resource pack to help students apply comprehension strategies when reading.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension Task Cards - Recalling Facts And Details
A set of comprehension task cards to help students recall facts and details when reading.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension Task Cards - Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion
A set of comprehension task cards to help students distinguish between fact and opinion when reading.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension Task Cards - Understand Sequence
A set of comprehension task cards to help students understand sequence when reading.
- Plus Plan
Reading Detectives Resource Pack
A 16 page resource pack including 8 detective roles to assign to students during guided reading sessions.
- Plus Plan
Apostrophes Poster
A poster explaining how to use apostrophes correctly.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension - Thunderstorms
A comprehension activity using an information text about thunderstorms.
- Plus Plan
Homophones Bingo
Make learning about homophones and their definitions an engaging whole-class activity with this homophones bingo game.
- Plus Plan
Sight Word Cards - Dolch Nouns
Dolch Nouns sight words on flash cards.
- Plus Plan
Compare and Contrast - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.
- Plus Plan
Sequencing Text - Worksheet
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to understand sequence when reading.