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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Information Report Text Examples and Worksheet Pack
Use this set of 5 information report text examples and 2 targeted worksheets to support your students in breaking down and understanding informative writing.
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Emotive Language Cloze Passage Worksheet
Get students using emotive language examples in their persuasive writing with this differentiated cloze passage worksheet.
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Sequence an Example Persuasive Text – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Use this example persuasive text pack to teach your students about sequencing arguments in a logical order.
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All About Insects - Reading Comprehension Worksheet Pack (3-4)
Learn all about insects and their body features with a printable All About Insects Reading Comprehension Worksheet pack for Years 3 and 4.
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Phonics Sound Wall Display
Build a classroom sound wall to match your phonics programs and literacy progressions with a printable sound wall display.
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Year 4 Reading Fluency Passages
Assess student fluency with a printable pack of Year 4 reading fluency passages.
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Year 4 Editing Passages
Use this set of Year 4 editing passages to help your students demonstrate their spelling, punctuation and grammar knowledge.
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Decodable Text Worksheets – Common Consonant Digraphs (Set 1)
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
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Persuasive Text Writing Prompts - Complete Set
A set of 5 persuasive writing prompts, covering a variety of topics.
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Exploring Poetry Workbook
Teach your students about all things poetry with this jam-packed poetry workbook created especially for primary school students.
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Persuasive Writing Scaffold Pack
Use this engaging persuasive writing scaffold pack to encourage students to write about their favourite ice cream flavour while persuading the reader why it's the best.
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All About Cats - Year 1 Reading Comprehension Passage
Explore informational text and learn all about cats and their external features with a printable reading comprehension passage for year 1 students.
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Fluency Reading Passage Pack- Year 1
Assess student fluency with a printable pack of reading fluency passages for Year 1.
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Phases of the Moon – Comprehension Worksheet
Analyse different moon phases and how their visual appearances change over time with this reading comprehension worksheet.
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Biography Examples and Analysis Worksheet
Use these biography examples with accompanying analysis worksheets to teach your students about the purpose, structure and language features of biographical texts.
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Recount Writing Planning Templates
A set of differentiated templates for students to use when planning a recount.
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Animal Information Report – Writing Craftivity
Use this animal-themed writing and craft activity to teach your early years students about informative writing.
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Sequence a Procedure Text – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Use these procedural writing examples to teach your students about sequencing instructions in a logical order.
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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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Dressing Up A Sentence Activity
An activity to help encourage students to add more descriptive language into their sentence writing.
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Simple Persuasive Texts Writing Scaffold Pack
Help your Year 2 students grow into confident, clear, and convincing writers with this structured and engaging Persuasive Writing Scaffold Pack!
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Spelling CVCC Words - Worksheets
Develop students’ ability to segment and blend the sounds in CVCC words with this set of differentiated worksheets.
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Narrative Writing Planning Template Pack
Use this narrative writing planning template pack to help your students plan a fantastic piece of writing!
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Information Report Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this information report with annotations to help students identify the structure of this type of text.
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NAIDOC Week Connection to Country Word Search - Upper Primary
A NAIDOC Week Connection to Country Word Search suitable for upper primary school students.
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Cursive Handwriting Fluency Sheets
Fifteen handwriting sheets for upper primary.
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Fiction and Non-Fiction Cloze Activities
A set of 7 fiction and non-fiction cloze worksheets with answer sheets.
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Year 6 Editing Passages
Use this set of Year 6 editing passages to help your students demonstrate their spelling, punctuation and grammar knowledge.
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Colour by Parts of Speech - Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs
Consolidate your parts of speech lesson by colouring nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in these colour by code worksheets.
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Informative Writing Posters
Display this set of 5 information report posters in your classroom during your informative writing unit.
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5 Persuasive Writing Prompts
Inspire your students through these relevant persuasive writing prompts.
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Persuasive Techniques Posters
Support students to improve their persuasive writing with these persuasive techniques posters.