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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Visual Literacy Worksheets
Enhance critical thinking with visual literacy worksheets that guide students to analyse images, infer meaning and explore how pictures tell powerful stories.
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Comma After Introductory Phrase Worksheets
Support students to master the comma after introductory phrase rule with this set of engaging worksheets, perfect for punctuation lessons.
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Picture Comprehension Worksheet Pack
Use this engaging Picture Comprehension Worksheet Pack to develop critical thinking and reading skills with your early years students.
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Narrative Features Worksheets - Humpty Dumpty
Identify characters, settings and parts of a story with early years reading worksheets featuring the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme.
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Opinion Writing Worksheets — 'Life on the Road'
Contemplate life on the open road with these opinion writing worksheets that help students construct a piece of writing backed by their personal reasons and opinions.
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What Are Pollinators? Year 2 Comprehension Worksheet Pack
Introduce your students to the world of pollinators and nonfiction text comrpehension with a printable Year 2 Reading Comprehension worksheet pack.
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Active Listening-Drawing Activity Pack
Grab a Draw My Picture Game to fill in classroom downtime and help your students boost their listening skills.
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Self Monitoring Reading Strategy Poster
Help students reflect on their reading with this Self Monitoring Reading Strategy Poster.
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Author's Purpose Worksheet Set
Assess reading comprehension by using this comprehensive Author's Purpose Worksheet Set.
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Indefinite Pronouns Subject Verb Agreement Worksheets
Support your students’ understanding of indefinite pronouns subject-verb agreement with this set of five worksheets featuring a variety of fun grammar activities.
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Free Author’s Purpose Handout
Use this Author’s Purpose Handout in the form of a brochure to explore the different reasons authors write.
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Subject Verb Agreement Singular and Plural Worksheet Pack
Enhance student understanding of subject-verb agreement (singular and plural) with this set of five engaging worksheets perfect for primary school grammar lessons.
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Commas in a List Poster & Worksheets
Use a printable Commas in a List Poster & Comma Handouts to teach your students correct comma punctuation when listing items in a sentence.
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Author's Purpose Pie Poster Set
Display this set of Author’s Purpose Pie posters to help students remember the various reasons authors write.
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Irregular Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet Pack
Download this subject-verb agreement worksheet pack, designed to build confidence in using irregular verbs correctly in sentences.
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Punctuating Appositives Worksheet Pack
Use this Appositives Worksheet pack to practise using commas to set off restrictive and nonrestrictive appositives.
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Year 2 Comma Quiz - Commas in a List
Assign a Year 2 Comma Quiz to assess your student’s ability to use commas in a list.
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Comma Football Review Game
Play Comma Football Review, an engaging comma game to help your Year 3 students practise using commas in a series and when separating clauses.
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Prepositional Phrase Poster
Enhance your grammar lessons with this prepositional phrase poster that helps students identify and understand adverbial and adjectival prepositional phrases.
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Year Two Reading Comprehension Questions - Bloom's Taxonomy
Grow comprehension skills with our Year Two Reading Comprehension Bloom’s Taxonomy Task Cards.
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Speaking Skills Assessment Checklist
Help students take ownership of their communication skills with this speaking skills checklist.
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Preposition Worksheets for Year 1
Use these preposition worksheets to get your students identifying and using these essential parts of speech.
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Comma Llama - Using Commas Anchor Chart
Make learning comma rules engaging and memorable with our Comma Llama - Using Commas Anchor Chart pack!
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4 Types of Sentences Flipbook
Create a helpful types of sentences flipbook with our Differentiated 4 Kinds of Sentences foldable graphic organisers.
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Objective and Subjective Language Worksheet
Use this objective and subjective language worksheet to help students distinguish between facts and opinions.
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Statement, Question, Command, Exclamation – Poster
Discover the features of statement, question, command, and exclamation sentences with a printable Types of Sentences poster.
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Storytelling Cubes
Roll our Storytelling Cubes to generate fun narrative writing prompts to use in your classroom.
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Fact or Opinion Activity – Match Them Up!
Download this fact or opinion activity, a hands-on matching game that strengthens critical thinking skills while making learning collaborative and engaging.
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Digital Fact or Opinion Game
Engage your class with this digital fact or opinion game where students move around the classroom to classify statements as facts or opinions.
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Monitor and Clarify Reading Strategy Digital Task Cards
Help students gain more practise in monitoring while reading using these Monitoring and Clarifying Reading Strategy Practise digital task cards.
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Story Prediction Worksheets for Early Years
Explore the comprehension strategy of prediction using these Story Prediction Worksheets created specifically for the early years classroom.
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Making Predictions Task Cards
Use these making predictions task cards in the classroom to help students with predicting skills during reading.