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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Their, There, They're Poster
Teach students to differentiate between their, there and they're with this classroom poster.
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Inference Scenarios Task Cards
Download these inference scenarios task cards to help your students practise ‘between the lines’ thinking while reading.
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Procedure Texts Writing Scaffolds
Use this procedural writing scaffold to guide your students towards writing high-quality procedure texts.
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Write a Shape Poem Worksheet
Set your students up for success when writing a shape poem with this set of scaffolded, easy-to-follow worksheets.
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Information Report Writing Template
Use this information report template to help your students correctly structure their informative writing.
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Persuasive Writing Checklist Pack
Encourage self-checking with this set of 7 persuasive writing checklists.
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Independent and Dependent Clauses Teaching Slides
Support students to understand independent and dependent clauses through explicit instruction using this clear and engaging slide deck for Year 4 students.
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Compound Words - Word Search Pack
Search, find, and spell compound words with a fun set of Compound Word Word Search Puzzles!
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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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Mood in Narrative Writing – Text Analysis Worksheets
Teach mood in narrative writing with this set of four worksheets designed to help students explore narrative atmosphere in the context of real texts.
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Advertisement Examples and Analysis Worksheets
Use these advertisement examples with accompanying analysis worksheets to teach your students about the purpose, structure and language features of product advertisements.
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Colour by Sight Word Worksheet Pack
Use this set of colour by sight words worksheets to help students master the tricky elements in each word.
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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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Animal Information Report Project
Get your students to create a high-quality animal information report with accompanying text features with this engaging and fully scaffolded writing project booklet.
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Main Idea Comprehension Task Cards and Worksheets
Download this set of comprehension task cards to help students find the main idea when reading.
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Limericks for Kids - Poem Template
A 3-page limerick template and instructions for students to use when learning how to write a limerick.
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Greek and Latin Roots Worksheet Set
Practise using vocabulary containing Greek roots and Latin roots with these weekly root word worksheets.
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Glorious Grammar (Early Years) Volume 1 – Worksheet Book
Build on grammar concepts already taught with these 50 grammar activities for younger years.
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Decodable Text Worksheets – Common Consonant Digraphs (Set 2)
A set of 10 decodable text worksheets for early readers.
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Sequencing Reading Comprehension Task Cards and Worksheets
Use these sequencing reading comprehension task cards to help your students identify, organise and retell events in the correct order when reading various texts.
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Direct and Indirect Speech Interactive Activity
Teach direct and indirect speech with this interactive drag-and-drop activity that helps students identify, sort and convert dialogue and reported speech.
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Story Map Graphic Organiser Pack
Download and use a printable Story Map Graphic Organiser to help your students make sense of story elements related to their reading.
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Rhetorical Questions Interactive Activity
Explore rhetorical questions with your students using this digital game perfect for your persuasive writing lessons.
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Name That Homophone! Interactive Activity
Get students to recognise the correct spelling of common homophones with this engaging digital resource perfect for vocabulary lessons.
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Past, Present and Future Tense Worksheet Pack
Download these past, present and future tense worksheets to help your students confidently identify and use correct verb tenses in sentences and paragraphs.
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Narrative Text Structure Posters
Brighten your classroom and teach narrative paragraph structure with this set of 8 engaging posters designed to make narrative writing clear and fun for students.
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Exploring Narrative Texts PowerPoint
Teach your students about the key elements of narrative texts with this comprehensive teaching presentation.
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Forms of Poetry Teaching Slides
Explore the different forms of poetry with your students using this comprehensive and age-appropriate slide deck.
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Inference and Prediction Worksheet Pack
Download this inference and prediction worksheet pack to teach your students how to confidently distinguish between these two strategies through a range of activities.
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A to Z Handwriting Sheets with Upper and Lower Case Letters and Examples
A set of 26 A to Z handwriting sheets with upper and lower case letters and examples.
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Making Connections Reading Comprehension Passages
Teach the making connections reading comprehension strategy with this set of five engaging short stories and differentiated graphic organisers that help students build meaningful text-to-self, text-to-text and text-to-world connections.
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Sentence Starters for Persuasive Writing Poster
Use this sentences starters for persuasive writing poster to help your students write strong sentences for their persuasive texts.