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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Poetry Cloze Passage Worksheets
Use these poetry cloze worksheets to introduce your students to various types of poetry in a fun and engaging way.
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Cursive Writing Worksheets PDF - Alphabet
Practise writing the alphabet in cursive with a pack of printable cursive alphabet writing worksheets.
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The Force of Friction Comprehension Worksheets
Download this friction worksheet to teach your Year 4 students about the force of friction and its impact on our daily lives.
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Dog or Cat? Persuasive Writing Project
Help students plan out persuasive writing with this very common argument, which is best dogs or cats?
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Persuasive Topic Cards - Upper Grades
A set of persuasive topic cards for upper primary.
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Figurative Language Telephone Game
Play this figurative language game with a group to practise recognising and inventing metaphors, similes and personification.
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Digraph Handwriting - Worksheets
24 digraph worksheets that focus on handwriting and vocabulary activities.
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Alliteration Poem Poster and Templates
Use this alliteration poem example and accompanying worksheets to teach your students how to write an alliteration poem.
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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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Developing Narrative Features PowerPoint - Year 5 and Year 6
A 26 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about the features of narrative texts.
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Writing Narrative Texts Teaching Slides
Teach your students the features of narrative texts using this detailed slideshow targeted at upper primary school students.
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Advertisement Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about advertisements, including an annotated example.
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Analysing Figurative Language in Literature Worksheets
Explore figurative language in literature with engaging reading passages and targeted worksheets that help students identify, analyse and explain how authors use figurative devices to create meaning and impact.
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Analysing Poetry Pack - Year 1
Help your Year 1 students explore rhyme, rhythm and repetition with this engaging Analysing Poetry Pack.
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Misleading Advertising Examples and Analysis Worksheets
Explore misleading advertising through three engaging fake advertisements with accompanying worksheets that help students identify deceptive techniques, analyse persuasive language, and become more informed consumers.
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Inferencing With Pictures Digital Activity
Use this inferencing with pictures digital activity when encouraging students to use their inferencing skills.
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Cut and Paste Matching Verb Tense Worksheet
Practise identifying past, present and future tense in verbs using this set of cut and paste worksheets.
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Suffix Stories - Morphology Passages
Practise reading, defining, and using words with suffixes with a pack of suffix-focused reading passage worksheets.
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Narrative Mood Teaching Slides
Explore narrative mood with this interactive presentation that helps students understand what mood is, why it matters and how to create it in their own writing.
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Positional Language Hands-On Activity Mats
Engage students with positional language using these fun hands-on activity mats, where they follow instructions to place pictures within five different scenes.
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Cut and Paste Sentences Worksheets (F-1)
Practise making simple sentences with a set of printable Cut and Paste Sentence Worksheets.
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Visual Literacy Techniques Poster Pack
Teach your students how to uncover hidden meanings in images with this vibrant set of Visual Literacy Technique Posters!
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Year 3 Reading Fluency Passages
Assess student fluency with a printable pack of reading fluency passages for Year 3.
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Persuasive Devices Word Search
Familiarise your students with the most common persuasive devices with a fun word search.
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Cursive Handwriting Worksheets – Days, Months, Colours and Numbers
Trace and write days of the week, months of the year, number words, and colour words in cursive.
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Inference Pictures Digital Activity
Download this set of captivating pictures and thought-provoking questions designed to challenge students’ inference-making abilities.
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Find the Adverb Group Digital Quiz
Teach your students to locate and categorise adverbial phrases in descriptive sentences using this engaging interactive activity.
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Story Retelling Strips
Explore a story with your students with this story-retelling cut-and-paste worksheet.
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The History of Halloween – Comprehension Worksheet
Learn about the history of Halloween with a printable reading comprehension passage and questions.
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5 Narrative Writing Stimulus Sheets
Writing stimulus sheets with a narrative focus.
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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences Sorting Activity
Practise reading and identifying simple, compound and complex sentences with this sorting activity.
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Onomatopoeia Poems Poster and Templates
Use this onomatopoeia poem poster and accompanying template to teach your students how to write an onomatopoeia poem.