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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Monster Magic - Reading Comprehension Activity
Read and comprehend a set of instructions to create a magical monster!
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Writing the Alphabet Chart - Tracing
A chart to assist students when learning how to form letters.
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Narrative Sentence Starter Worksheets
Use our printable narrative writing prompt worksheets to boost your students' imaginative writing skills.
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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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Recount Writing Planning Templates
A set of differentiated templates for students to use when planning a recount.
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Information Report Graphic Organisers
Get your students to plan and write information reports with this set of 6 differentiated graphic organisers.
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Penguin Adaptations - Year 3 Reading Comprehension
Explore the fascinating world of penguins and their adaptations with our set of printable Year 3 Reading Comprehension worksheets.
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Add It In - Draw and Listen Activity
Practise following directions with a free draw and Listen Activity from Teach Starter.
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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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Digraph Handwriting - Worksheets
24 digraph worksheets that focus on handwriting and vocabulary activities.
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Animal Research Project - Informative Writing Booklet
Use a printable animal research organiser booklet for students to record facts about animals when learning to write informative texts.
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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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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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Fluency Reading Passages (Year 2)
Download a printable pack of Year 2 reading fluency passages with a printable ORF assessment pack.
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Year 2 Editing Passages
Use this set of Year 2 editing passages to help your students demonstrate their spelling, punctuation and grammar knowledge.
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Analysing Informational Text Worksheets
Use these informational text worksheets and information text examples with your year 1 and Year 2 students to analysis text features and language features of informative texts.
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Epic Editing Workbook – Year 2
Use these Year 2 editing worksheets to get your students practising and refining their proofreading skills.
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Persuasive Writing Graphic Organiser Pack
Help students gather their thoughts during persuasive writing with this differentiated set of graphic organisers.
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OREO® Planning Template - Persuasive Paragraph
Help your students write well constructed persuasive paragraphs using the OREO acronym with these planning templates.
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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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Writing Noun Groups Worksheet Pack
Use this set of noun group worksheets with your year 2 students to assist them understanding how to improve grammar knowledge and sentence writing
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Noun, Verb or Adjective? Colour By Code Worksheet
Use a colour by code Noun, Verb or Adjective worksheet to help students practise identifying parts of speech.
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Persuasive Text Structure Posters
Explore the structure of persuasive writing with this set of 15 posters.
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Contractions Worksheet Pack
Help students learn more about contractions with this contraction worksheet pack.
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Baby Animals Reading Worksheets - Year 1-2
Learn about animals and their babies with a pack of printable Animal Babies Reading Worksheets for Years 1 & 2.
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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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Printable Paper with Handwriting Lines - PDF
Use these printable red & blue lined handwriting paper templates to develop your students' penmanship skills in the early years' classroom.
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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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OREO® Persuasive Writing Posters
Help students remember the structure of persuasive texts with this fun OREO® acronym.
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Readers' Theatre Scripts - Year 1 and Year 2
Boost reading fluency and confidence with this set of Readers’ Theatre scripts designed for Year 1 and Year 2 students.
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Spelling with Inflectional Suffixes Worksheets
Spell words with the inflectional endings -ed, -ing, -s, -es and -ies with a pack of printable practice worksheets covering inflected endings.
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Narrative Writing Checklist Pack
Use this narrative checklist pack when teaching your students how to edit their narrative writing.