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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Exploring Procedural Writing Teaching Slides
Teach your students how to write a procedure using this detailed slideshow targeted at lower primary school students.
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Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives – Sorting Task
Help students learn the difference between nouns, verbs, and adjectives with this cut-and-paste sorting worksheet.
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Independent and Dependent Clauses Worksheet Pack
Introduce the concept of independent and dependent clauses with a set of printable sentence structure worksheets.
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Writing a Narrative – Template
A template for students to use when planning a narrative text.
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Writing Capital Letters
Students practice writing the capital letter next to the provided lower case letter.
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Future Tense Worksheet Pack
Use this future tense worksheet pack to help your students identify and use future tense verb forms in a variety of contexts.
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Learning About the Main Idea Teaching Slides - Year 2
Help students understand how to work out the main idea in texts with this set of teaching slides.
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Write a Persuasive Letter Project
Help your students write a persuasive letter to their school principal with this engaging project that builds essential writing skills while making learning meaningful.
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What Is a Clause? Teaching Slides
Explain what is a clause to help students confidently identify subjects and verbs and build stronger, more accurate sentences across their writing.
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High Frequency Words Worksheet Pack - Year 1
Support your Year 1 students as they consolidate their understanding of high‑frequency words with this engaging and purposeful high frequency words worksheet pack.
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High Frequency Words Mini Book - Level 1
Use this high frequency mini book to track the heart words and flash words your students have mastered.
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Suffix Word Building Activity
Build words using the suffixes -ed, -es, -s, and -ing with a printable word-building pocket chart card pack.
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Beginning, Middle and End of Story Poster Set
Remind students of the elements that make up the beginning, middle and end of a story with this set of three posters.
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The Penalty Kick - Write a New Ending to a Story Activity
Promote resilience and boost narrative writing skills with a football-themed ‘Write a New Ending to a Story’ reading prompt and writing activity for National Simultaneous Storytime 2026.
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Blending CVC Word Activity
Use this Blending CVC Word Activity with your students to get them practising blending simple CVC words.
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Blend and Colour Phoneme Blending Worksheets
Get your students blending simple CVC words with this set of blend and colour worksheets.
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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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Narrative Writing Craft Packs
Help early writers escape writer's block with this scaffolded narrative writing craft pack.
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Year 1 Narrative Writing Assessment Pack
Help your students master narrative writing with this scaffolded Year 1 Narrative Writing Assessment Pack, built around an exciting “Unexpected Visitor” story theme.
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Expanded Noun Groups Sorting Activity
Teach expanded noun groups with this hands-on sorting activity where students decide whether the order of adjectives in each noun group is correct or incorrect.
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Derivational Suffixes Teaching Slides
Teach how derivational suffixes can transform words and their meanings with this comprehensive teaching presentation for upper primary students.
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Difficult Spelling Words – Digital Quiz
Explore difficult spelling words with this interactive digital quiz, where students identify the correct spelling word to match the definition.
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Visual Comprehension Slide Deck
Bring visual comprehension to life in your classroom with this engaging slide deck designed to spark critical thinking and boost student engagement.
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Subjective Language vs Objective Language Poster
Display this vibrant subjective language vs objective language poster in your classroom to illustrate the differences between personal opinions and factual statements.
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Cohesion in a Paragraph Worksheet Pack
Strengthen cohesion in a paragraph with these five engaging worksheets designed to help students master cohesive devices while making writing more connected.
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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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Fossicking for Fossils – Comprehension Worksheet
Use a Fossil Comprehension worksheet to teach your year 5 and 6 students about what fossils are, how they’re formed, and more!
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Compound Sentences Quiz
Assess your students ability to identify, write, and edit compound sentences with a printable Compound Sentence Quiz.
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Debate Topic Cards
Get students thinking, speaking and debating with this set of Debate Topics for Kids.
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Using Commas PowerPoint - Upper Years
Use our Commas PowerPoint presentation to teach your upper primary school students about the different comma rules.
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Digital Biography PowerPoint Template
Download this biography PowerPoint template, which helps students research and present facts about an influential person in a structured digital book.
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Year 2 Spelling Practice Worksheets - Weekly Homework
Make assigning homework easy all year with Year 2 Spelling Practice Worksheets.