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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Sort It Out! Common and Proper Nouns Game
Use common and proper nouns games to help your students practise identifying examples of different types of nouns.
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Compound Sentences Interactive Game
Play a Compound Sentences Interactive game to practise identifying, correcting, and writing compound sentences.
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Author's Purpose Sentence Starter Flashcards
Assist students in identifying the author’s purpose with this set of Author’s Purpose Example Sentence Starter flashcards.
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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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Complete or Incomplete Sentences Worksheet
Download our printable Complete or Incomplete Sentences Worksheet Pack to help your students practise identifying examples of complete and incomplete sentences.
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Capitalisation Practice Worksheets
Use printable Capitalization Practice Worksheets to help your beginning writers learn to capitalise words in sentences.
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Self-Monitoring Reading Activities
Explore how to monitor reading while reading with this set of Self-Monitoring Reading Activities task cards.
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Year 2 Commas in a List Worksheets
Print a Commas in a List Worksheet Year 2 students will love with our printable no-prep Commas in a Series worksheet pack.
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Author's Purpose PowerPoint
Use this Author's Purpose PowerPoint to teach your students how to identify the author’s purpose in a text.
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Bloom's Taxonomy Reading Comprehension Task Cards
Deepen your students' reading comprehension with a set of reading task cards based on Bloom's taxonomy.
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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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Preposition Phrases Task Cards
Download this set of 20 preposition phrase task cards, designed to help students identify and use prepositional phrases.
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Colour By Code Comma Splice Handout
Use a Colour By Code Comma Splice Handout to practise identifying and correcting comma splices.
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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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Free Monitor and Clarify Poster
Display and remind students to monitor and clarify their comprehension of a text while reading with this Monitor and Clarify Poster.
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Statement, Question, Command, Explanation – Match Up Cards
Teach younger students about the four types of sentences with a printable sentence types matching activity.
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Reading Monitoring Comprehension Activity Pack
Explore easy ways to monitor comprehension with this quick draw activity pack perfect for primary students.
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Self Monitoring Strategies for Reading Comprehension Flashcards
Explore these Self Monitoring Strategies Comprehension flashcards to support students becoming confident readers.
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Write a Biography Project
Engage students in an enriching biography project that guides them through researching and writing about a famous person.
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Making Predictions Game Board
Use this Making Predictions Game Board to engage students in making predictions with short text.
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Making Predictions Reading Passages Worksheets
Use these making predictions reading passages to get your students making informed predictions before and after reading.
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Word of the Week PowerPoint - Year 1 Vocabulary
A 43 page flip book for introducing new year 1 vocabulary words.
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Vocab Graphic Organisers - Lower Years
Use Vocabulary Graphic Organisers to help your early years' students build their vocabulary skills.
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Making Predictions Worksheets - Early Years
Build early comprehension skills with these Making Predictions Worksheets that include age-appropriate activities using pictures, sentence starters, and simple texts.
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Tier Two Vocabulary List - Year 3
Use Our Tier Two Vocabulary List to boost year 3 vocabulary and reading skills
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Making Predictions With Pictures Prompt Cards
Encourage early reading comprehension by using Making Predictions with Pictures Prompt Cards to help students develop critical thinking and inference skills through visual storytelling
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Making Predictions Reading Passages Task Cards
Explore the comprehension strategy of predicting using these making predictions reading passages task cards.
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'Let's Eat, Grandma!' - Commas Save Lives Poster Pack
Display a ‘Let’s Eat Grandma, Commas Save Lives!’ poster to remind your students of the importance of including commas in their writing.
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Read & Comprehend Worksheets - Celebrity Biography Passages
Download our celebrity biography reading comprehension worksheets to help your Year 4 and 5 students practise reading comprehension skills.
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Proper Punctuation Chart Pack - Upper Primary
Encourage proper punctuation with a printable punctuation chart pack for upper primary classrooms.
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Digital Escape Room for Kids - Alphabet Sounds
Explore the letters of the alphabet and their main sounds using this fun digital escape room for kids.
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5 Star Writing Poster and Bookmark Set
Share this 5 star writing poster and bookmark set with your students to remind them how to be "star" writers.