English
The study of English is central to the learning and development of all young Australians. It helps create confident communicators, imaginative thinkers and informed citizens. It is through the study of English that individuals learn to analyse, understand, communicate and build relationships with others and with the world around them. The study of English plays a key role in the development of reading and literacy skills which help young people develop the knowledge and skills needed for education, training and the workplace. It helps them become ethical, thoughtful, informed and active members of society. In this light, it is clear that the Australian Curriculum: English plays an important part in developing the understanding, attitudes and capabilities of those who will take responsibility for Australia’s future.
Australia is a linguistically and culturally diverse country, with participation in many aspects of Australian life dependent on effective communication in Standard Australian English. In addition, proficiency in English is invaluable globally. The Australian Curriculum: English contributes to nation-building and to internationalisation.
The Australian Curriculum: English also helps students to engage imaginatively and critically with literature to expand the scope of their experience. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have contributed to Australian society and to its contemporary literature and its literary heritage through their distinctive ways of representing and communicating knowledge, traditions and experience. The Australian Curriculum: English values, respects and explores this contribution. It also emphasises Australia’s links to Asia.
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Scrambled Sentences Worksheets
Unscramble sentences and practise writing complete statements with a set of printable Scrambled Sentences Worksheets.
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Great White Shark Information Report – Writing Project
Get your students writing a great white shark information report using this age-appropriate fact file and writing scaffold.
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Informative Paragraph Topic Sentence Starters - Interactive Slides
Build your students’ writing skills with a set of digital informative paragraph writing prompts.
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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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Year 5 Editing Passages
Use this set of Year 5 editing passages to help your students demonstrate their spelling, punctuation and grammar knowledge.
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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences Sort
Practise reading and identifying simple, compound and complex sentences with this sorting activity.
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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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Year 4 Reading Fluency Passages
Assess student fluency with a printable pack of Year 4 reading fluency passages.
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Book Review Worksheet
A book review and summary card for comprehension learning.
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Identifying Informative Language Worksheets
Explore the types of language found in informative writing using this set of three information reports on a variety of age-appropriate topics.
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Narrative Writing Checklist Pack
Use this narrative checklist pack when teaching your students how to edit their narrative writing.
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Name Tracing Worksheets - Auto-Fill Handwriting Sheets
Use our Auto-Fill Name Tracing Worksheets PDF to easily create name tracing worksheets.
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Kangaroo Information Report – Writing Project
Get your students to write a kangaroo information report using this fact file, graphic organiser and writing scaffold.
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Dressing Up A Sentence Activity
An activity to help encourage students to add more descriptive language into their sentence writing.
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Positional Language Cut and Paste Worksheets
Engage students with positional language using these fun cut-and-paste worksheets, where they follow instructions to place pictures within five different scenes.
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Beginning Sounds Worksheets
Use these beginning sounds worksheets to explore each letter of the alphabet and their matching phoneme by searching and finding images.
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Year 1 Editing Passages
Use this set of Year 1 editing passages to help your students demonstrate their spelling, punctuation and grammar knowledge.
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My Alphabet Book - Printable Alphabet Worksheets
Learn the letters of the alphabet and their sounds with printable ABC worksheets
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Persuasive Devices Worksheet Pack
Explore persuasive language techniques with your students using this nine-page worksheet pack perfect for your persuasive writing unit.
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Developing Report Writing Skills Teaching Slides
Use this slide deck to teach your students about the purpose, structural elements and language features of information reports.
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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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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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Fluency Reading Passages - Year 5
Assess student fluency with a printable pack of reading fluency passages for Year 5.
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Fluency Reading Passage Pack- Year 1
Assess student fluency with a printable pack of reading fluency passages for Year 1.
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Sequence an Information Report – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Use these information report examples to teach your students about sequencing facts in a logical order.
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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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Alphabet Craft Printable Templates
Assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness, and fine motor development with these adorable alphabet craft templates.
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Imaginative Writing Topics for Easter
Inspire creativity with these 3 imaginative writing topics—fun Easter story prompts your students will love.
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Narrative Text Structure Posters
A set of 8 narrative text structure posters to add to your classroom narrative writing display.
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Persuasive Devices Teaching Slides
Explore persuasive language devices with your students using this detailed and age-appropriate slideshow perfect for your persuasive writing unit.
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Character Profile Template Pack
Explore the personality, appearance, feelings and actions of a character from a narrative with this printable character profile templates.
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Persuasive Devices Word Search
Familiarise your students with the most common persuasive devices with a fun word search.