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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Persuasive Text Planning Template (Using OREO)
A planning template for students to use when writing a persuasive text.
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How To Make Pancakes – Procedural Writing Activity
Get your students writing a procedure for their favourite breakfast foods with this example procedure text and writing scaffold.
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Drawing on Demand - Sporty Spider
An art activity that incorporates both drawing and listening skills.
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5 Procedural Writing Prompts
Use this set of 5 procedural writing prompts to assess your students’ procedural writing skills.
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Grammar Word Search with Solution
A word search to help your students learn a variety of grammatical terms.
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Book Review Template
Encourage your students to share their thoughts on a story with this simple book review worksheet.
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Paired Passage Worksheets - Thunderstorms
Use paired passages to help your student practise applying reading comprehension strategies.
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Writing Out Loud: Dialogue Punctuation Worksheet
Practise using double quotation marks in writing with a Punctuating Dialogue worksheet.
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Sequence a Procedure Text – Cut and Paste Worksheets
Use these procedural writing examples to teach your students about sequencing instructions in a logical order.
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Rhetorical Questions Interactive Activity
Explore rhetorical questions with your students using this digital game perfect for your persuasive writing lessons.
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Amazing Ants! – Comprehension Worksheet Year 1-2
Review reading skills with comprehension worksheet for an article about ants from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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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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Comma Task Cards
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Which One? Listening Comprehension Exercise
An Interactive PowerPoint where students choose an image to match an aural description.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Induction Booklet – Project
A project where students study the Five Wonders Theme Park stimulus poster to understand and use real world learning skills.
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Year 4 Dictation Passages PowerPoint
Use this set of Year 4 dictation passages to promote listening and transcription skills in your students.
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Year 2 Dictation Passages PowerPoint
Use this set of Year 2 dictation passages to promote listening and transcription skills in your students.
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Everyday Grammar Sentence Structure Warm Ups - Middle Years Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 44 slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the middle years classroom when learning about grammar and sentence structure.
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Readers' Theatre Script - Game, Set, Match!
A script which can be used during readers' theatre or Drama sessions, aimed at students 10 years and over.
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Capital Letter and Full Stop Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
A reading passage and 2 engaging worksheets that explore the importance of capital letters and full stops.
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Year 5 Reading Worksheets - The Business of Bees
Read and learn about bees, pollination and honey production with a reading comprehension passage and worksheet pack.
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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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Talking Animals - Writing Dialogue Interactive Slide Deck
Practise writing dialogue and proving that 'Animals Can Talk!' with an exciting slide deck and digital learning activity.
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Newspaper Themed Book Report Templates
Read and write all about it with a fun newspaper-themed book review template.
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Direct Speech - Teaching Presentation
Teach the rules of punctuating direct speech using double quotation marks with an interactive teaching presentation.
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Persuasive Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this Persuasive text with annotations to help students identify the structure of this type of text.
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Printable Adjectives List for Kids
Print your students a list of adjectives to keep at hand when writing to help them use descriptive language.
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Adverb Worksheet Pack
Assign your students this fun worksheet pack to reinforce their understanding of adverbs (you can even create an adverbs workbook!).
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Prefixes and Suffixes PowerPoint
Learn prefix and suffix concepts with an interactive teaching presentation.
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Long E Words - Word Search
Explore words containing some of the most common ‘long e’ graphemes with this set of differentiated word searches.
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Identifying Dependent Clauses Worksheet
Practise identifying dependent clauses in complex sentences with a dependent clause worksheet.
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The Enigma of AX29 - Narrative Plot Worksheet
Explore the features of narrative plot structure with this gripping science fiction story.