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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Time Jigger Remote – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Beetle Beats Poem - Simple Rhyming Poetry Poster
A simple rhyming poem to develop vocabulary, reading, speaking and listening in the early years.
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Phoneme Spotter Story – 'oy' Sound
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the ‘oy’ sound.
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The Birthday Ride – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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Species Snapshot Worksheet - Honey Bees
A comprehension worksheet for a species snapshot magazine article about honey bees.
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Sight Word BINGO (Fry Word List)
A set of 25 BINGO cards to practise reading the first 100 words on the Fry Sight Word List.
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Phoneme Spotter Story – Long 'e' Sound
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the long 'e' sound.
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Superfoods: What's for Lunch? – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic about the importance of eating a healthy lunch.
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Label These Sentences! – Worksheet
A worksheet that requires students to label the parts of speech in sentences.
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Punctuation Puppets
A range of different punctuation characters that can be cut out and used as puppets.
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Multiple Meaning Match-Up Cards (Black and White Version)
16 match-up puzzles to use in the classroom when identifying homonyms.
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Personal Recount Sequencing Activity - Police Car Ride
A worksheet to use in the classroom when learning the sequence of a personal recount.
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Ninja Race Phonics Game
A fun, engaging board game to consolidate students' understanding of digraphs and rhyme.
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Comprehension - Three Billy Goats Gruff
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Sophia the Superdog! - Comprehension Text and Questions
A superdog themed text and set of questions to help develop comprehension strategies in the classroom.
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Handwriting Sheet - Days of the Week
A handwriting sheets for the days of the week.
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Developing Characters Poster Pack - Show, Don't Tell Feelings
A set of 16 posters about developing and describing characters when writing stories.
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Comprehension - Plums For Mrs Smith
A comprehension activity using a recount for lower grades.
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Sight Word Cards - Dolch Primer
Dolch primer sight words on flash cards.
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Newspaper Themed - Book Report Template and Poster
A fun newspaper themed poster with 3 book report templates to use when responding to literature.
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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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Phoneme Manipulation Worksheet Pack
Use these phoneme manipulation worksheets to help students develop their phonemic awareness skills.
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Verbs Around Us Worksheet Pack
Practise identifying verbs in a collection of words with this set of five verb worksheets.
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Onset and Rime Flower Craft Pack
Explore different onset and rime patterns with these fun and engaging flower craft packs.
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My Animal – Digital Report Writing Activity
Get your students to write an information report on an animal using this digital writing scaffold perfect for modelled and shared writing.
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Informative Writing Posters
Display this set of 5 information report posters in your classroom during your informative writing unit.
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Community Helper – Digital Report Writing Activity
Use this community helpers interactive activity to model the purpose and structural elements of information reports.
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Sight Word Activity Worksheets
Help your students practise their sight words at home with this set of two sight word activity grids.
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Action Verbs Picture Puzzle
Practise recognising and using verbs with this 15 piece picture puzzle.
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Betty Botter – Tongue Twister Poster
Use this “Betty Botter” tongue twister poster to teach your youngest students about word play and alliteration.
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Super Stamina Reading Posters
Highlight strategies students can use to read for longer periods of time with this printable poster set for a school library or classroom.
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Contractions Flipbook
Explore different contractions with this contractions flipbook template.