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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My Pop! - Read and Respond Worksheet
A cute narrative with accompanying worksheet.
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Community Helpers: Fire Fighter – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Foundation magazine (Issue 3).
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A Colourful World (Poem) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Foundation magazine (Issue 2).
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Beginning Letter Craft – N – Nice Noodles
An initial sounds activity to introduce the sound 'n'.
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Beginning Sound Craft – T – Tiny Turtle
An initial sounds activity to introduce the sound 't'.
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Beginning Sound Craft – A – Ants On an Apple
An initial sounds activity to introduce the sound 'a'.
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Beginning Sounds Sorting Activity
Practise identifying beginning sounds of words by sorting this set of 24 picture cards.
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SPLAT! CVC Word Game
A set of 36 task cards to practise decoding and reading 3-letter words.
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Rhyme Time – Match-Up Activity
A set of 32 match-up cards for students to practise rhyming.
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I Can! I Can't ... Yet. – Handwriting Worksheet (Version 1)
A handwriting worksheet designed to help students goal set by reflecting on what they can and cannot do yet.
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Where Is My Hat? – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Foundation magazine (Issue 1).
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Solve and Shuffle - Ending Punctuation PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practise ending punctuation.
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Search-a-Rooney 1 – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a image stimulus poster where students need to locate objects and characters.
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Musical Blending Active Game
An active game that allows students to practise using blends and digraphs.
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Rhyming Word Cards
A set of 30 picture cards that can be used to help consolidate students' knowledge of rhyming words.
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Little Alphabet Book Worksheets (A-Z)
A set of 26 worksheets to assist younger students with letter recognition and formation.
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Wonderings – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Foundation magazine (Bonus Issue).
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Segmenting and Blending CVC Words Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive PowerPoint for students to practise reading CVC words.
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The Needs of Birds – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Foundation magazine (Bonus Issue).
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What's in My Lounge Room? – Worksheet
A worksheet for an article from the Foundation magazine (Issue 1).
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Alphabet Playdough Mats
A set of playdough mats where students write and form letters in playdough.
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Initial Blends Bingo
30 different bingo cards using beginning sounds.
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Frog Fun Game - Beginning, Middle and Ending sounds
Game cards and instructions for a frog-themed CVC word combination game.
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Beginning, Middle and Ending Sounds – Frogs Poster
A frog themed poster for CVC words
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Fantasy Novel Theme - PowerPoint Template
A Fantasy Novel Themed PowerPoint template to use on an interactive whiteboard or as print-outs for your class.
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Three Little Pigs Border - Word Template
Create your own content with this Microsoft Word document Three Little Pigs themed page border.
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Ginger Bread Man Fairy Tale Border - Word Template
Create your own content with this Microsoft Word document Ginger Bread Man themed page border.
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Little Red Riding Hood Fairy Tale Border - Word Template
Create your own content with this Microsoft Word document Little Red Riding Hood themed page border.
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Hansel & Gretel Fairy Tale Border - Word Template
Create your own content with this Microsoft Word document Hansel & Gretel themed page border.
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Reading Strategy Posters
Display this set of reading strategy posters in your classroom to remind your students of the best strategies to use when reading.
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Sentence Checker Posters and Checklist
A set of educational posters outlining the key features to take note of when writing sentences.
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Reading Detectives Bookmarks
8 colourful reading detective bookmarks to use during guided reading sessions in the classroom.