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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Wheely Wonderful Words – Overused Verbs
Get rid of those overused verbs with a word wheel of synonyms.
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Numeracy Bookwork Expectations Posters
A checklist for students to refer to when displaying numeracy bookwork. There are low colour and black and white versions, plus editable versions in case you need to add your own expectations.
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Morphology Meanings Bingo
Examine word parts and identify their morphological meanings in this BINGO game.
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Reading Response Visualising – Template
A comprehension template for students to practise visualising.
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10 Fascinating Facts About the Sydney Harbour Bridge – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article including ten facts about the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia.
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Liquid Ice – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 3).
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Novel Study – Draw a Scene Worksheet
Explore important scenes from a class novel through a drawing activity.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Mount Fuji – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 3).
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Novel Study – Making Predictions Worksheet
Make predictions before reading a novel with this novel study worksheet.
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The Aether – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 3).
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Main Clauses and Subordinate Clauses Poster
A poster explaining main clauses and subordinate clauses.
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J. K. Rowling Biography – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a biography from the Year 5 magazine (Issue 2).
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NightyNite Napping Pod – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 3).
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Ask Questions Poster
A poster highlighting how to ask questions when reading a piece of text.
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NAPLAN-Style Assessment Rubric - Procedural Writing
A NAPLAN-style rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' procedural writing.
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Out of the Book - Comprehension Board Game
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.
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Writing a Speech Poster
A poster highlighting the main parts to a speech.
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Comprehension – Why Our Bodies Need Water
A comprehension activity about 'Why Our Bodies Need Water'.
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Cause and Effect - Sentence Sort Worksheet
A worksheet and answer sheet to use when teaching students the cause and effect comprehension strategy.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Finding Word Meaning In Context
A set of comprehension task cards to help students find word meaning in context when reading.
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Vivid Verbs Poster Pack
Teach your students to omit boring, overused verbs from their writing with a classroom set of vivid verb posters.
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Comprehension - Muddy Footprint Mystery
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Comprehension - The Great Wall of China
A comprehension activity about The Great Wall of China.
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Punctuation Pressure Worksheet
A worksheet consolidating students' understanding of punctuation.
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Comprehension - Pet Rescue
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Poster
A poster explaining how to activate prior knowledge before reading.
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Interpret Figurative Language Poster
Provide students with a visual reminder of the types of figurative language with this classroom display poster.
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Comprehension Strategies - Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 48 slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the classroom when developing comprehension strategies.
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Tropical Cyclone Cloze Worksheet
A cloze worksheet about tropical cyclones.
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Understanding Sequence - Jack and the Beanstalk
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to understand sequence when reading.
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Types of Clauses Posters
A set of five posters examining the structure of independent and dependent clauses.
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Author's Purpose Pie
A pie that shows the three main reasons an author writes a piece of text.