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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Synonyms Interactive Activity
Discover the world of synonyms with an engaging digital learning activity.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Emotional States Vocabulary
A word wheel of synonyms and similar words used to describe emotional states.
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Insect-themed Editable Desk Name Plates
Create individualised desk name plates using this editable Insect-themed desk name plate template..
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Blue Lush Leaves-Themed Editable Desk Name Plates
Create individualised nature-inspired Blue Lush Leaves-themed desk name plates for your students this school year.
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Dinosaurs-themed Editable Desk Name Plates
Create individualised desk name plates using this editable Dinosaurs-themed desk name plate template.
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Contractions - I Have, Who Has? Card Game
Encourage correct spelling and usage of contractions in your English lessons with an engaging I Have, Who Has? Card game.
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Adverb Crossword – Worksheet
A crossword where all the answers are adverbs.
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Reading Response Questioning – Template
A comprehension template for students to practise questioning.
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Narrative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 3
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their narrative writing.
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Colour by Parts of Speech - Nouns, Verbs & Adjectives - Octopus
Practise using parts of speech by colouring nouns, verbs and adjectives on the octopus.
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How to Make a Paper Plane – Procedural Writing Worksheet
Explore how to make a paper plane while your students fine-tune their procedural writing skills.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does the Respiratory System Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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-Ment Suffixes Worksheet
Improve students' understanding of the suffix -ment with a printable suffix worksheet.
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Topic Sentence Starter Cards
A pack of 32 narrative, persuasive and report writing sentence starter cards.
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Dolch Sight Word Bingo – Grade 3
Sixteen different bingo cards using the Grade 3 Dolch Sight Words.
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Author's Purpose - Sorting Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students the different reasons authors may write.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Compare And Contrast
A set of comprehension task cards to help students compare and contrast when reading.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Making Predictions
A set of comprehension task cards to help students make predictions when reading.
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Comprehension - Radio Talk
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Homophones Match-Up Cards
Teach your students the meanings and spellings of some common homophones with this set of 32 match-up cards.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Storytelling
A worksheet to help students understand storytelling through poetry.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Word Play
A worksheet to help students understand word play in poetry.
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Making Connections with Text Poster
A poster showing the concepts of text to self, text to text and text to world.
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Compare and Contrast - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.
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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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Book Worm Themed - Book Report Template and Poster
A fun book worm themed poster with 3 book report templates to use when responding to literature.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Imaginative Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Recount Writing Scaffold
A one page scaffolding sheet which can be used to write a recount.
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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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Past, Present and Future Verb Tenses Game
Get your students thinking in the past, present and future with this board game that pairs fun with verb tense practice.
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Strong Verbs Teaching Slides
Discover how to use strong verbs in sentences with this set of teaching slides.