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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Figurative Language Flip Book
A flip book template for students to identify examples of figurative language.
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Novel Study – Points of View Worksheet
Analyse the points of view of opposing characters in a literary text with this set of three worksheets.
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Novel Study – Character Map Worksheet
Explore and analyse the characters in your class novel with this set of three worksheets.
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BUMP! Possessive Nouns – Board Game
A board game to practise writing possessive nouns using apostrophes.
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Sound Devices PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching sound devices to your students.
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Comic – Peer Politics: In Sync – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic about encouraging people and their passions regardless of their gender.
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The Mysterious Medallion's Paradox - Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 2).
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Storytelling Finger Puppets Template
A set of 15 finger puppets that will help to spark the imagination and bring the magic of storytelling alive!
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The Teleporting Trampoline - Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 2).
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Colossal Cinemas: Movie Merch Mayhem – Project
A project in which students can design a merchandise line and create a movie trailer for a chosen movie to screen at Colossal Cinemas.
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Five Wonders Theme Park Stimulus – Task Cards
103 activity task cards based on the Five Wonders Theme Park stimulus posters.
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Colour by Parts of Speech Worksheet – Toucan
Consolidate your parts of speech lesson by colouring nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, prepositions and adverbs on the toucan.
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Human Histories: Amazing Achievements - Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a biographical text.
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Spelling Words Card Game – Editable
A card game for spelling words.
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Review Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about reviews, including an annotated example.
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Fairy Tales Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about fairy tales, including an annotated example.
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Literary Recount Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about literary recounts, including an annotated example.
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Predicting a Text - Poster and Worksheet
3 pages of resources for students to practise predicting text.
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Visualise Poster
A poster highlighting how to visualise when reading a piece of text.
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Make Connections Poster
A poster highlighting how to make connections when reading a piece of text.
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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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Finding Word Meaning In Context - Word Meaning Cards
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to find word meaning in context.
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Before, During and After Reading Fiction Questions - Dice
5 different versions of dice to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Comprehension - The Humble Hamburger
A comprehension activity about the humble hamburger.
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Recalling Facts - Letter to the Editor Activity
A worksheet to use when teaching students how to recall facts and details when reading.
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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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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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Comprehension - King Tutankhamun
A comprehension activity about King Tutankhamun.
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Antonyms Polygon Puzzle
Match antonym pairs with an engaging opposite words tarsia puzzle.
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Comprehension - Game, Set, Match!
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Comprehension - Perfect Parents
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.