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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Word Family Sorting Activity – Set 3
A sorting activity using word families.
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Word Family Sorting Activity – Set 2
A word family sorting activity.
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Alphabet Craft Display Posters
Letter craft posters for each letter of the alphabet.
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Word Family Sorting Activity – Set 1
A sorting activity to practise identifying word families.
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Letter Match-Up Cards
A set of upper and lowercase letter cards.
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I Can! I Can't ... Yet. – Handwriting Worksheet (Version 4)
A handwriting worksheet designed to help students goal set by reflecting on what they can and cannot do yet.
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I Can! I Can't ... Yet. – Handwriting Worksheet (Version 3)
A handwriting worksheet designed to help students goal set by reflecting on what they can and cannot do yet.
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I Can! I Can't ... Yet. – Handwriting Worksheet (Version 2)
A handwriting worksheet designed to help students goal set by reflecting on what they can and cannot do yet.
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CVC Word Building Mats
A set of 25 word building mats using consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words.
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Create and Write – Art Template
A template designed for students to display their writing and illustrations.
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Shopping Trolley Match-Up Activity
A fun activity to be used to reinforce a variety of mathematical concepts.
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Rhyming Practice - Cut and Paste Worksheet
A cut and paste worksheet for practising rhyming words.
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Secret Threading Task Cards
A set of 24 threading activity cards.
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I Know That Word! Match-Up Activity
A vocabulary/labelling activity for younger students.
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Find and Sort Active Game
An active game that allows students to practise sorting word families.
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Fry Sight Words Flash Cards
A set of flash cards for the first 100 Fry Sight Words.
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Tricky Word Decodable Sound Button Flashcards
A set of 30 tricky word sound button flashcards.
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Alphabet Slap
A fun game for letter, consonant, and vowel recognition.
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Around in Circles Active Game
An active game to use when reviewing any type of content with your students.
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Word Walk Active Game
An active game that allows students to practise reading sight words.
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A Rhyme a Dozen - Matching Game
A concentration style card game that can be used to consolidate students' knowledge of rhyming words.
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Days of the Week – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Foundation magazine (Issue 3).
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Parts of a Book Poster
A poster that displays the parts of a book.
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NAIDOC Week Connection to Country Word Search - Lower Primary
A NAIDOC Week Connection to Country Word Search suitable for lower primary school students.
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NAIDOC Week My Country Worksheet - Lower Primary
A NAIDOC Week "My Country" worksheet suitable for lower primary school students.
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Lowercase Letter Formation Task Cards
Teach the basic formation of lowercase letters with this set of task cards.
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That Time! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Foundation magazine (Bonus Issue).
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Messy Moments – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Foundation magazine (Issue 3).
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Recommended Books: Lower Years
A list of recommended books for lower years created by award-winning teacher-librarian Megan Daley.
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5 Fun Facts About the Senses – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article from the Foundation magazine (Bonus Issue).
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5 Fun Facts About Food – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Foundation magazine (Issue 3).
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Mould It! Task Cards
A set of 28 playdough activity cards.