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.
- Plus Plan
Phoneme Spotter Story – 'ow' Sound
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the ‘ow’ sound.
- Plus Plan
Phoneme Spotter Story – 'oy' Sound
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the ‘oy’ sound.
- Plus Plan
Statement, Question, Command, Exclamation Flipbook
A template for students to use when learning about the four types of sentences.
- Plus Plan
The Firefighter Story – International Women's Day
A story and accompanying worksheet that explores issues regarding female gender stereotypes.
- Plus Plan
‘They’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘they’.
- Plus Plan
‘We’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘we’.
- Plus Plan
Editable Sight Word Little Book
An editable little book for learning sight words.
- Plus Plan
Parts of a Book – Cut and Paste Activity
A cut and paste activity for students to identify the various parts of a book.
- Free Plan
Letter to the Editor (More Screen Time) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 3).
- Plus Plan
‘With’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘with’.
- Plus Plan
‘On’ Sight Word Little Books
A little book with activities for the word ‘on’.
- Plus Plan
‘So’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘so’.
- Plus Plan
‘He’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘he’.
- Plus Plan
‘Have’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘have’.
- Plus Plan
‘Had’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘had’.
- Plus Plan
‘Her’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘her’.
- Plus Plan
‘Not’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘not’.
- Plus Plan
‘One’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘one’.
- Plus Plan
‘His’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word 'his'.
- Plus Plan
‘But’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word 'but'.
- Plus Plan
‘Are’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word ‘are’.
- Plus Plan
‘As’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word 'as'.
- Plus Plan
The Changing Seasons – Worksheet
Read and write about the changing seasons with a comprehension passage and worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Capital Letter Correction Match-Up Activity
A cute activity where students edit sentences with capital letter puppets.
- Plus Plan
Move It! - Long and Short Vowel 'e' PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘e’ words.
- Plus Plan
‘All’ Sight Word Little Book
A little book with activities for the word 'all'.
- Plus Plan
Human Histories: Helpful Heroes – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for an article about people around the world who have dedicated their lives to helping others.
- Plus Plan
Phonics Find Description Cards
A set of 32 task cards prompting students to use their phonics knowledge to find words that include specific sounds.
- Free Plan
Simple Sentence Dominoes (Version 1)
A set of 30 dominoes to assist younger students with building simple sentences.
- Plus Plan
Sight Word Mini Books (First 12 Words)
A set of 12 mini books to consolidate knowledge of first sight words.
- Plus Plan
Noun and Verb Sort – Worksheet
A simple noun and verb sorting worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Desk Plate Alphabet and Number Line with Pictures - 0-20
Desk plates with the alphabet, pictures and 0-20 number line.