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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Features of a Book Cover Poster
A poster highlighting the main features of the front cover of a book.
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Literature Task Cards
A set of 30 literature tasks to assist your students with examining and responding to literature.
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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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Perfect Punctuation Worksheet
Sort each punctuation concept using the definitions and examples.
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Antonyms Polygon Puzzle
Match antonym pairs with an engaging opposite words tarsia puzzle.
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Comprehension - Foiled Robbery
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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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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Comprehension - Hansel and Gretel
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Comprehension - Return of the Three Bears
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Comprehension - Trouble at the Park
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Comprehension - Lion and The Mouse
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Narrative Writing Pack
A narrative writing teaching pack containing 9 worksheets and posters.
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Types of Sentences Posters - Large Text
A set of 7 posters outlining the structure of various types of sentences.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Task Cards
A set of 12 task cards to help students activate their prior knowledge before reading.
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Descriptive Writing Poster With Annotations
A poster outlining the main points and structure of a descriptive text.
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Thinking Hats for Effective Group Work
Thinking Hats based on Dr. Edward de Bono's teachings.
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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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Punctuation Poster Pack
A pack of 7 posters covering punctuation marks for the early years.
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Narrative Writing Poster
A poster to encourage your students to think about narrative writing.
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Writing Lower Case Letters
Students practice writing the lower case letter next to the provided capital letter.
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Parts of Speech Card Game – Upper Primary Classroom Game – Set 1
A card game for nouns, verbs and adjectives.
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Thinking Through the Alphabet
Before starting a piece of work or a new unit, switch your students' brains on with a brainstorming activity.
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Bloom's Taxonomy Fast Finisher Task Cards - Middle Years
44 Bloom's Taxonomy fast finisher activity cards.
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Queensland Cursive Entries and Exits Spaceship - Blue
A set of 12 Queensland Cursive entry and exit shuttles to join together to make a handwriting spaceship.
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Verb Tense Puzzle Pop Activity
Grow your students' knowledge of the tense of verbs with this puzzle pop matching activity.
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Verb Tense Regular and Irregular Sorting Activity
Help students understand the difference between a regular and irregular verb tense group with this hands-on verb sorting activity.
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Landform Report – Mini Book Template
Download this information report template to use when teaching informative writing to primary students.
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Summer Paralympic Games Crossword Puzzle
Boost vocabulary skills with a printable Paralympic Sport Crossword Puzzle.
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France & The Paralympic Games Brochure Template
Use this tri-fold brochure template to teach your kids to research and discover more facts about France and the Paralympics.
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My Paralympic Hero - Athlete Bio Templates
Empower your students to learn about and honour remarkable Paralympic Athletes with these easy-to-use athlete bio templates – ideal for Years 1-5.
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Wheely Wonderful Dialogue Tags Spinner
Spice up your students' writings and help them choose better dialogue tags with a ‘Wheely’ Wonderful Dialogue Tag Spinner.
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A or An? Poster
Use this articles poster to teach your students which article to use and when!