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
Short OO Words - Word Search
Explore words containing some of the most common ‘short oo’ graphemes with this set of differentiated word searches.
- Plus Plan
Nick Is Sick! - Decodable Reader (Level 2)
Develop confident, successful readers with this phonics-based, printable decodable book.
- Plus Plan
Ant - Decodable Reader (Level 1)
Develop confident, successful readers with this phonics-based, printable decodable book.
- Plus Plan
Springtime Sentence Building - Interactive Activity
Build a strong sentence-writing foundation with this interactive spring-themed sentence building activity.
- Plus Plan
Long O Graphemes - SCOOT! Task Cards
Explore words containing graphemes that make the ‘long o’ sound with this active classroom game that will get your students moving!
- Free Plan
Is/Are Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet
Provide students with subject-verb agreement practice with this worksheet focusing on using ‘is’ and ‘are’ correctly.
- Free Plan
Feelings and Emotions Match-Up Activity
Help students to recognise and identify their feelings and emotions with this interactive match-up activity.
- Free Plan
Vocabulary Building Template – Verbs
Expand verb vocabulary with this open-ended task.
- Plus Plan
Year 6 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter's Year 6 magazine.
- Plus Plan
My Dog Max – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Foundation magazine (Issue 1).
- Plus Plan
Explanation Texts Writing Scaffold
A scaffolding sheet that can be used to write an explanation text.
- Plus Plan
Narrative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 2
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their narrative writing.
- Plus Plan
It's Time to Rhyme! Worksheet
Practise identifying and producing rhyming sets with this worksheet.
- Plus Plan
Biography Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the biography text type, including an annotated example.
- Plus Plan
Three Bears in the Hot-Seat – Role Play Activity
A role-playing activity where students play the role of a character from the fairy tale, The Three Bears.
- Plus Plan
Rhyme and Shuffle – PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practise producing rhyming words.
- Free Plan
Literature Study Task Cards (Lower Primary)
Explore the wonders of children's literature with this set of 12 literature study task cards for lower primary students.
- Plus Plan
A Whale's Tale - Simple Rhyming Poetry Poster
A simple rhyming poem perfect for developing a love of reading and writing poetry.
- Plus Plan
Book Review Chatterbox Template
Help your students review a book using this hands-on chatterbox.
- Plus Plan
Phoneme Spotter Story – 'er' Sound
A decodable text featuring various graphemes that make the ‘er’ sound.
- Free Plan
Statement, Question, Command, Explanation – Match Up Cards
A set of 32 match up cards to use when teaching younger students about the four types of sentences.
- Plus Plan
Sensory Poems Poster and Template
Use this sensory poem example and accompanying template to teach your students how to write a sensory poem.
- Free Plan
Hermes' Hocus Pocus – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 3 magazine (Issue 3).
- Free Plan
Art Attack! Line – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
- Plus Plan
Narrative Plot Structure Diagram
A plot diagram for students to refer to when planning their narrative writing.
- Plus Plan
Personal Recounts Worksheet - My Wonderful Weekend
A simple text and worksheet to use when exploring personal recounts.
- Plus Plan
Adverbs Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet that explores the use of adverbs.
- Plus Plan
Before, During and After Reading Fiction - Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
- Plus Plan
Individual Idiom Posters
A set of posters showing idioms and their meaning.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension Task Cards - Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion
A set of comprehension task cards to help students distinguish between fact and opinion when reading.
- Plus Plan
Fairy Tales Narrative Writing Pack
A fairy tale themed narrative writing teaching pack containing 8 worksheets and posters.
- Plus Plan
Comprehension - Homework is Unnecessary
A comprehension activity using a persuasive text for lower grades.