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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iFoundit 4 – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 4 magazine (Issue 3).
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Spring Is Here Poem – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem about the season spring.
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Fox Book Report Template
A fun fox book report template for your students to use when giving their opinion of a book.
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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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Astronaut Book Report Template
A fun book report template for students to review their favourite book.
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Australia Day Cloze Worksheet
A cloze activity based on information about Australia Day.
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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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Rhyming Dominoes
Dominoes using rhyming words.
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Reading Task Cards
Over 40 reading task cards.
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Visualise Poster
A poster highlighting how to visualise when reading a piece of text.
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Initial Blends Bingo
30 different bingo cards using beginning sounds.
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Using a Dictionary Poster and Bookmark
Learn about the parts of a dictionary with this poster and bookmark combo.
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Halloween A to Z - Vocabulary Activity
Improve vocabulary and knowledge of nouns, verbs, and adjectives with a printable Halloween worksheet.
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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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Punctuation Poster
A cute punctuation poster to display in your classroom.
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Finger Twist Up - Phonics Game
A fun, engaging board game to consolidate students' understanding of blends and sounds.
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Vowel Digraph Bingo
Thirty different bingo cards using vowel digraph graphemes.
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Consonant Digraph Bingo
Thirty different bingo cards using consonant digraph graphemes.
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Grammar Sentence Challenge Worksheet
Practise using different parts of speech in a written piece of text with this grammar activity.
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Before, During and After Reading Worksheet
A worksheet to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Author's Purpose - Puzzle Activity
A teaching resource to help teach your students the different reasons authors may write.
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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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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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Little Red Riding Hood Fairy Tale Border - Word Template
Create your own content with this Microsoft Word document Little Red Riding Hood 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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Reading Detectives Bookmarks
8 colourful reading detective bookmarks to use during guided reading sessions in the classroom.
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Reading Detectives Posters and Banner
8 colourful reading detective posters and a banner to display in the classroom.
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Punctuation Pressure Worksheet
A worksheet consolidating students' understanding of punctuation.
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Comprehension - Pet Rescue
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.
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Comprehension - Why Bears Have Stumpy Tails
A fun script and set of questions to help students develop reading and comprehension strategies.