Scaly-tailed possum and echidna
General capabilities evident throughout the unit include Literacy, Critical and creative thinking and Intercultural understanding.
This unit address the cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.
Content descriptions below link to Australian Curriculum: Foundation (English).
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Language Language variation and change |
Understand that English is one of many languages spoken in Australia and that different languages may be spoken by family, classmates and community (ACELA1426) (ENe-1A) |
| Text structure and organisation | Understand that punctuation is a feature of written text different from letters; recognise how capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters and full stops signal the beginning and end of sentences (ACELA1432) (ENe-9B) |
| Expressing and developing ideas |
Recognise that sentences are key units for expressing ideas (ACELA1435) (ENe-9B) Recognise that texts are made up of words and groups of words that make meaning (ACELA1434) (ENe-9B) Explore the different contribution of words and images to meaning in stories and informative texts (ACELA1786) (ENe-8B) |
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Literature Literature and context |
Recognise that texts are created by authors who tell stories and share experiences that may be similar or different to students’ own experiences (ACELT1575) (ENe-11D) |
| Responding to literature | Share feelings and thoughts about the events and characters in texts (ACELT1783) (ENe-10C) |
| Examining literature |
Identify some features of texts including events and characters and retell events from a text (ACELT1578) (ENe-8B) Recognise some different types of literary texts and identify some characteristic features of literary texts, for example beginnings and endings of traditional texts and rhyme in poetry (ACELT1785) (ENe-10C) |
| Creating literature | Retell familiar literary texts through performance, use of illustrations and images (ACELT1580) (ENe-10C) |
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Literacy Interacting with others |
Listen to and respond orally to texts and to the communication of others in informal and structured classroom situations (ACELY1646) (ENe-1A) Deliver short oral presentations to peers (ACELY1647) (ENe-1A) |
| Interpreting, analysing, evaluating | Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independently (ACELY1650) (ENe-4A) |
| Creating texts | Construct texts using software including word processing programs (ACELY1654) (ENe-3A) |