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Curriculum content descriptions

Understand that language can be used to explore ways of expressing needs, likes and dislikes (ACELA1429)

Elaborations
  • recognising some of the ways we can use speech, gesture, writing and media to communicate feelings
  • recognising some of the ways emotions and feelings can be conveyed and influenced by visual representations, for example in advertising and animations
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
ScOT terms

Attitudes,  Word meanings

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Move, Move, Move!

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Emperor Penguins

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What am I? Amazing Australian Animals

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