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Abstract nouns

Understand and use abstract nouns to name ideas, qualities, and states that cannot be perceived by the senses

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Can your child write a sentence using an abstract word like "kindness", "freedom", or "happiness" — knowing these are nouns even though you can't touch or see them?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Basic Nouns & Verbsages 5–6Abstract nouns build on concrete noun knowledge
Abstract nounsthis skill · ages 8–9
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solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 ACARA · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E2LA07low confidenceYear 2 · Language

understand that in sentences nouns may be extended into noun groups using articles and adjectives, and verbs may be expressed as verb groups

AC9E5LA06low confidenceYear 5 · Language

understand how noun groups can be expanded in a variety of ways to provide a fuller description of a person, place, thing or idea

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E2LA07low confidenceEnglish · Level 2 · Language strand
VC2E5LA06low confidenceEnglish · Level 5 · Language strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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