Learning Map
ScienceAnimals of the Worldusually ages 5–7

Animals Everywhere

Know that animals live all over the world — on land, in water, and in the air — and that every continent, even icy Antarctica, is home to animals, each suited to the conditions where they live

How to tell they’ve got it

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Try this together

If you show your child pictures of a polar bear, a parrot, a camel, and a penguin, can they tell you that animals live in all sorts of different places around the world?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Nothing on the map comes before this — it’s a starting point.
Animals Everywherethis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Animal Camouflageages 5–7Camouflage builds on awareness that animals live in different environments
Animal Homesages 5–7Animal homes builds on knowing animals live everywhere
Animal Record-Holdersages 5–7Record-holders builds on knowing animal diversity across the world
How Animals Have Babiesages 5–7Animal babies builds on knowing animals live in diverse environments
Nocturnal Animalsages 5–7Nocturnal animals builds on knowing animals exist in diverse environments
Wild, Farm & Pet Animalsages 5–7Wild/farm/pet distinction builds on knowing animals exist everywhere

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S1U01medium confidenceYear 1 · Science understanding

identify the basic needs of plants and animals, including air, water, food or shelter, and describe how the places they live meet those needs

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S2U02low confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Understanding strand
VC2S2U01low confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Understanding 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.

Nearby on the map

Animal Camouflageages 5–7 Animal Homesages 5–7 Animal Record-Holdersages 5–7 How Animals Have Babiesages 5–7

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