Learning Map
SciencePolar Regionsusually ages 5–7

Penguins

Know key facts about penguins — they live in the Antarctic and Southern Hemisphere, they cannot fly but are excellent swimmers, Emperor penguins are the largest and huddle together in winter to keep warm, and penguin parents take turns keeping their egg warm on their feet in freezing temperatures

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Can your child tell you about penguins — that they can't fly but swim brilliantly, that Emperor penguins huddle in huge groups to stay warm, and that the dad balances the egg on his feet for weeks?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Arctic vs Antarcticages 5–7Must know penguins live in Antarctic (not Arctic) from the comparison topic
Penguinsthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Polar Animalsages 5–7Penguins and polar bears are the anchor species; other animals build on these
Polar Food Chainsages 7–9Penguins are central to Antarctic food chain examples

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

Arctic vs Antarcticages 5–7 Brave Polar Explorersages 5–7 Ice & Snowages 5–7 Midnight Sun & Polar Nightages 5–7

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