Learning Map
EnglishSpeaking & Listeningusually ages 6–10

Reciting Poetry

Learn poems by heart and recite with appropriate intonation, adding visual displays to descriptions when appropriate, and producing complete sentences in spoken presentations

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Can your child memorise a short poem and recite it with expression — changing their voice to match the mood of the words?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Describing Aloudages 4–8Reciting/presenting builds on Y1 oral description/expression
Expressing & Justifying Opinionsages 4–6Articulating opinions supports presentation skills
Reciting Poetrythis skill · ages 6–10
Unlocks
Writing Poetryages 6–7Reciting poems supports writing poetry — understanding performance element
Engaging Listeners and Valuing Viewpointsages 7–8Reciting/presenting skills support engaging an audience
Reporting & Recountingages 8–11Oral reporting connects to recitation and spoken presentation skills
Multimedia Presentationsages 10–11Multimedia presentations builds on visual displays

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E6LE04medium confidenceYear 6 · Literature

explain the way authors use sound and imagery to create meaning and effect in poetry

AC9E1LA04medium confidenceYear 1 · Language

explore how repetition, rhyme and rhythm create cohesion in simple poems, chants and songs

AC9EFLE04low confidenceFoundation · Literature

explore and replicate the rhythms and sound patterns of literary texts such as poems, rhymes and songs

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN1-CWT-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 1
EN3-UARL-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E1LE04high confidenceEnglish · Level 1 · Literature strand
VC2EFLE04medium confidenceEnglish · Foundation · Literature strand
VC2E6LE04medium confidenceEnglish · Level 6 · Literature 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

Engaging Listeners and Valuing Viewpointsages 7–8 Asking Questionsages 4–11 Describing Aloudages 4–8 Exploring Ideas Through Talkages 4–6

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