English Writing Compositionusually ages 6–7

Writing Poetry

Write poetry, exploring patterns of language, rhyme and rhythm, and learning poems by heart for recitation with appropriate intonation

How to tell they’ve got it

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Write a simple poem using rhyming couplets or a repeated pattern
Recite a poem from memory with expression and appropriate intonation
Identify rhyme and rhythm patterns in poems read aloud

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Has your child tried writing a poem — playing with rhyme, rhythm, or repeating patterns — and can they recite one they've learned or written with expression?

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Builds on

Rhyming wordsages 4–6Rhyme awareness is essential for writing poetry

Saying Sentences Before Writing Themages 5–6Oral rehearsal supports composing poems aloud

Writing Process Vocabularyages 5–8Writing poetry draws on 'compose', 'pattern', and 'genre' vocabulary

Expressive and Sensory Languageages 6–9Recognising literary language supports writing poetry

Reciting Poetryages 6–10Reciting poems supports writing poetry — understanding performance element

Writing Poetrythis skill · ages 6–7

Unlocks

Forms of Poetry and Performanceages 7–10Poetry writing Y2 provides foundation for recognising poetry forms

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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

AC9E1LA04high confidenceYear 1 · Language

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

AC9EFLE04medium confidenceFoundation · Literature

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

AC9E1LY11low confidenceYear 1 · Literacy

use short vowels, common long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs to write words, and blend these to read one- and two-syllable words

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN2-CWT-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 2

EN1-CWT-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E1LE04medium confidenceEnglish · Level 1 · Literature strand

VC2E1LA04medium confidenceEnglish · Level 1 · Language strand

VC2E2LE04medium confidenceEnglish · Level 2 · 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.

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