What do you call a Baby

Suggested level: Foundation-Year 2

Learning areas: English; Science

Cross-curriculum priorities: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, with connections to Country/Place and Culture through language, Australian animals and learning about the living world.

🧭 Suggested Australian Curriculum V9 content descriptions:
AC9EFLE01: share ideas about stories, poems and images, reflecting on similar and different experiences in texts by First Nations Australian and other authors and illustrators
AC9SFU01: observe external features of plants and animals and describe ways they can be grouped

These are suggested starting points. Teachers should confirm the selected year-level content descriptions against their local program and student needs.

Learning focus: animal life cycles, vocabulary, classification and questioning.

Practical lesson sequence

1. Before: Introduce the learning focus and essential vocabulary. Invite prior knowledge without requiring students to disclose personal or family experiences.
2. During and after: Match adult animals with their young, investigate one life cycle, and build oral riddles using descriptive clues rather than naming the animal.
3. Evidence of learning: A labelled life-cycle sequence and a correctly structured animal riddle.

Curriculum reference: Use the suggested connections to select the most appropriate content descriptions for your year level and local program. See the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.

🌱 For early years educators: Early Years Learning Framework V2.0
Suggested EYLF V2.0 outcome elements:
2.4: Show social responsibility and respect for the environment
4.2: Develop a range of skills and processes for learning and thinking
5.1: Interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes
View ACECQA's EYLF V2.0 to Australian Curriculum mapping.