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The Gingerbread Man - Nursery Rhyme
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The Gingerbread Man - Nursery Rhyme

A colourful class display of a short Gingerbread Man poem.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to recognise characteristics of different types of texts, e.g. traditional beginnings and endings of fairy tales and rhyme in poetry.
  • We are learning to identify some features of texts including events and characters and retell events from a text.
  • We are learning to describe plot, characters and settings in stories.
  • We are learning to describe characters, settings and events in different types of literature.
  • We are learning to identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic, sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes and songs.
  • We are learning to identify the effect of imagery in texts when reading aloud, e.g. the use of nature in haiku poems and language devices such as rhythm and onomatopoeia to add momentum to poetry.
  • We are learning to identify the effect of imagery in texts when reading aloud, e.g. the use of nature in haiku poems, and language devices such as rhythm and onomatopoeia to add momentum to poetry.
  • We are learning to understand, discuss and use poetic devices and how they create interest in text, such as nonsense words, spoonerisms, neologisms and puns.
  • We are learning to understand, discuss and use poetic devices and how they create interest in text, such as nonsense words, spoonerisms, neologisms and puns.

Curriculum alignment

ENe-8B old Demonstrates emerging skills and knowledge of texts to read and view, and shows developing awareness of purpose, audience and subject matter ENe-10C old Thinks imaginatively and creatively about familiar topics, simple ideas and the basic features of texts when responding to and composing texts EN2-2A old Plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language EN2-8B old Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter EN1-1A old Communicates with a range of people in informal and guided activities demonstrating interaction skills and considers how own communication is adjusted in different situations EN1-7B old Identifies how language use in their own writing differs according to their purpose, audience and subject matter EN2-UARL-01 new Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts EN2-RECOM-01 new Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension EN2-VOCAB-01 new Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words EN2-OLC-01 new Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting EN1-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas EN1-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose EN1-OLC-01 new Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions ENE-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature read to them
VCELT254 Discuss the nature and effects of some language devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader’s reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose VCELT285 Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary texts VCELT149 Recognise some different types of literary texts and identify some characteristic features of literary texts VCELT150 Identify some features of texts including events and characters and retell events from a text VCELT243 Identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic, sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes and songs VCELT208 Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and compare some features of characters in different texts

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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