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Emperor Penguins

Text Emperor Penguins

TLF ID A002711

This informative digital text about emperor penguins is for teachers to read aloud to students. The text is an information report that describes how these penguins survive in the freezing cold climate of Antarctica. The resource includes a teaching sequence related to the Big Six components of literacy development (oral language, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension) with student activities, graphic organisers and worksheets, as well as information on teaching strategies.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • Teaching and learning
Year level

F; 1; 2

Topics Animal behaviour Text structure Reading comprehension Habitats Animal reproduction Informative texts Living things Attitudes Plant reproduction Penguins Breeding cycles Sunlight Language conventions Text types Water Lateral dominance Lesson plans Similarity (Classification) Text purpose Language usage Shared reading
Learning area
  • English
  • Science

Other details

  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Alternative text
  • Captions
Learning Resource Type
  • Text
  • Downloadable
Rights
  • © 2023 Commonwealth of Australia, unless otherwise indicated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated