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Illustrated fact sheets for primary school
Help a child understand a big idea at a glance. Each free fact sheet fits on one page: simple language, labelled drawings and key facts, across eight subject groups.
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Plants, animals and ecosystems
Plants, animals, life cycles, habitats and ecosystems.

F–2Living world
Parts of a flowering plant
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F–2Living world
What roots do
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What stems do
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What leaves do
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F–2Living world
What flowers do
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F–2Living world
How a seed becomes a plant
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F–2Living world
What plants need to grow
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3–4Living world
Photosynthesis
How plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make food.
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F–2Living world
Deciduous and evergreen trees
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F–2Living world
Living, dead and never alive
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F–2Living world
Basic needs of animals
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F–2Living world
Animal groups: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians
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3–4Living world
Vertebrates and invertebrates
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F–2Living world
Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores
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F–2Living world
Habitats and what they provide
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F–2Living world
Microhabitats under logs and leaves
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F–2Living world
The life cycle of a butterfly
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F–2Living world
The life cycle of a frog
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3–4Living world
The life cycle of a flowering plant
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3–4Living world
Pollination
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3–4Living world
Seed formation
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3–4Living world
Seed dispersal
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3–4Living world
How water travels through a plant
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3–4Living world
Plant and animal adaptations
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3–4Living world
Camouflage and mimicry
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5–6Living world
Food webs
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F–2Living world
A simple food chain
How energy moves from the Sun to plants and animals.
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3–4Living world
Producers, consumers and decomposers
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5–6Living world
Classification keys
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5–6Living world
How environments change living things
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Human body, health and wellbeing
Body systems, healthy habits, safety and emotional wellbeing.

F–2Body & wellbeing
The five senses
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3–4Body & wellbeing
How the eye helps us see
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3–4Body & wellbeing
How the ear helps us hear
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3–4Body & wellbeing
The skeleton
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3–4Body & wellbeing
Joints and movement
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5–6Body & wellbeing
Muscles work in pairs
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5–6Body & wellbeing
The circulatory system
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5–6Body & wellbeing
The heart and blood vessels
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5–6Body & wellbeing
The respiratory system
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5–6Body & wellbeing
How breathing works
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3–4Body & wellbeing
The digestive system
Follow food through the body as it is broken into nutrients.
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3–4Body & wellbeing
Teeth and their jobs
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3–4Body & wellbeing
The life cycle of human teeth
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F–2Body & wellbeing
How to care for teeth
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3–4Body & wellbeing
Nutrients and a balanced diet
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F–2Body & wellbeing
The five food groups
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F–2Body & wellbeing
Why our bodies need water
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F–2Body & wellbeing
Why sleep matters
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3–4Body & wellbeing
Exercise and the body
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F–2Body & wellbeing
Germs and how they spread
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F–2Body & wellbeing
Handwashing step by step
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5–6Body & wellbeing
The immune system: a simple introduction
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3–4Body & wellbeing
Medicines and safe use
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F–2Body & wellbeing
Sun safety
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F–2Body & wellbeing
Road safety for pedestrians
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F–2Body & wellbeing
Recognising and naming emotions
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5–6Body & wellbeing
The body’s stress response
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F–2Body & wellbeing
Calm breathing and self-regulation
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3–4Body & wellbeing
Growth and change through childhood
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Earth, weather and the environment
Land, water, weather, climate and caring for our environment.

5–6Earth & environment
Layers of the Earth
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3–4Earth & environment
Rocks and how they form
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5–6Earth & environment
The rock cycle
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3–4Earth & environment
How soil forms
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3–4Earth & environment
Layers of soil
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3–4Earth & environment
Fossils and how they form
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3–4Earth & environment
Volcanoes
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5–6Earth & environment
Earthquakes
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3–4Earth & environment
Mountains and valleys
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3–4Earth & environment
Rivers from source to mouth
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5–6Earth & environment
How erosion changes land
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5–6Earth & environment
Weathering: breaking rocks down
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F–2Earth & environment
The four seasons
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3–4Earth & environment
Weather and climate
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3–4Earth & environment
How clouds form
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3–4Earth & environment
Types of clouds
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3–4Earth & environment
The water cycle
How water evaporates, forms clouds, falls and collects again.
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F–2Earth & environment
How rain forms
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3–4Earth & environment
Thunderstorms and lightning
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3–4Earth & environment
Tornadoes
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5–6Earth & environment
Tropical cyclones
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3–4Earth & environment
Floods
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3–4Earth & environment
Droughts
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5–6Earth & environment
The greenhouse effect
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5–6Earth & environment
Climate change: causes and effects
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5–6Earth & environment
Renewable and non-renewable resources
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F–2Earth & environment
Reduce, reuse and recycle
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3–4Earth & environment
Composting
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F–2Earth & environment
How to protect a local habitat
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Forces, energy, materials and space
Forces, light, sound, matter, electricity and our solar system.

F–2Science & space
Pushes and pulls
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3–4Science & space
Gravity
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3–4Science & space
Friction
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5–6Science & space
Air resistance
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3–4Science & space
Simple machines
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3–4Science & space
Levers
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3–4Science & space
Pulleys
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5–6Science & space
Gears
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F–2Science & space
Light sources and reflectors
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3–4Science & space
How light travels
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3–4Science & space
Reflection
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5–6Science & space
Refraction
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F–2Science & space
How shadows form
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3–4Science & space
Sound and vibration
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3–4Science & space
Pitch and volume
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3–4Science & space
Heat and temperature
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5–6Science & space
Conductors and insulators
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5–6Science & space
Electrical circuits
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5–6Science & space
Series circuits
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3–4Science & space
Magnets and magnetic poles
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3–4Science & space
Magnetic and non-magnetic materials
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F–2Science & space
Properties of everyday materials
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3–4Science & space
States of matter
The properties of solids, liquids and gases and how they change.
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5–6Science & space
Reversible and irreversible changes
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5–6Science & space
Dissolving and solutions
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5–6Science & space
Separating mixtures
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3–4Science & space
The Sun, Earth and Moon
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F–2Science & space
Day and night
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3–4Science & space
Phases of the Moon
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F–2Science & space
The solar system
Meet the Sun and the eight planets that orbit it.
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Mathematics concepts
Numbers, operations, fractions, measurement, shape and data.

F–2Mathematics
Place value
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F–2Mathematics
Odd and even numbers
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F–2Mathematics
Comparing numbers
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F–2Mathematics
Number bonds
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F–2Mathematics
Addition as combining
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F–2Mathematics
Subtraction as difference
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3–4Mathematics
Multiplication as equal groups
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3–4Mathematics
Division as sharing and grouping
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5–6Mathematics
The order of operations
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5–6Mathematics
Factors and multiples
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5–6Mathematics
Prime and composite numbers
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F–2Mathematics
Fractions as equal parts
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3–4Mathematics
Equivalent fractions
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3–4Mathematics
Comparing fractions
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5–6Mathematics
Fractions, decimals and percentages
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5–6Mathematics
Decimal place value
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5–6Mathematics
Positive and negative numbers
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F–2Mathematics
Two-dimensional shapes
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Three-dimensional objects
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3–4Mathematics
Types of angles
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3–4Mathematics
Lines of symmetry
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3–4Mathematics
Perimeter and area
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3–4Mathematics
Volume and capacity
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F–2Mathematics
Measuring length
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F–2Mathematics
Reading an analogue clock
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5–6Mathematics
Coordinates on a grid
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3–4Mathematics
Reading tables and graphs
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5–6Mathematics
Mean, median, mode and range
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English and literacy
Sounds, words, grammar, punctuation and reading comprehension.

F–2English
Letters and sounds
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F–2English
Vowels and consonants
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F–2English
Short and long vowel sounds
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F–2English
Digraphs and trigraphs
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F–2English
Syllables
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F–2English
Rhyming words
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F–2English
Word families
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3–4English
Prefixes
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3–4English
Suffixes
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3–4English
Root words
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3–4English
Synonyms and antonyms
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3–4English
Homophones
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F–2English
Nouns
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F–2English
Pronouns
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F–2English
Verbs
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F–2English
Adjectives
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3–4English
Adverbs
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3–4English
Prepositions
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3–4English
Conjunctions
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5–6English
Subjects and predicates
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5–6English
Simple, compound and complex sentences
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F–2English
Capital letters and full stops
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F–2English
Commas in lists
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3–4English
Apostrophes for possession and contraction
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3–4English
Direct speech and quotation marks
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F–2English
Story structure: beginning, problem and resolution
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3–4English
Main idea and supporting details
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5–6English
Fact, opinion and inference
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Geography, history and civics
Places, the past, communities, government and citizenship.

F–2Humanities
Continents and oceans
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F–2Humanities
Cardinal directions
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F–2Humanities
Reading a simple map
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3–4Humanities
Map symbols and legends
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5–6Humanities
Scale on a map
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5–6Humanities
Latitude and longitude
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3–4Humanities
The Equator and hemispheres
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5–6Humanities
Climate zones
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5–6Humanities
Biomes of the world
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F–2Humanities
Landforms
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F–2Humanities
Natural and human-made features
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3–4Humanities
Rural, urban and suburban places
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3–4Humanities
How people use natural resources
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3–4Humanities
First Nations connection to Country and Place
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5–6Humanities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander seasonal calendars
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3–4Humanities
Sources: how we learn about the past
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F–2Humanities
Timelines and chronological order
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5–6Humanities
Primary and secondary sources
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3–4Humanities
Continuity and change
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5–6Humanities
Cause and effect in history
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3–4Humanities
Ancient Egypt: the Nile and daily life
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5–6Humanities
Ancient Greece: city-states and ideas
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5–6Humanities
Ancient Rome: roads, law and daily life
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5–6Humanities
Migration: why people move
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5–6Humanities
Levels of government in Australia
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5–6Humanities
How laws are made in Australia
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5–6Humanities
Voting and democracy
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3–4Humanities
Rights, responsibilities and community rules
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Technologies, design and the arts
Computing, design, structures, visual art, music and drama.

F–2Technology & arts
What is an algorithm?
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F–2Technology & arts
Sequencing instructions
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3–4Technology & arts
Inputs, processes and outputs
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5–6Technology & arts
How computers store information
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5–6Technology & arts
Binary numbers: a simple introduction
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3–4Technology & arts
Computer hardware and software
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5–6Technology & arts
Networks and the internet
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5–6Technology & arts
How a web page reaches your screen
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3–4Technology & arts
Passwords and account safety
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3–4Technology & arts
Personal information and online privacy
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5–6Technology & arts
Recognising misleading information online
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3–4Technology & arts
The design process
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5–6Technology & arts
From problem to prototype
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3–4Technology & arts
Strong shapes in structures
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3–4Technology & arts
Bridges: beam, arch and suspension
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3–4Technology & arts
Materials and their useful properties
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F–2Technology & arts
Farm to table: where food comes from
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3–4Technology & arts
How paper is made
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3–4Technology & arts
How recycling sorts materials
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F–2Technology & arts
Primary and secondary colours
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F–2Technology & arts
Warm and cool colours
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3–4Technology & arts
Elements of art: line, shape, colour, texture and space
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5–6Technology & arts
One-point perspective
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F–2Technology & arts
Beat and rhythm
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3–4Technology & arts
Musical pitch and melody
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F–2Technology & arts
Families of musical instruments
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3–4Technology & arts
Drama: character, setting and action
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5–6Technology & arts
How animation creates movement
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