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• VCELY069

  Listen to and respond to simple instructions

  Elaborations

  • attending to a familiar speaker, song or story
  • listening and responding to a simple closed question and indicating a choice, for example indicating which equipment is wanted, selecting a switch or image to request help or an object
  • making relevant responses such as nod of head to indicate understanding when communicating or listening to instructions

  VCELY069 | Curriculum content | English | Level B | Speaking and Listening | Literacy

• VCELY455

  Listen to spoken texts constructed for different purposes and analyse how language features in these texts position listeners to respond in particular ways, and consider the interaction skills used to present and discuss ideas, or to influence and engage audiences through persuasive language,...

  Elaborations

  • comparing and evaluating bias or stereotyping and presenting findings in discussions and presentations
  • identifying and commenting on omissions of information in different texts
  • exploring and identifying moral and ethical dimensions of an issue represented in different texts, and how these align or contradict with personal and others’ perspectives
  • understanding the role of intonation, pausing, combinations of clause and rhythm in spoken language and of punctuation

  VCELY455 | Curriculum content | English | Level 9 | Speaking and Listening | Literacy

• VCHPEM119

  Manipulate and modify the elements of effort, space, time, objects and people to perform movement sequences

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating an understanding of how to adjust the force and speed of an object to improve accuracy and control
  • creating a movement sequence that demonstrates variations in flow and levels and involves individuals moving together in time
  • working with a partner to explore pushing and pulling movements and how these can be manipulated to perform counter-balances

  VCHPEM119 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM039

  Identify how their body moves and relate to space and objects

  Elaborations

  • developing a movement vocabulary, including understanding some simple concepts and instructions
  • perform basic gross motor movement patterns including walking, running and jumping
  • copying modelled actions to participate in an activity
  • describing body positions when performing a range of different movements

  VCHPEM039 | Health and Physical Education | Level C | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM101

  Combine the elements of effort, space, time, objects and people when performing movement sequences

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating acceleration and deceleration of movement in physical activities
  • discussing and demonstrating different levels, movement pathways, and use of space and flow in movement sequences
  • using the body to demonstrate an understanding of symmetry, shapes and angles when performing movement skills, balances or movement sequences

  VCHPEM101 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEP058

  Name parts of the body and describe how their body is growing and changing

  Elaborations

  • recognising how bodies grow and change over time
  • recording and mapping growth on individual and group growth charts or constructing a class height line
  • identifying and labelling private parts of the body and understanding the contexts in which body parts should be kept private

  VCHPEP058 | Health and Physical Education | Foundation Level | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCITU129

  Analyse the features of a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, recognising grammatical structures, cohesion and coherence

  Elaborations

  • comparing procedural, recount and persuasive texts in Italian and English (for example, recipes, advertisements and weather reports) and describing their similarities and differences
  • understanding the elements that create coherence at a whole text level such as the use of cohesive devices, linked paragraphs and sequencing of ideas

  VCITU129 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCLVU194

  Explore language building processes and protocols in communities

  Elaborations

  • investigating language revival efforts in their own community and neighbouring regions, for example, who and what is involved, successes, challenges and protocols, and what these efforts mean to local communities
  • understanding what lexical and grammatical resources and processes are available to build language, for example, linguistic resources and analogies from neighbouring languages, speakers, archival material
  • investigating/understanding protocols for filling gaps and extending semantic domains in the language, including protocols for borrowing from other languages, for creating words by analogy and drawing from within the resources of the language, and discussing associated ethical issues
  • investigating/researching the protocols for receiving, transferring and publishing linguistic resources
  • understanding the importance of intergenerational collaboration in reviving languages, and discussing some of the associated challenges
  • discussing the importance of reviving languages for the individual, the language community and the wider Australian society
  • identifying potential avenues/domains for expansion of the language and gaps to be filled, with the support of community language teams and respected community members
  • appreciating the role of languages advocacy, education and research in building languages
  • understanding how the process of language-building expands existing linguistic and cultural resources in the Australian community

  VCLVU194 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 7 to 10 | Understanding | Role of language building

• VCLVU150

  Recognise that learning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages can provide language revival benefits to communities

  Elaborations

  • understanding that language is communally owned and therefore owners must be consulted regarding any use of it, including learning it in school
  • identifying and engaging with local identities/personalities/people who are involved in language revival efforts
  • considering why learning an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language is important in Australia

  VCLVU150 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Role of language building

• VCMMG028

  Recognise and participate in familiar events that happen on a daily basis

  Elaborations

  • recognising the sequence of familiar events, for example ‘first and then’, with the support of picture-based schedules
  • understanding and using environmental cues such as equipment, staff and location to predict and identify activities
  • assisting in the construction of visual timetable for the class
  • responding to the signal from a timer to indicate the end of an activity

  VCMMG028 | Mathematics | Level B | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMMG064

  Use direct comparison to sort three dimensional objects and two dimensional shapes

  Elaborations

  • sorting shapes that are the ‘same’ or ‘different’
  • identifying, matching and sorting simple familiar two and three dimensional objects according to a single attribute
  • identifying familiar shapes hidden in a picture
  • investigating the inside and outside shape of an object
  • understanding the relationship between shape and template, for example, insert puzzle, inserting a shape in a matching shaped hole

  VCMMG064 | Mathematics | Level D | Measurement and Geometry | Shape

• VCMMG368

  Use the unit circle to define trigonometric functions as functions of a real variable, and graph them with and without the use of digital technologies

  Elaborations

  • establishing the symmetrical properties of trigonometric functions
  • investigating angles of any magnitude
  • understanding that trigonometric functions are periodic and that this can be used to describe motion
  • identifying points on the unit circle via arc lengths in radians, which correspond to specified values of the circular functions sine, cosine and tangent

  VCMMG368 | Mathematics | Level 10A | Measurement and Geometry | Pythagoras and trigonometry

• VCMMG288

  Investigate the relationship between features of circles such as circumference, area, radius and diameter. Use formulas to solve problems involving determining radius, diameter, circumference and area from each other

  Elaborations

  • investigating the circumference and area of circles with materials or by measuring, to establish an understanding of formulas
  • investigating the area of circles using a square grid or by rearranging a circle divided into sectors
  • solving problems given one of radius, diameter, circumference or area of a circle, then the other quantities are determined from this

  VCMMG288 | Mathematics | Level 8 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMMG291

  Define congruence of plane shapes using transformations and use transformations of congruent shapes to produce regular patterns in the plane including tessellations with and without the use of digital technology

  Elaborations

  • understanding the properties that determine congruence of triangles and recognising which transformations create congruent figures
  • establishing that two figures are congruent if one shape lies exactly on top of the other after one or more transformations (translation, reflection, rotation), and recognising that the matching sides and the matching angles are equal
  • exploring tiling patterns in art and design

  VCMMG291 | Mathematics | Level 8 | Measurement and Geometry | Geometric reasoning

• VCMNA019

  Correspond ‘one’ with a single object

  Elaborations

  • showing understanding of object permanency, by tracking and finding an object
  • exploring ‘oneness’ and indicate one, for example one clap, experiencing one object, giving out materials one at a time, requesting one, hearing one sound or beat
  • distributing objects and materials with support, using basic one-to-one correspondence

  VCMNA019 | Mathematics | Level B | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA105

  Group, partition and rearrange collections up to 1000 in hundreds, tens and ones to facilitate more efficient counting

  Elaborations

  • using an abacus to model and represent numbers
  • understanding three-digit numbers as comprised of hundreds, tens and ones/units
  • demonstrating and using models such as linking blocks, sticks in bundles, place-value blocks and Aboriginal bead strings and explaining reasoning

  VCMNA105 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA072

  Compare, order and make correspondences between collections, initially to 20, and explain reasoning

  Elaborations

  • comparing and ordering items of like and unlike characteristics using the words ‘more’, ‘less’, ‘same as’ and ‘not the same as’ and giving reasons for these answers
  • understanding and using terms such as ‘first’ and ‘second’ to indicate ordinal position in a sequence.
  • using objects which are personally and culturally relevant to students

  VCMNA072 | Mathematics | Foundation Level | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCMNA277

  Solve a range of problems involving rates and ratios, including distance-time problems for travel at a constant speed, with and without digital technologies

  Elaborations

  • understanding that rate and ratio problems can be solved using fractions or percentages and choosing the most efficient form to solve a particular problem
  • calculating population growth rates in Australia and Asia and explaining their difference
  • finding one of distance travelled, time taken or average speed given the other two quantities

  VCMNA277 | Mathematics | Level 8 | Number and Algebra | Real numbers

• VC2M9P02

  calculate relative frequencies from given or collected data to estimate probabilities of events involving ‘and’, inclusive ‘or’ and exclusive ‘or’

  Elaborations

  • understanding that relative frequencies from large data sets or long-run experiments can provide reliable measures of probability and can be used to make predictions of decisions 
  • using Venn diagrams or two-way tables to estimate frequencies of events involving ‘and’ and ‘or’ questions

  VC2M9P02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 9 | Probability

• VCMSP235

  Construct, interpret and compare a range of data displays, including side-by-side column graphs for two categorical variables

  Elaborations

  • comparing different student-generated diagrams, tables and graphs, describing their similarities and differences and commenting on the usefulness of each representation for interpreting the data
  • understanding that data can be represented in different ways, sometimes with one symbol representing more than one piece of data, and that it is important to read all information about a representation before making judgments

  VCMSP235 | Mathematics | Level 6 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation