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• VCELA005

  Respond to images and words in texts

  Elaborations

  • experiencing sound, image and text used in print and screen
  • reacting to images and objects within their environment
  • attending to a preferred image or sound such as a photo or voice of a familiar adult
  • fixating on objects and tracking objects within texts

  VCELA005 | Curriculum content | English | Level A | Reading and Viewing | Language

• VCELY035

  React to others sharing and delivering a presentation on a personally or culturally relevant event

  Elaborations

  • encountering people communicating information
  • being exposed to commentary on objects, images and things in the environment
  • experiencing and responding to a variety of people and interactions
  • reacting to some elements of an interaction with a familiar adult, for example smiling or speaking

  VCELY035 | Curriculum content | English | Level A | Speaking and Listening | Literacy

• VCGGK147

  Causes and consequences of an environmental change, comparing examples from Australia and at least one other country

  Elaborations

  • using the concept of a system to examine the interconnections between biophysical processes and the human actions, and their underlying causes, that generate environmental change, together with the consequences of these changes
  • evaluating the effects of the environmental change on the sustainability of the environment

  VCGGK147 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 9 and 10 | Geographical Knowledge | Environmental change and management

• VCHPEM010

  Experience regular physical activities and begin to develop an awareness of how different parts of the body move

  Elaborations

  • participating in physical activities which increase their mobility, flexibility and endurance including in an aquatic environment
  • reacting to participation in different physical activities
  • experiencing the benefits of regular physical activities including strength, balance, flexibility and endurance

  VCHPEM010 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEP007

  Experience play activities

  Elaborations

  • participate in structured play with significant people and classmates
  • experiencing objects and environments and learning to react to elements
  • experiencing a range of ways to play and reacting to and demonstrating a readiness to engage in play

  VCHPEP007 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCMMG011

  Respond to personally relevant everyday events

  Elaborations

  • experiencing everyday events and their associated equipment and sensory elements
  • reacting to changes in their environment associated with everyday events
  • experiencing visuals being used to represent regular events
  • reacting to objects and tools associated with routine everyday events

  VCMMG011 | Mathematics | Level A | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMMG048

  Locate familiar three-dimensional objects in the classroom when they are named

  Elaborations

  • interpreting everyday language of location by following simple directions and communication, for example, move or track an object, feel or follow a path
  • locating familiar environments and objects, for example, classroom, hall, desk

  VCMMG048 | Mathematics | Level C | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation

• VCPSCSE054

  Experience problems within everyday situations and assist to implement routine and accept assistance from familiar adults to manage problems

  Elaborations

  • reacting to major changes in the environment
  • experiencing their reactions being labelled and responded to, for example being comforted if sad or distressed
  • experiencing adult comfort or support to cope with emotional events and adults providing solutions to their everyday problems

  VCPSCSE054 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Level A | Self-Awareness and Management | Development of resilience

• VCSSU044

  Objects are made of materials that have observable properties

  Elaborations

  • sorting and grouping materials on the basis of observable properties such as colour, texture and flexibility
  • comparing the traditional materials used for clothing from around the world
  • thinking about how the materials used in buildings and shelters are suited to the local environment

  VCSSU044 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Chemical sciences

• VCSSU079

  Sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions can affect Earth’s surface

  Elaborations

  • investigating major geological events, for example, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis
  • recognising that earthquakes can cause tsunamis
  • considering the effect of drought on living and non-living aspects of the environment

  VCSSU079 | Science | Levels 5 and 6 | Science Understanding | Earth and space sciences

• VCSSU041

  People use science in their daily lives

  Elaborations

  • monitoring information about the environment and Earth's resources, for example, rainfall, water levels and temperature
  • identifying the ways humans manage and protect resources, for example, reducing waste and conserving water

  VCSSU041 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour

• VCSSU023

  Objects have different names and properties, and some can be manipulated and changed

  Elaborations

  • identifying and naming a variety of natural materials in the environment, for example, ‘rock’, ‘grass’, ‘water’, ‘sand’, ‘tree’
  • combining substances and observing them change during mixing, for example, salt and sugar dissolving in water, making jelly

  VCSSU023 | Science | Level C | Science Understanding | Chemical sciences

• VCDSCD053

  Use project management processes to coordinate production of designed solutions

  Elaborations

  • explaining and interpreting drawings, planning and production steps needed to produce products, services or environments for specific purposes
  • organising time, evaluating decisions and managing resources to ensure successful project completion and protection of the work space and local environment
  • investigating the time needed for each step of production
  • identifying and managing risks in the development of various projects, for example assessing uncertainty and risk in relation to long-term health and environmental impacts

  VCDSCD053 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 7 and 8 | Creating Designed Solutions | Planning and managing

• VCDSCD020

  Use materials, components, tools, equipment and techniques to produce designed solutions safely

  Elaborations

  • using and playing with everyday materials in new ways or re-using discarded materials, for example, using discarded materials to make a constructed environment
  • learning and safely practising a range of technical skills using tools and equipment, for example joining techniques when making products, watering and mulching gardens, preparing food, using software to design an environment
  • assembling components of systems and checking they function as planned, for example when making a musical instrument

  VCDSCD020 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Foundation to Level 2 | Creating Designed Solutions | Producing

• VCHPEM027

  Use trial and error to develop balance, independent moving across surfaces and manipulation skills

  Elaborations

  • actively exploring their environment and trialling a number of ideas when trying new movements
  • beginning to negotiate steps and uneven surfaces
  • developing balance whilst moving over large pieces of equipment and around an environment
  • developing their fine motor grasp and manipulation skills as they reach for, grasp and hold object
  • attempting to solve a movement challenge by moving from one place to another

  VCHPEM027 | Health and Physical Education | Level B | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VC2M4M04

  estimate and compare angles using angle names including acute, obtuse, straight angle, reflex and revolution, and recognise their relationship to a right angle

  Elaborations

  • classifying the interior angles of a range of shapes, using examples of angles to identify acute, obtuse, right and reflex angles
  • identifying angles within the environment and estimating whether they are acute, obtuse, right or reflex
  • creating a right-angle template using cardboard or a double-folded piece of paper and using it to compare angles in the environment, commenting on whether they are smaller than or greater than a right angle
  • using different measuring tools such as a spirit level or set squares to determine whether lines or objects are straight, square or perpendicular (at right angles)

  VC2M4M04 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4 | Measurement

• VCNRC052

  Initiate and sustain interactions, to share information, ideas, thoughts and feelings about people, objects, places and events

  Elaborations

  • interacting with peers to describe everyday aspects of own environment, lifestyles and routines, and making comparisons with those of students in different cultural contexts
  • exchanging personal information such as languages spoken, family and friends, routines and immediate environment with peers in their class and further afield
  • sharing views about favourite forms of entertainment, celebrities and other significant figures, expressing preferences, feelings and opinions
  • recounting events and describing activities and personal experiences

  VCNRC052 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCRAU102

  Notice connections between language and culture in intercultural language use, recognising how words and expressions may be culture-specific

  Elaborations

  • noticing that some words are culture-specific such as language associated with particular artefacts and the physical environment
  • recognising that some expressions are related to cultural practices such as eating or celebrations
  • comparing how languages reflect values such as those related to personal attributes, physical appearance and behaviour
  • recognising interconnections between own language and culture such as vocabulary and expressions related to people, lifestyle and environment, for example, ‘barbecue’, ‘thongs’, ‘bathers/togs/swimmers’, ‘no worries’

  VCRAU102 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCAVAE005

  Explore materials to create visual artworks

  Elaborations

  • exploring their environment including images, textures and space and responding through creating visual artworks and design
  • creating artworks such as a painting or collage by identifying the colours and materials they want through simple choices making such as pointing, reaching or communicating what they want to use, for example the colour from a field of two or three choices and adding them with assistance to their artwork
  • making artworks in response to their environment or specific stimuli such as music, an object or event
  • exploring the use of colour and materials before and during creation of visual artworks or design
  • creating artworks in structured activities which related to self, others and personal environments in different forms, for example, painting, sculpture, photography of self
  • exploring different art, craft and design styles from other cultures

  VCAVAE005 | The Arts | Visual Arts | Level B | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCCCG003

  Explain the roles of local government and some familiar services provided at the local level

  Elaborations

  • investigating what local government does, including the services it provides such as libraries, health, environment and waste, parks, pools and sport, arts, and pet management
  • describing how local government services may affect the lives of students
  • using online sources to identify local government services

  VCCCG003 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 3 and 4 | Government and Democracy