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• Victorian Aboriginal Languages: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with the teaching team and respected community members to talk about themselves and family, using familiar modelled language and gestures. They use appropriate protocols when interacting with respected community members and community speakers, such as appropriate...

  Level description | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2

• VCLVU147

  Recognise that the language is part of the broader regional and national language diversity

  Elaborations

  • identifying/recognising Indigenous languages in the environment, for example, street names, names of parks
  • recognising that there are many different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia, for example, by viewing Language maps of their region, their state and the whole of Australia
  • identifying neighbouring Indigenous languages of their region
  • recognising that linguistic diversity in contemporary Australia includes Indigenous as well as non-Indigenous languages, and that Australia has many languages, for example, by identifying languages used by different classmates by creating a class profile or language map
  • recognising that some Indigenous languages in Australia are strong, while others are endangered or in the process of being revived or reclaimed
  • recognising shared vocabulary across groups of Aboriginal languages, for example, words such as ‘hand’, ‘water’, ‘crow’

  VCLVU147 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Language awareness

• VCMMG097

  Describe duration using months, weeks, days and hours

  Elaborations

  • describing the duration of familiar situations such as ‘how long is it until we next come to school?’

  VCMMG097 | Mathematics | Level 1 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCSSU047

  Earth’s resources are used in a variety of ways

  Elaborations

  • identifying Earth’s resources, including water, soil and minerals, and describing how they are used at school and in the home
  • considering what might happen to humans if there were a change in a familiar available resource, for example, water
  • identifying actions at school that can conserve resources, for example, turning off dripping taps

  VCSSU047 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Earth and space sciences

• VCSIS052

  Use informal measurements in the collection and recording of observations

  Elaborations

  • using units that are familiar to students from home and school, such as cups (cooking), hand spans (length) and walking paces (distance) to make and compare observations

  VCSIS052 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Inquiry Skills | Recording and processing

• VCESC111

  Recognise and respond to classroom interactions such as opening and closing of lessons, transition activities, answering simple questions and following classroom instructions

  Elaborations

  • participating in class routines such as taking the roll and stating the day and date, for example, hoy es lunes 26 de julio
  • interacting with one another during class activities, for example, vamos al recreo, ¿puedo ir al baño? gracias, lo siento, por favor, dame el borrador
  • responding to classroom instructions through actions, gestures and verbal responses such as siéntense/sentaos, silencio, escuchen/escuchad, recojan/recoged sus/vuestras cosas, formen un círculo, todos de pie, levanta la mano
  • demonstrating and mimicking hand gestures, intonation patterns or facial expressions that accompany language or stand alone, for example, shrugs or exclamations such as ¡Hala! ¡Uf!

  VCESC111 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCTRC003

  Recognise and respond to familiar classroom routines, such as the opening and closing of lessons, transition activities, following instructions and taking turns

  Elaborations

  • participating in class routines, such as calling the roll, exchanging greetings and stating the day and date, for example, Günaydın çocuklar! Nasılsınız? Ayşe! Buradayım öğretmenim! Bugün 18 Ekim 2015, Cuma
  • responding to instructions through actions, gestures and verbal responses such as Ayağa kalkın!, Oturun! Konuşmak için elinizi kaldırın! Sıraya girin! Defterlerinizi açın. Tabletlerinizin ekranını açın
  • asking for help, information or permission, for example, Bana yardım eder misin, lütfen? Ben bunu anlamadım. Ben de oynayabilir miyim? and responding to directions such as İkişerli gruplara ayrılın. Biz ikimiz bir grupta olalım. Yerlerinize oturun. El ele tutuşun. Daire şeklinde durun. Şapkalarınızı giymeyi unutmayın. Teneffüse çıkabilirsiniz
  • participating in Bayrak töreni, the routine singing of national anthems and the recitation of Andımız, taking turns to lead

  VCTRC003 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCZHU012

  Understand that Chinese sentences have a particular word order

  Elaborations

  • replacing words in modelled sentences to express a personal meaning, for example, replacing 弟弟 in 我有弟弟 with 妹妹 to say 我有妹妹
  • stating the subject of a sentence, for example, 我爱妈妈 is about ‘I’, and 妈妈爱我 is about ‘Mum’
  • recognising that simple statements in Chinese tend to follow English word order, but that questions do not, for example, ‘Do you have a cat?’ versus 你有猫吗？
  • recognising that sometimes the verb ‘to be’ is left out in Chinese sentences, for example, 我五岁 rather than 我是五岁

  VCZHU012 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• German - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and peers through action-related talk and play. They introduce themselves, exchange greetings and farewells, for example, Ich heiße … Auf Wiedersehen! and express likes and dislikes. When interacting, they use short formulaic...

  Level description | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2

• VCHHC053

  Sequence significant events about personal and family history to create a chronological narrative

  Elaborations

  • ordering significant personal events or milestones using photographs or drawings, for example, walking, talking, the birth of a sibling, moving house, an illness, an achievement, first day at school
  • identifying dates and changes that have personal significance, for example, birthdays, moving house, changing schools, religious and school holidays, marking these on a calendar and counting down time, as well as noting that events of personal significance may differ according to children’s cultural backgrounds
  • creating a timeline, slideshow or story using photos
  • relating a story about life in their parent’s or grandparent’s time (orally or through pictures and photographs)
  • inquiring from members of their families where they were born and raised

  VCHHC053 | The Humanities | History | Foundation to Level 2 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Chronology

• VCDSCD018

  Explore needs or opportunities for designing, and the technologies needed to realise designed solutions

  Elaborations

  • identifying, gathering and playing with materials, components, tools and equipment to generate personal design ideas, for example designing a greeting card for a friend
  • exploring opportunities around the school for designing solutions, for example how school play areas could be improved; how the school removes classroom waste and identifying opportunities to reduce, recycle and re-use materials; reviewing the school canteen menu to identify healthy food options and suggesting changes to promote good health
  • discussing possible designed solutions based on experience and some research, for example asking adults for advice
  • considering the importance of sustainability in designed solutions, for example comparing the durability of materials for a selected solution
  • exploring which tools, equipment and techniques to use with selected materials

  VCDSCD018 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Foundation to Level 2 | Creating Designed Solutions | Investigating

• VCELA198

  Understand that people use different systems of communication to cater to different needs and purposes and that many people may use sign systems to communicate with others

  Elaborations

  • recognising how and where signs and symbols are used and placed in students’ school and community
  • learning some signs in Auslan and finding out about ‘Hear a Book’ and Braille technologies for hearing and visually impaired people

  VCELA198 | Curriculum content | English | Level 1 | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCHPEP079

  Identify and explore natural and built environments in the local community where physical activity can take place

  Elaborations

  • recognising that physical activities can take place in a range of different environments, including natural, built and aquatic settings
  • participating in physical activities within the built structures in the school and local community where physical activity takes place

  VCHPEP079 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• Arabic - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with the teacher and peers to exchange information about themselves, their family and friends, for example, إسمي هاني؛ أنا ليلى؛ عمري ست سنوات؛ أمي سميرة؛ أبي خالد؛ عندي أخ وأخت؛ صديقي رامي؛ صديقتي رنا , and initiate interactions by asking and responding...

  Level description | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2

• VCJAC117

  Create simple print or digital bilingual texts for the classroom environment, such as captions, labels and wall charts

  Elaborations

  • performing simple presentations for the school community that involve both Japanese and English language elements, such as a contribution to an assembly performance for Grandparents’ Day
  • creating bilingual wall charts or picture dictionaries with captions, stickers and simple descriptions in English to explain Japanese words and expressions that have particular cultural meaning
  • writing parallel captions in Japanese and English for a photographic display of a class event such as a sports carnival or pets’ day or about a topic such as caring for the school environment
  • creating sets of word cards in English and Japanese and playing matching games such as Memory or Snap

  VCJAC117 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Translating

• VCLVC138

  Create simple oral, print or multimodal bilingual texts for the classroom environment, such as captions, signs, labels and wall charts

  Elaborations

  • creating bilingual picture word lists, dictionaries, and class reference books of words and their meanings
  • creating bilingual texts for the school community, such as signs or notices
  • performing presentations for the school community that involve elements from the language and from English, such as a contribution to an assembly or a performance for Grandparents’ Day
  • creating bilingual resources for classroom learning activities, such as sets of word cards for matching games
  • writing captions for a photographic display to show parents/others about a class event or experience, such as sports day or caring for the environment activities

  VCLVC138 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Translating

• VCAMAE021

  Experiment with ideas and develop characters and settings through stories using images, sounds and text

  Elaborations

  • exploring and experimenting with sound to communicate ideas, for example, creating sound effects to enhance the mood of a story
  • experimenting with image, text and character, for example, retelling a story of the school day in a series of captioned images
  • experimenting with media technologies in still or moving images moving images to tell a story

  VCAMAE021 | The Arts | Media Arts | Levels 1 and 2 | Explore and Represent Ideas

• VCASFC011

  Notice similarities and differences between Auslan and spoken languages in relation to ways of interacting, sharing stories and playing games

  Elaborations

  • comparing aspects of their lives as signing children with those of non-signing children represented in digital images, video clips or stories, for example, ways of playing games, telling stories or interacting at school, home and in the community
  • discussing changes or adaptations they have to make to their communicative style when interacting with non-signers

  VCASFC011 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCHHK061

  Differences and similarities between students' daily lives and perspectives of life during their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods, including family traditions, leisure time and communications

  Elaborations

  • exploring and comparing aspects of family life in the past and present such as family traditions, leisure time, communication technologies and schooling
  • examining and commenting on photographs and oral histories, for example talking to parents, grandparents and other elders, to find out how daily lives have changed

  VCHHK061 | The Humanities | History | Foundation to Level 2 | Historical Knowledge | Personal histories

• VCITC012

  Identify and describe aspects of self in relation to others

  Elaborations

  • recognising themselves as belonging to groups (for example, my friends, my Italian class, my school, my family, my community), and noticing the different languages that are spoken by friends in their class, for example, Sono australiano. Parlo inglese e cinese

  VCITC012 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Reflecting