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• Chinese - Second Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students use spoken and written Chinese to communicate with teachers and peers. They participate in structured and routine interactions, such as using 谢谢， 再见， 请, using learnt sounds, formulaic phrases, and verbal and non-verbal responses. They respond to and receive information...

  Level description | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2

• Geography: Foundation to Level 2 description

  From Foundation to Level 2, the curriculum develops the concept of place through a study of what places are like over time and how they are defined. The emphasis in F-2 is on the places in which students live, but they also start to investigate other places of similar size that are familiar to...

  Level description | The Humanities | Geography

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

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and peers through play- and action-related language. They use greetings (Selamat pagi/siang) and respond to instructions through actions (Berdirilah, Masuklah). Students pronounce the vowel sounds, and ch for c. They recognise questions (Apa? Si...

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

• Non-Roman Alphabet Languages - 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 and their family and exchange greetings, farewells, and express thanks. They use simple repetitive language when participating in shared activities and simple exchanges...

  Level description | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with the teacher and peers to exchange greetings and talk about themselves and their families, for example, नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं?, मेरा नाम गीता है, आप का क्या नाम है? मेरे घर में चार लोग हैं। मेरा एक भाई है। मेरी एक बहन है। ये मेरे पिताजी हैं। ये बहुत अच्छे...

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

• Auslan - Second Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and each other to talk about themselves, their families, friends and immediate environment. They follow instructions to complete action-based activities such as signing games or transactional activities, using repeated constructions, gestures...

  Level description | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2

• 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

• 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

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

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with peers and teachers through play- and action-related talk, exchanging greetings and introducing themselves (for example, 안녕하세요?; 안녕?; 저는 ...이에요/예요 used as a set phrase) with gestures. They respond to question cues (such as 뭐예요?) by naming objects with...

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

• Spanish - 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 and exchange greetings such as Buenos días/tardes/noches, and farewells (for example, hasta pronto). They use simple repetitive language and respond to simple...

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

• 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

• VCDSTC017

  Explore the characteristics and properties of materials and components that are used to create designed solutions

  Elaborations

  • exploring designed solutions to meet individual, family and community needs with a focus on materials, for example fabrics used for sports clothing, soft fall for play spaces
  • developing new meanings for objects and action during play, for example exploring how household packaging can be used to represent other objects
  • exploring systems used in the classroom or community for creatively dealing with problems and needs, for example storage systems for equipment, traffic system flow for drop and go zones, the use of hoists and ramps to facilitate access
  • exploring facilities in local environments for accessibility and environmental impact, for example location of bike tracks and sporting fields using digital maps to view local area
  • exploring materials, components, tools and equipment through play to discover potential uses when making products or modelling services and environments, for example when designing and making clothes, toys and shelters

  VCDSTC017 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Foundation to Level 2 | Technologies Contexts | Materials and technologies specialisations

• VC2M2A01

  recognise, describe and create additive patterns that increase or decrease by a constant amount, using numbers, shapes and objects, and identify missing elements in the pattern

  Elaborations

  • creating a pattern sequence with materials, writing the associated number sequence, and then describing the sequence so someone else can replicate it with different materials; for example, using matchsticks or toothpicks to create a growing pattern of triangles – using 3 for one triangle, 5 for 2 triangles, 7 for 3 triangles – and describing the pattern as ‘Start with 3 and add 2 each time’
  • recognising patterns in the built environment to locate additive pattern sequences (for example, responding to ‘How many windows in one train carriage, 2 train carriages, 3 train carriages …?’ or ‘How many wheels on one car, 2 cars, 3 cars …?’) and recording the results in a diagram or table
  • recognising the constant term being added or subtracted in an additive pattern and using it to identify missing elements in the sequence
  • recognising additive patterns in the environment on Country/Place and in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander material culture; and representing these patterns using drawings, coloured counters and numbers

  VC2M2A01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 2 | Algebra

• VCADRR024

  Respond to drama, expressing what they enjoy and why, and why people in their local area make and perform drama, including drama of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  Elaborations

  • identifying where they might experience drama in their community, for example, sharing experiences of attending a Tanderrum, or taking part in a drama performance in their community and considering how drama sustains and communicates cultural knowledge
  • talking about how voices, movement and space are used in drama they make and see
  • connecting to and sharing drama experiences through available digital access
  • discussing ways drama can show people’s different feelings about the world, based on their experiences of the environment and other people

  VCADRR024 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 1 and 2 | Respond and Interpret

• VCHPEP074

  Recognise situations and opportunities to promote their own health, safety and wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • identifying poison labels and medicine packaging and understanding to ask an adult before taking medicines
  • exploring how eating healthy foods can influence health and wellbeing
  • exploring benefits of regular physical activity and identifying opportunities when they can be active at school, at home and in the community
  • describing actions to stay safe in a range of environments, including home, water, road, nature and outdoors

  VCHPEP074 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCLVC130

  Interact with each other, the teaching team and visiting respected community members, using language and gestures to greet and talk about self and family

  Elaborations

  • participating in everyday exchanges, such as greeting and leave taking
  • interacting with the teaching team and visiting respected community members and community speakers, using appropriate protocols such as respect terms, behaviour and forms of address
  • introducing and describing self, family, friends, favourite objects and pets, using familiar and modelled language, supported by visual props such as drawings, photos
  • listening to questions (such as what, who, where) about self, family, friends and immediate environment and responding with words and actions, including gesture

  VCLVC130 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCZHU125

  Recognise features of various familiar text types in Chinese

  Elaborations

  • developing awareness of bilingual texts (for example, picture books, multimedia texts, song and dance DVDs) through immersion in text-rich environments, and noticing features of punctuation and text organisation across languages (for example, spacing between words)
  • comparing familiar texts in Chinese and English and discussing features in common, for example, storybook covers normally consist of book title, image, author’s name and illustrator’s name

  VCZHU125 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language