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• Dance: Levels 3 and 4 description

  In Levels 3 and 4, students make and respond to dance independently, collaboratively with peers and teachers, and as an audience for other dancers’ work.

  Students extend their awareness of how the whole body and different parts, zone and bases can be used to communicate ideas. They explore and...

  Level description | The Arts | Dance

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Level 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students use their understanding of place value to represent tenths and hundredths in decimal form and to multiply natural numbers by multiples of 10. Students use mathematical modelling to solve financial and other practical problems, formulating the problem using...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4

• VC2M4N02

  investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9

  Elaborations

  • recognising that number sequences can be extended indefinitely, and determining any patterns in the sequences

  VC2M4N02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4 | Number

• VCMNA154

  Investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9

  Elaborations

  • recognising that number sequences can be extended indefinitely, and determining any patterns in the sequences

  VCMNA154 | Mathematics | Level 4 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCZHC130

  Collaborate in and make decisions about group activities and learning experiences in familiar contexts

  Elaborations

  • participating in group activities and role-plays involving scenarios such as buying food or goods or ordering a meal, and making requests in an appropriate way, for example, 请来…;我想买…; 你有…吗？
  • negotiating details in a transaction, such as stating preferred size, quantity or price, and concluding the transaction with the exchange of currency
  • offering their opinions to help others in transactions, for example, 我喜欢红色的/我最喜欢那个
  • taking collective action to plan and present a cultural item, such as celebrating a festive occasion by performing a song or dance for members of school community
  • discussing cultural items to present for a school event, for example, performing a song, cooking Chinese food or making craft (剪纸, 做灯笼)
  • using digital media to produce a publicity flier for an upcoming cultural or sporting event such as 汉语比赛
  • responding to scaffolding questions about the scientific world in Chinese, for example, answering questions such as 你喜欢下雨吗？; 现在下大雨了， 我们怎么办？; 为什么有人害怕下雨呢？ when learning about rain

  VCZHC130 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCAMUP027

  Rehearse and perform songs and instrumental music they have learnt and composed, shaping elements of music to communicate ideas to an audience

  Elaborations

  • rehearsing and performing music using a range of techniques including technologies to enhance mood
  • planning and rehearsing their music for a live or virtual performance, for example, deciding where the performers will stand, how they will begin and end, practising following cues from the music and other members of the group
  • refining their compositions and performances based on peer and teacher evaluations and with a focus on specific music technique and elements
  • developing and refining techniques on a range of conventional and unconventional melodic and non-melodic percussion instruments, voice, and digital instruments to create and vary tone colour and expression

  VCAMUP027 | The Arts | Music | Levels 3 and 4 | Present and Perform

• VCHHC068

  Describe perspectives of people from the past

  Elaborations

  • creating and editing a presentation to record and explain the past using, for example, text, images and sounds
  • recounting the experiences of an individual based on researched facts, for example, a biography, diary or journal of a navigator or convict on the First Fleet
  • creating charts, pictorial stories, maps, digital and oral presentations to explain the past

  VCHHC068 | The Humanities | History | Levels 3 and 4 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Historical sources as evidence

• VCADRD026

  Use voice, body, movement and language to sustain role and relationships and create dramatic action with a sense of time and place

  Elaborations

  • experimenting with the loudness/softness, pace and pitch of their voices to create roles and situations, time and place
  • exploring roles and situations by trialling the use of language, such as choice of words, expressions and tone
  • developing sensory and spatial awareness when creating dramatic action
  • experimenting with body language and gesture used in drama from different cultures and times, for example, in dramatic traditions or practices from Asian societies

  VCADRD026 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 3 and 4 | Drama Practices

• VCESU143

  Identify the variety of languages represented in the school, local community and general Australian population

  Elaborations

  • identifying languages used by classmates, for example, by creating a class profile or language map with greetings in each language
  • discussing the nature, history and importance of Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages in the school community and in wider Australian society, and identifying the language of the Country
  • exploring similarities and differences between the many languages spoken in Australia and represented in the school, for example, by comparing the ways different languages use writing, sound/speech and gestures to communicate

  VCESU143 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCJAU143

  Recognise that Japanese is the official language of Japan and one of the major languages of the Asia-Pacific region

  Elaborations

  • understanding the status of Japanese as the official language of Japan, a major language in the Asia-Pacific region, a world language and an Australian community language
  • understanding that there is a standardised form of Japanese, and that different dialects are spoken in different regions of Japan
  • comparing the language profile of Japan with the multilingual nature of Australian society, which includes speakers of Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages, Asian languages and world languages

  VCJAU143 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• Non-Roman Alphabet Languages - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students interact with peers and the teacher in a variety of communicative activities where grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation are purposefully integrated. They primarily engage in a variety of listening and viewing activities, and understand familiar stories, songs and poems. Language use...

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

• Chinese - Background Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students use oral language to build their capacity to describe and explore topics and concepts in Chinese. Students use Chinese to share everyday experiences with each other. They develop literacy skills through a range of reading and writing activities. Pinyin is used as a tool to develop students...

  Level description | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence

• French - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students develop active-listening and comprehension skills, using contextual, grammatical, phonic and non-verbal cues. The language they hear is authentic with modification, involving familiar vocabulary and simple structures. The balance between listening and speaking gradually shifts as students...

  Level description | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence

• English: Level 4 description

  In Levels 3 and 4, students experience learning in familiar contexts and a range of contexts that relate to study in other areas of the curriculum. They interact with peers and teachers from other classes and schools in a range of face-to-face and online/virtual environments.

  Students engage with...

  Level description | English

• VCASFC025

  Create or adapt imaginative texts and expressive performances that feature favourite characters, amusing experiences or special effects

  Elaborations

  • performing stories for a live audience with a focus on the visual communication of emotion and humour
  • adapting an element of a familiar cartoon or story to achieve a different effect, for example by varying the use of manner
  • adapting a signed advertisement for a product popular with their age group to create a change in effect, for example by inserting additional elements, mood or characters
  • signing stories or participating in play-based activities that require the use of constructed action to represent other people’s actions, thoughts, feelings or attitudes
  • adapting key elements of a popular picture book to create a short signed performance suitable for younger children being introduced to Auslan
  • experimenting with the genre of storytelling, adapting the use of signing space and signing techniques and changing perspectives according to character
  • performing an adaptation of a humorous story with two or more characters, using elements of constructed action such as shifting eye gaze and head orientation
  • creating the next scene, a new character or an alternative ending for a signed fable, short story or cartoon
  • choreographing and performing music-less dance, focusing on matching timing, beat and rhythm
  • creating original handshape poetry to present at a school assembly or community festival
  • playing with light and shadow, handshapes and movement, for example in shadow puppet performances

  VCASFC025 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Creating

• VCADAP027

  Perform dances using technical and expressive skills to communicate ideas and intentions to an audience

  Elaborations

  • using production elements such as costume and props to communicate ideas and feelings in a dance about a place that is special to them
  • using questions when refining dance works for performance to an audience, for example, is there a story in the dance? or how are they using grouping or pathways to communicate ideas in their dance?
  • using expressive skills of projection and focus to communicate dance ideas to an audience, for example, looking out and up to the ceiling and extending movements to express happiness
  • using the elements of dance to communicate ideas clearly, for example, using different body shapes to represent water flowing at different speeds

  VCADAP027 | The Arts | Dance | Levels 3 and 4 | Present and Perform

• VCHPEP094

  Discuss and interpret health information and messages in the media

  Elaborations

  • accessing different sources of health information and examining the accuracy of these sources
  • examining health messages from different sources and exploring choices, behaviours and outcomes conveyed in these messages
  • investigating how health messages influence health decisions

  VCHPEP094 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCPSCSE016

  Identify and explore the expression of emotions in social situations and the impact on self and others

  Elaborations

  • exploring how you might feel when meeting new people
  • identifying behaviours which may influence the emotions of self and others, such as smiling
  • interpreting the possible emotions of others, by observing their body language

  VCPSCSE016 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Self-Awareness and Management | Recognition and expression of emotions

• Hindi - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students interact with the teacher and peers to share information about their interests, activities and personal worlds, for example, नमस्ते, मुझे अपने दोस्तों के साथ खेलना अच्छा लगता है, मुझे क्रिकेट खेलना अच्छा लगता है क्योंकि …, गृह कार्य करने के बाद मैं टीवी देखत...

  Level description | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4

• VCGGK077

  Location of major countries of Africa and South America in relation to Australia and their major characteristics including the types of vegetation and native animals in at least two countries for both continents

  Elaborations

  • using geographical tools, such as a globe, a wall map or electronic atlas, to identify the major countries of Africa and South America and their relative locations
  • using a globe to investigate the Great Circle routes of aeroplane travel between Australia and the major countries of Africa and South America
  • researching the main types of natural vegetation and native animals in a climate zone in Australia and comparing them with those found in a similar climate in Africa or South America
  • using a printed or electronic atlas to identify the main characteristics of the continents of Africa and South America

  VCGGK077 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 3 and 4 | Geographical Knowledge | Diversity and significance of places and environments