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• VCSSU031

  Science is about exploring the world around me

  Elaborations

  • recognising that structured investigations help us understand objects and the world around us
  • exploring and observing using different senses
  • working with others to observe and manipulate objects used in everyday life

  VCSSU031 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour

• Science: Level D description

  In Level D, students are building their independence to observe and share what they discover about the characteristics and properties of everyday objects, materials and living things. They explore change in the world around them, including changes that impact on them, for example the weather,...

  Level description | Science

• VCHHC044

  Develop a narrative about a significant family member and/or place

  Elaborations

  • assisting to construct texts that retell history including significant milestones events of a significant family member or place
  • using images and objects to give a simple retelling about a significant place, milestone or event
  • reacting to and recognising some changes to a place, person or self over time, such as a change in hair and physical features

  VCHHC044 | The Humanities | History | Level D | Historical Concepts and Skills | Historical significance

• VCHPEP043

  Identify what they can do

  Elaborations

  • identifying some characteristics of self and others including what they can do and achievements
  • identifying things they are good at and how they have improved over time
  • describing self help skills and what strategies they can use to persist until they are successful
  • identifying ways they can use their strengths and skills to help themselves and others

  VCHPEP043 | Health and Physical Education | Level D | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• Mathematics: Level D description

  In Level D, students actively use concrete models to represent number in various situations, and use number names when comparing, counting, ordering, adding to or taking away from sets of one to five objects.

  They form the initial terms of basic patterns and identify and sequence regular daily...

  Level description | Mathematics

• VCGGC047

  Model or draw key features of a familiar place

  Elaborations

  • collecting images, objects to represent a place or space
  • identifying a place by its significant feature
  • using three dimensional objects to construct a map of a familiar place and it’s spaces
  • creating a two dimensional representation of a familiar place

  VCGGC047 | The Humanities | Geography | Level D | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Data and information

• VCAMUR016

  Respond to music and describe features they observe, including likes and dislikes

  Elaborations

  • exploring the basic features of their own and others’ music, through guided learning experiences to identifying the main elements, what features they like best
  • demonstrating acceptable audience behaviour when in the classroom and when attending school functions, for example watching for extended period of time and responding to performance and clapping at the conclusion
  • listening to and identifying simple musical patterns and changes to rhythm and tempo in music
  • contributing to classroom conversation about aspects of music have made or experienced
  • identifying where they might experience music in their lives and communities, for example, considering how music sustains and communicates a sense of identity and community
  • participating in discussion on social and cultural elements of music, for example Where is this music from? Why was it made? What is it about?
  • describing music using their own words and learnt music terminology, for example loud, soft, happy, sad
  • listening to and talking about music and musical instruments from different contexts and cultures

  VCAMUR016 | The Arts | Music | Level D | Respond and Interpret

• English: Level D achievement standards - Writing

  When writing, students produce ‘text-like’ writing to convey meaning and label images. They trace letter-like patterns moving left to right across a page. They have a preferred writing hand and hold a pencil to trace over lines, shapes and patterns with some accuracy. They colour within a clearly...

  Level description | English | Level D | Writing

• VCSSU034

  The weather and time of day affect events and clothing choices

  Elaborations

  • linking the time of day with routine events and objects
  • using images of different clothes to put together a ‘summer’ and a ‘winter’ outfit

  VCSSU034 | Science | Level D | Science Understanding | Earth and space sciences

• Dance: Level D description

  In Level D, students explore dance. They learn about how dance can represent the world and they make dances to represent their ideas about the world. They share their dance with peers and experience dance as audiences.

  Students become aware of their bodies and learn about the body bases, parts...

  Level description | The Arts | Dance

• Geography: Level D description

  The Level D curriculum focuses on the features of places where students live focusing on developing student’s awareness, understanding and purpose of a place. Students are encouraged to be curious about a place and explore its local area. They use their senses to explore the tangible characteristics...

  Level description | The Humanities | Geography

• VCMNA056

  Model practical situations involving ‘adding to’ or ‘taking away’ with collections of up to five objects

  Elaborations

  • using shared experiences with concrete materials to combine two groups of objects, and count to find a total
  • counting on or back from a group using concrete materials, for example adding/ subtracting balls in a basket, pens in a container, tools in a tool box
  • using a calculator or digital device to undertake simple addition and subtraction
  • exploring the concept of adding one and taking away one

  VCMNA056 | Mathematics | Level D | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCHPEP044

  Identify the major parts of the body by their names and sequence images of major stages of life

  Elaborations

  • identifying the major parts of the body by their proper names and beginning to describe their function
  • identifying those parts of the body that are ‘private’ and identify the contexts in which body parts should be kept private
  • learning how bodies grow and change over time through major stages of life, baby, toddler, child, teenager, adult, older person

  VCHPEP044 | Health and Physical Education | Level D | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• English: Level D achievement standards - Reading and Viewing

  By the end of Level D, students listen to and view a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts from familiar contexts. They identify the main character and event in an imaginative text. They use visual images to identify the key topic or theme within an informative text. They understand familiar...

  Level description | English | Level D | Reading and Viewing

• VCELA129

  Understand that people communicate in different ways

  Elaborations

  • knowing that people use different communication forms, such as image, voice, facial expressions or sign, to communicate the same intention, for example ‘stop’ as a sign, image or expression
  • recognising that people communicate in different ways
  • learning that English is the spoken language used at school
  • modifying the style (for example, volume, rate or intensity) of communication to suit familiar locations and contexts

  VCELA129 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Speaking and Listening | Language

• English: Level D description

  In the Level D, students communicate with known adults, teachers and peers. Students are provided with experiences that engage, support and extend their learning, including the use of pictorial representations or other marks to express and record their ideas. Students communicate by using short...

  Level description | English

• VCDSTS010

  Explore how people create familiar designed solutions and identify their ability to meet personal and local community needs

  Elaborations

  • making design decisions in everyday activities, for example, what should we cook today and why?
  • exploring what technologies they use in their daily life, for example, what tools and equipment do we need to grow vegetables?
  • exploring how and why their local environment has changed over time, for example, new buildings or play equipment

  VCDSTS010 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Level D | Technologies and Society

• History: Level D description

  Personal Past History

  The curriculum at Levels A to D provides a study of personal and family histories. Students learn about their own history and that of their family; this may include stories from different cultures and other parts of the world. As participants in their own history, students...

  Level description | The Humanities | History

• VCELA120

  Understand that language can be represented as written text

  Elaborations

  • identifying object or action by matching object to word
  • contributing text during shared writing experiences

  VCELA120 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Writing | Language

• VCELA108

  Understand how to make a statement or ask a question

  Elaborations

  • recognising when to ask a question
  • communicating a statement to express an idea
  • communicating a statement to answer a question
  • communicating a statement to ask a simple question

  VCELA108 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Reading and Viewing | Language