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• VCRAU013

  Recognise questions, commands and simple sentences, and develop vocabulary for people, places and things in their personal world

  Elaborations

  • identifying people using pronouns
  • describing possession in familiar phrases
  • greeting and farewelling others
  • specifying location
  • describing actions using simple verbs
  • understanding different question words and the anticipated answer
  • using imperatives to tell others to do something
  • referring to numbers of things using cardinal numbers
  • describing the colour, size, shape and character of a person, place or thing
  • joining words or phrases using conjunctions
  • using negation

  VCRAU013 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCRAU017

  Notice that the languages people use and the way they use them relate to who they are and where and how they live

  Elaborations

  • recognise the countries and regions where the language is spoken
  • noticing similarities and differences between lifestyles and language use
  • exploring different cultural practices and related language use through games
  • recognising words that reflect aspects of culture
  • noticing that particular Australian-English terms and expressions may have no equivalent in the language, for example, 'footy' or 'lamington'

  VCRAU017 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCRAU016

  Develop awareness that languages borrow from each other

  Elaborations

  • knowing that both languages use the same alphabet
  • recognising that many languages borrow words from English and that English borrows many words from other languages
  • keeping a class record of words in the language that are borrowed from other languages, including loan words from Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages

  VCRAU016 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCSIS053

  Use a range of methods, including drawings and provided tables, to sort information

  Elaborations

  • using matching activities, including identifying similar things, odd-one-out and opposites
  • sorting information in provided tables or graphic organisers
  • constructing column and picture graphs with teacher guidance to record gathered information

  VCSIS053 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Inquiry Skills | Recording and processing

• 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

• VCSIS050

  Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events

  Elaborations

  • considering questions relating to objects used in everyday life and changes in the weather
  • thinking about ‘What will happen if...?’ type questions about everyday objects and events

  VCSIS050 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Inquiry Skills | Questioning and predicting

• VCSIS051

  Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions

  Elaborations

  • safely using sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell so that students can gather information about the world around them
  • manipulating objects and materials and making observations of the results
  • exploring how musical instruments can be used to produce different sounds

  VCSIS051 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Inquiry Skills | Planning and conducting

• VCSIS054

  Compare observations and predictions with those of others

  Elaborations

  • discussing, with guidance, why original prediction had been made
  • discussing observations with other students to see similarities and differences in results

  VCSIS054 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Inquiry Skills | Analysing and evaluating

• VCSIS055

  Represent and communicate observations and ideas about changes in objects and events in a variety of ways

  Elaborations

  • discussing with others what was discovered from an investigation
  • presenting ideas to other students, both one-to-one and in small groups

  VCSIS055 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Inquiry Skills | Communicating

• VCSSU042

  Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met

  Elaborations

  • recognising common features of animals, for example, head, legs and wings
  • describing the use of animal body parts for particular purposes, for example, moving and feeding
  • identifying common features of plants, for example, leaves and roots
  • recognising that different living things live in different places, for example, land and water
  • exploring what happens when habitats change and some living things can no longer have their needs met

  VCSSU042 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences

• VCSSU046

  Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape; daily and seasonal changes affect everyday life

  Elaborations

  • recording short and longer term patterns of events that occur on Earth and in the sky, for example, the appearance of the moon and stars at night, the weather and the seasons
  • linking changes in the daily weather to the way we modify our behaviour and dress for different conditions, including examples from different cultures
  • investigating how changes in the weather might affect animals such as pets, animals that hibernate, or migratory animals

  VCSSU046 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Earth and space sciences

• VCSSU043

  Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves

  Elaborations

  • representing personal growth and changes from birth
  • exploring the different characteristics of the life stages in animals, for example, butterflies or frogs

  VCSSU043 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences

• VCSSU045

  Everyday materials can be physically changed or combined with other materials in a variety of ways for particular purposes

  Elaborations

  • predicting and comparing how the shapes of objects made from different materials can be physically changed through different actions, for example, bending, stretching and twisting
  • investigating how food can be mixed to form different products, for example, jelly, ice cream or cake
  • suggesting why different parts of everyday objects such as toys and clothes are made from different materials
  • identifying materials that can be changed and remade or recycled into new products, for example, paper and plastic

  VCSSU045 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Chemical sciences

• 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

• VCSSU048

  The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape

  Elaborations

  • observing the way different shaped objects move, such as balls, blocks and tubes
  • comparing the way different sized, but similar shaped, objects roll and bounce, such as tennis balls, golf balls, marbles and basketballs
  • observing how the movement of different living things depends on their size and shape
  • exploring how different strengths of pushes and pulls affect the movement of objects
  • identifying toys from different cultures that use the forces of push or pull

  VCSSU048 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Physical 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

• VCSSU049

  Light and sound are produced by a range of sources and can be sensed

  Elaborations

  • recognising senses are used to learn about the world around us: our eyes to detect light, our ears to detect sound, touch to feel vibrations, our noses to detect smell and our tongues to detect taste
  • identifying the Sun as a source of light
  • recognising that objects can be seen when light from sources is available to illuminate them
  • exploring different ways to produce sound using familiar objects and actions, for example, striking, blowing, scraping and shaking

  VCSSU049 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Physical sciences

• 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

• 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

• VCTRC006

  Listen to, view and participate in readings of stories, rhymes or action songs, and respond through singing, drawing, gesture and action

  Elaborations

  • participating in shared readings of Turkish versions of familiar stories, such as Kırmızı Başlıklı Kız (Little Red Riding Hood) or Aç Tırtıl (The Very Hungry Caterpillar), Çirkin Ördek Yavrusu (The Ugly Duckling), Kül Kedisi (Cinderella) Pinokyo (Pinocchio), comparing with English versions and re-enacting favourite elements with puppets, props or actions
  • responding to stories such as Arı Maya, rhymes such as Komşu komşu hu hu and songs such as Küçük Kurbağa, Ali Baba’nın Çiftliği, through actions, drawings and simple statements and expressions
  • viewing scenes of the shadow puppet play Karagöz ve Hacıvat, repeating key words and expressions and drawing and describing the characters, for example, Hacıvat akıllı, bilgili ve kurnaz birisidir. Hacıvat’ın sivri sakalı vardır. Karagöz bilgisiz ve komik birisidir. Karagöz top sakallıdır
  • performing rhymes, tongue twisters, poems and songs that use repetition, gestures, mime and finger puppet play to support language development, for example, Ben bir küçük insanım, Hem aklım var hem canım … Portakalı Soydum, O piti piti karamela sepeti!
  • building vocabulary skills and developing appreciation of language by participating in shared readings of simple stories that use repetition and recycling of phrases or actions, such as Cin Ali, Keloğlan
  • performing marching songs, for example, Türk Çocukları, Sol sağ sol sağ yarın bayram olsa, Hoş gelişler ola, Dağ başını duman almış
  • viewing children’s TV programs, such as Sevimli Dostlar, Pepe, Biz İkimiz, Niloya, and responding by singing, chanting, mimicking and acting out favourite moments

  VCTRC006 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating