From Foundation to Level 2, the curriculum focus is on developing the knowledge, skills and understandings to enable students to learn about cultures in their immediate world. For students at Foundation to level 2, learning typically focuses on their immediate family, home, school and friends....
Level description | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability
By the end of Level 2, students use Italian to communicate with their teacher and peers through action-related talk and play. They demonstrate comprehension by responding both verbally and non-verbally. They imitate without always comprehending. They respond to familiar games and routines such...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2
Students focus on the sounds of the alphabet, in particular the vowel sounds, and ‘c’ (ciao) and ‘ch’ (Chi?), and on intonation patterns and the use of accents. Students are also introduced to nouns and pronouns. They learn simple sentence structure using subject–...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence
By the end of Level 2, students interact with the teacher and peers through play- and action-related language. They use formulaic expressions and appropriate gestures in everyday interactions such as exchanging greetings and farewells, for example, おはようございます、おはよう、こんにちは、さようなら、また、あした, thanking and...
Level description | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2
Students become familiar with the sound systems of the Japanese language, including pronunciation and rhythm. They learn to pronounce individual sounds and sound combinations. They understand basic word order in simple sentences, indicate affirmative or negative responses, respond to requests,...
Level description | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence
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
Students become familiar with the sound system of the Korean language, recognising Korean pronunciation as being different from English and other languages. They learn to pronounce syllable blocks as part of sight words, recognising the association between simple vowel and consonant sounds with...
Level description | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence
Number and Algebra
Students connect number names and numerals with sets of up to 20 elements, estimate the size of these sets, and use counting strategies to solve problems that involve comparing, combining and separating these sets. They match individual objects with counting sequences up to and...
Level description | Mathematics | Foundation Level
In Foundation level, students play with objects and draw pictures to develop links between their immediate environment, everyday language and mathematical activity.
Students classify and sort objects into sets and form simple correspondences between them. They decide when two sets are of equal...
Level description | Mathematics
By the end of Foundation, students make connections between number names, numerals and position in the sequence of numbers from zero to at least 20. They use subitising and counting strategies to quantify collections. Students compare the size of collections to at least 20. They partition...
Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Foundation Level
In Foundation, learning in Mathematics builds on each student’s prior learning and experiences, including the learning opportunities acquired through the implementation of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF). Students engage in a range of approaches to the...
Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0
By end of Foundation, students describe the media art works they make and view.
They make and share media artworks representing stories with settings and characters.
Level description | The Arts | Media Arts | Foundation Level
In Foundation, students explore media arts and learn how media artworks represent the world in which they live. Students make media artworks with their peers, and experience media artworks as audiences.
Students become aware of character and settings as they explore ideas and construct stories....
Level description | The Arts | Media Arts
By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and peers through action-related talk and play. They introduce themselves, (for example, Καλημέρα, Mε λένε Γιώργο) and their family and exchange greetings...
Level description | Languages | Modern Greek | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2
Students become familiar with the sound system of the Modern Greek language, such as syllables using consonants and vowels, and new sounds, such as the guttural γ, ρ and γκ and ξ and ψ in words. They learn to identify and write letters, words and simple sentences using...
Level description | Languages | Modern Greek | F–10 Sequence
By the end of Foundation, students sing and play instruments to communicate their experiences and ideas. They explore contrasting sounds and improvise with them. Students match pitch when singing. They understand and respond to the beat and simple rhythm patterns.
Students describe the music to...
Level description | The Arts | Music | Foundation Level
In Foundation level, students explore music. They experiment with diverse sounds and discover how they can be effectively combined. They share their music with peers and experience a range of music as audiences.
Students learn to listen and respond to music, becoming aware of the elements of...
Level description | The Arts | Music
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
The language is learnt in parallel with English language and literacy. While the learning of the language differs from the learning of English, each supports and enriches the other. The language is used in classroom interactions, routines and activities, supported by the use of materials and resources...
Level description | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence
By the end of Foundation Level, students identify and express a range of emotions in their interactions with others. They recognise personal qualities and achievements by describing activities they enjoy at school and home, noting their strengths. They recognise that attempting new and challenging...
Level description | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Foundation Level
