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• VCHIC002

  Participate in guided activities, such as songs, games, simple tasks and transactions, using movement, gestures, pictures and concrete materials to support meaning

  Elaborations

  • participating in songs, rhymes and chants, imitating and repeating sound patterns and experimenting with alliteration and rhyme, for example, मछली जल की रानी है; लकड़ी की काठी; चंदा मामा दूर के; नानी तेरी मोरनी को; रे मामा रे मामा रे
  • participating in traditional and contemporary games such as खो-खो, पिट्ठू, गिल्ली-डंडा, कबड्डी that involve repetitive phrases and behaviours, for example, भागो; जल्दी करो; गेंद पकड़ो; बहुत अच्छे; शाबाश!
  • using appropriate phrases and expressions when taking turns in games such as साँप और सीढ़ी; कैरम बोर्ड, for example, तुम्हारी बारी; अब मैं पासा फेंकता हूँ; गोटियाँ चलो।
  • responding to instructions by using actions such as forming groups, taking up positions or placing/removing objects in activities that involve concepts such as space, time and memory
  • participating in activities that involve competing and guessing, matching or choosing objects, using modelled questions and responses and phrases such as मैं जीत गया; तुम हार गए; बाहर फेंको; अब कौन ढूँढेगा; चलो दौड़ लगाते हैं; बेईमानी मत करो
  • swapping items or describing and classifying objects and attributes such as shapes, colours and numbers, for example, तुम्हें कौन सा रंग चाहिए? अगर तुम मुझे लाल कंचे दो तो मैं तुम्हें नीले कंचे दे दूँगा।

  VCHIC002 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCICCD003

  Identify and discuss cultural diversity in the school and/or community

  Elaborations

  • recognising that others have different cultures and beliefs whilst also reflecting on student’s own cultural background, for example, by plotting the location of each student’s background on a world map
  • identifying and listing how many languages are spoken within the families of students within the classroom, and using the internet to learn some common terms, such as how to say ‘hello’, ‘goodbye’, ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ in each language identified
  • exploring cultural diversity by identifying visible elements, such as food and behaviour, and invisible elements, such as how people live and what they value, for example, households with three generations living together
  • using prompt questions to discuss cultural diversity within the classroom/school community, for example, were all students born in Australia? Were all Australians born here? If not, how did they become Australian?
  • discussing events acknowledged, celebrated and/or observed in the school and community, by whom and for what reasons, for example, Eid and Ramadan, Harmony Day or Easter

  VCICCD003 | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Foundation to Level 2 | Cultural Diversity

• VCJAC112

  Locate items of information in simple texts such as charts, songs, rhymes, video clips and anime to complete guided tasks

  Elaborations

  • listening for key words in stories, rhymes or songs, using visual cues such as gestures and facial expressions to assist understanding
  • recognising simple kanji, hiragana or words in familiar contexts such as labels and titles
  • demonstrating early Japanese literacy skills by selecting the correct hiragana or kanji through labelling, matching, clicking and dragging, drawing, mime and actions
  • listening to and/or viewing texts to obtain information such as colour (あか、あお、しろ、くろ、きいろ), size (おおきい、ちいさい) and shape (まる、さんかく、しかく), and using this information in guided activities such as drawing, building or collecting
  • listening to information about Japan, and demonstrating understanding by responding to questions such as 日本(にほん)　です　か。しんかんせん　です　か。すし　です　か。はい/いいえ, for example, by pointing to places on a map, such as Japan, Tokyo or Mount Fuji, or at pictures of different types of food

  VCJAC112 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Informing

• VCJAC111

  Participate in classroom routines such as addressing and responding to the teacher, opening and closing of lessons, transition activities, following instructions, thanking and asking for help, using appropriate gestures and behaviour

  Elaborations

  • participating as a group in classroom routines such as opening and closing lessons, for example, せんせい、おはようございます。さようなら。, using appropriate gestures
  • understanding and responding to questions using まる/ばつ (○×) and はい/いいえ
  • understanding and responding to classroom instructions to play games, complete work or get ready for class, for example, たって　ください、すわって　ください、かいて　ください、みて　　ください、よんで　ください、きいて　ください。
  • requesting classroom objects, for example, noun　を　ください、えんぴつ　が　あります　か。 はい、どうぞ。
  • giving one another reminders such as しずかに、すわって, using appropriate gestures
  • participating in routine exchanges such as responding to the class roll and apologising for arriving late, for example, はい、います。Tia さん　は、いません。やすみ　です。おくれて　すみません。

  VCJAC111 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCLVC135

  Participate in shared listening to, viewing and reading of texts and respond through singing, miming, play-acting, drawing, action and movement

  Elaborations

  • performing songs or stories that include repeated phrases, rhythms and non-verbal forms of expression, such as clapping, gestures, facial expressions and dance
  • participating in shared reading of stories, responding through mime captioned drawings, dance, play-acting and other forms of expression
  • visiting important sites on Country/Place and listening to respected community members tell stories, and responding by drawing, labelling, re-enacting with puppets, props or actions
  • identifying key animals, birds and other characters in stories, songs, performances and dances
  • listening to respected community members tell stories and identifying which stories belong to which natural features in their region/Country/Place, including animals and natural species and recognising their significance
  • identifying and naming significant places, landscapes and topographical features on Country/Place through which travelling stories/storylines pass
  • identifying key messages expressed in stories, song, dance and visual art, for example, rules for living
  • predicting the content/meaning of narrative texts such as picture books, including titles, covers and illustrations, and giving reasons for their predictions
  • responding to simple questions about characters and events in imaginative and expressive texts such as stories, songs, dances

  VCLVC135 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCLVU141

  Learn the different sounds of the language and link these to written symbols and conventions

  Elaborations

  • noticing and distinguishing sounds of the language and matching these with written symbols
  • recognising when the language is being spoken and distinguishing sounds of the language from English sounds and other known languages
  • experimenting with sound patterns in song, noticing how words and expressions can be separated into syllables to fit different tunes and rhythms
  • reading texts aloud to strengthen their familiarity with sound–symbol relationships, experiment with rhyme and alliteration and with written representations of these features
  • recognising and imitating intonation patterns associated with statements and questions, and understanding how these are distinguished in writing
  • learning that writing systems represent sounds and meanings, and becoming familiar with how the alphabet associates individual sounds/ a range of sounds with particular letters/ combinations of letters
  • noticing the shared alphabetic base of the language, English and other languages, with some differences
  • learning the conventions associated with the written form of the language, such as spaces between words, direction of writing and page layout, and comparing these with written forms of English and other known languages
  • associating written forms of morphemes, words and phrases with spoken forms of the language

  VCLVU141 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VC2MFN05

  represent practical situations, including simple financial situations, involving addition, subtraction and quantification with physical and virtual materials and use counting or subitising strategies

  Elaborations

  • using role-play and materials to represent mathematical relationships in stories; for example, role-playing ‘Eight kangaroos were drinking at the river and 3 hopped away’, drawing a picture and using materials to represent the situation, discussing, and recording the result of the action with a numeral
  • role-playing or actively engaging in situations that involve quantifying or comparing collections of items or simple money transactions; for example, engaging with the question ‘Do we have enough scissors for our group so that each person has their own pair?’, or role-playing using $1 coins to pay for items in a shop where items are priced in whole dollars
  • representing situations expressed in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander stories, such as ‘Tiddalick, the greedy frog’, that describe additive situations and their connections to Country/Place
  • representing addition and subtraction situations found in leaf games involving sets of objects used to tell stories, such as games from the Warlpiri Peoples of Yuendumu in the Northern Territory

  VC2MFN05 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Foundation Level | Number

• VCTRC002

  Participate in guided activities such as songs, games, tasks and transactions, using movement, gestures, pictures and concrete materials to support meaning-making

  Elaborations

  • participating in activities that involve taking turns, making choices or swapping items, such as games used to reinforce number and memory skills, for example, Jale sıra sende. Şimdi benim sıram. Bu benim. Bu senin. Bu Deniz’in. Kaç top var?
  • participating in songs, poems and chants, such as counting or rhyming games, singing and performing actions, for example, Mini mini bir kuş donmuştu, Çan çan çikolata, Sağ elimde beş parmak, Kutu kutu pense, El ele verin çocuklar
  • participating in tasks that involve exchanging objects and classifying attributes such as shapes, colours and numbers, using simple question forms and affirmative/negative responses, for example, Ben kırmızı karelerle çatı yapacağım. Yeşil dairelerle ağaç yapalım. Ben sarı üçgenleri istemiyorum. Sende pembe dikdörtgen var mı? Hayır, yok. Mavi var
  • creating and describing pictures or crafted items, for example, Pamuktan kardan adam yapalım. Düğmelerden göz yapalım. Burnuna turuncu çubuk koyalım.
  • following instructions by moving around or by locating or moving objects in the classroom, for example, Kurşun kalemi masanın üstüne koy. Pencerenin yanındaki sandalyeye otur. Resmi arkadaki duvara as.

  VCTRC002 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCVIC106

  Interact with peers and the teacher by introducing themselves and expressing needs, wishes, likes and dislikes

  Elaborations

  • greeting and farewelling peers and the teacher using appropriate terms of address, gestures and body language, for example, Em chào thầy/cô. Chào bạn. Tạm biệt
  • introducing themselves and asking questions to initiate interactions, for example, Chào bạn, tôi tên là Lan. Còn bạn? Bạn tên (là) gì? Tôi bảy tuổi. Còn bạn, bạn mấy tuổi? Bạn có khỏe không?
  • using simple statements to describe themselves and express likes and dislikes, for example, Tôi tên là Lan. Tôi sáu tuổi. Tôi thích ăn phở, and needs, for example, Tôi muốn uống nước
  • expressing thanks, for example, Cảm ơn bạn, offering wishes, for example, Chúc bạn sinh nhật vui vẻ, and apologising (Xin lỗi)

  VCVIC106 | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCZHC114

  Collaborate with others in group activities and contribute to learning activities

  Elaborations

  • making suggestions when working together and allocating jobs for members of group, for example, 我们一起唱吧；我们唱，你跳舞
  • following the teacher’s instructions and responding to questions with reasons (for example, 我不高兴, 因为我累了), using language appropriate to class context (for example, 老师，我写完了) and making requests in an appropriate manner, for example, 老师，我可以喝水吗？
  • including others and recognising participants in group work, for example, Lisa 是我的好朋友; 我们组有…
  • making cards for special cultural events such as Chinese New Year or personal events such as birthdays, copying short good wishes from modelled text, for example, 生日快乐
  • recognising and copying characters relating to various events described in books, and noticing the formation of characters and spacing
  • collecting examples of common Chinese characters found in familiar settings such as signs and labels, for example, 八 (8), 面 (noodles), 春 (spring)
  • creating drawings to support written communication in cards, posters and visual displays

  VCZHC114 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCZHC009

  Notice aspects of Chinese language and culture that are ‘new’ or ‘interesting’, and observe how relationships influence language use and own identity

  Elaborations

  • examining the meanings behind Chinese family names and other related vocabulary
  • having a shared meal of 饺子，春卷 etc. and appreciating cultural diversity in the school community
  • responding to questions by sharing with students in Chinese sister school personal information related to identity, for example, name, family name, zodiac sign, family members
  • comparing learning in English with learning in Chinese, for example, learning about syllables and components
  • presenting a collage or poster which represents aspects of their identity, using text and images
  • observing interactions to notice cultural aspects such as use of voice to show courtesy, how disagreement is expressed, or smiling so as not to offend while saying ‘too expensive’
  • expressing personal responses to aspects of culture encountered when viewing images, such as of classrooms, home environments or street scenes in diverse contexts, responding to teacher prompts (for example, What do you see …? What do you notice …? How do you celebrate …?), and relating to own experience

  VCZHC009 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCASFC132

  Participate in the shared viewing of recorded or live imaginative signed texts, responding through drawing, miming, gesture or familiar signs

  Elaborations

  • viewing recorded or live children’s stories and nursery rhymes in Auslan, for example National Simultaneous Storytime books, demonstrating understanding through drawing, gesture, modelled signs or voice
  • responding to short expressive texts that involve the movement of people, animals and/or vehicles, using drawings, familiar signs or re-enactments with puppets or props
  • playing with key elements of short signed stories, for example by mimicking facial expressions or repeated signs
  • interacting with a signing puppet or doll in an imaginary setting, for example by signing simple questions such as:
    WHAT NAME PRO2?
    What is your name?
    WHAT LIKE D-O PRO2?
    What do you like to do?
    
  • participating in interactions in Auslan that involve imaginative responses to stimuli, using gestures, handshapes, facial expressions and simple signs
  • engaging with different forms of Deaf art, such as handshape creations
  • shadowing non-manual features in short Auslan poems or stories

  VCASFC132 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCASFC137

  Notice what is similar to or different from their own language and culture when interacting with stories, games and different forms of artistic expression in Auslan and from Deaf culture

  Elaborations

  • responding to teacher prompts in Auslan or English to capture their impressions when viewing images, video clips or stories in Auslan, for example:
    PRO2 LOOK VIDEO. LOOK WHAT?
    You saw the video. What did you notice?
    HAVE SAME? HAVE DIFFERENT? WHAT?
    What’s the same? What’s different?
    
  • comparing aspects of their own lives with those of deaf children represented in digital images, video clips and stories, for example, ways of playing games, telling stories or interacting at school, home and in the community
  • describing how it feels to use Auslan to communicate or to watch Auslan being used by others, for example by responding to questions such as What are the main differences you notice when observing conversations between hearing people and between deaf people?
  • discussing changes or adaptations they make to their communicative style when using Auslan, for example waiting until they have a deaf person’s visual attention before signing to them, maintaining eye contact when the other person is signing to them

  VCASFC137 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCASFC007

  Express imaginative experience through creative games, role-play and mime, using familiar signs, modelled language and constructed action

  Elaborations

  • changing elements of favourite stories to create their own versions, with a focus on varying manner or constructed action
  • interacting with imaginary characters using lexical and non-lexical signs and NMFs to express emotions such as excitement, fear or amazement
  • using iconic signs to create their own variations on familiar nursery rhyme actions, such as in ‘Incy Wincy Spider’
  • depicting the movement of people, animals or means of transport by using handshapes in creative ways
  • creating amusing sequences of signs using a fixed handshape, such as YOU THINK PRO1 SHY
  • experimenting with NMFs and handshapes to play games such as ‘Simon Says’, taking turns to be Simon
  • experimenting with facial expressions to match different emotional expressions, such as HAPPY, SCARED, TIRED
  • changing an aspect of a cartoon or picture story, using gestures, handshapes and NMFs to explain differences
  • representing objects using combined bodies and hands in amusing or creative ways
  • exploring the use of constructed action such as eye gaze change, body shift and head orientation when enacting imagined adventures
  • making their own handshape creations
  • assuming the role of a character from a story and responding to signed questions from classmates, such as:
    YOUR NOSE DS:long-nose WHY?
    Why is your nose so long, Pinocchio?
    

  VCASFC007 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCESU121

  Notice and apply grammatical rules such as those relating to gender, simple verb forms and definite articles when describing people, places, things and relationships

  Elaborations

  • learning the structure of simple affirmative/negative statements and questions based on models, for example, No tengo perro. Gloria come verduras. ¿María tiene cinco años?
  • recognising definite and indefinite articles with nouns, for example, la mesa, una mesa; el niño, un niño
  • noticing that adjectives usually follow nouns and are used to describe the colour, size, shape or characteristics of a person, place or object, for example, la casa grande, el balón gris, la silla amarilla, un auto azul, una mesa cuadrada, una niña alta
  • noticing and using singular masculine or feminine forms of nouns and adjectives, for example, el plátano delicioso, la canción chilena
  • understanding and responding to basic familiar instructions and imperatives, for example, siéntate, escucha, cierra la puerta, silencio
  • observing gender in patterns of naming, for example, Julio/Julia, Patricio/Patricia
  • using subject pronouns to identify people, objects or animals, for example, Yo, tú, él, ella
  • building vocabulary related to familiar environments (lápiz, casa, mamá, papá), and using cognates such as animal, color, triángulo, familia…
  • learning simple verbs to express likes and dislikes, for example, comer, bailar, hablar, correr, jugar and caminar, and using them in modelled and formulaic expressions such as No me gusta correr/caminar; ¿Te gusta este juguete?
  • using singular possessive adjectives, for example, mi casa, mi hermano, tu amiga

  VCESU121 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCJAC110

  Participate in guided group activities such as games, songs and simple tasks, using movement, gestures and pictures to support understanding and to convey meaning

  Elaborations

  • singing and responding to action songs such as むすんでひらいて, ひげじいさん, きらきらぼし, おおきなくりのきのしたで、 or tongue twisters (早(はや)口(くち)言(こと)葉(ば)) such as なまむぎなまごめなまたまご、 あかパジャマきパジャマちゃパジャマ
  • playing じゃんけんぽん and using it in interactions such as turn-taking
  • participating in games, tasks and activities that involve guessing, matching and choosing objects, such as Bingo, Snap or Go Fish, using modelled questions and responses, for example,
    うさぎ　です　か。はい/いいえ。はい、うさぎ　です。
    いいえ、うさぎ　じゃない　です。
  • using formulaic phrases related to playing games, for example, つぎ、　はい！、　かった、 まけた、ざんねん、あたり、はずれ
  • using rehearsed language to collaborate in craft activities, for example, のり　を　ください。はい、どうぞ。

  VCJAC110 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCJAC109

  Exchange greetings and introduce and share information about self with the teacher and peers using simple language and gestures

  Elaborations

  • learning how to greet others at different times of the day using appropriate gestures and forms of address, for example, せんせい、おはようございます、さようなら、おはよう、じゃあね
  • using culturally appropriate titles, forms of address and levels of politeness in everyday interactions with the teacher and peers, for example, Smith せんせい、ありがとう　ございます。 Tom くん、ありがとう。Alisa さん、おめでとう。
  • introducing self, using formal spoken language and appropriate non-verbal language such as bowing, for example, はじめまして、Hana　です。どうぞよろしく。
  • using formulaic Japanese phrases for everyday interactions such as giving and receiving, thanking, apologising and offering wishes or congratulations, for example, どうぞ、(どうも) ありがとう、すみません、がんばって
  • indicating likes and dislikes, using modelled statements such as いぬ　が　すき　です。わに　が　すき　じゃない　です。
  • describing friends, favourite things and objects, using visual, concrete and digital support material, for example, これ　は　ねずみ　です。ちいさい　です。かわいい　です。 はいいろ　です。 すいか　です。おいしい　です。 ちいさい　目(め)　です。
  • responding to questions and indicating ownership, for example, だれ　の　ですか。わたし　の　です。Ollie くん/ Sarah さん　の　です 。わたし　の　えんぴつ（です）。
  • using formulaic expressions to convey emotions, for example, すごい、え～！、 かわいい、 やったー！

  VCJAC109 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCFRU013

  Understand some first elements of French grammar, such as simple verb and gender forms, definite articles, pronouns and prepositions

  Elaborations

  • understanding the French subject-verb-object structure (je mange la pomme; tu as le cahier) and the different patterns of adjective-noun order, with some adjectives coming before and some coming after the noun (le beau manteau, la grande école, le papillon rose)
  • noticing and using definite and indefinite articles in singular or plural forms (for example, la fille, le concert, les croissants; un chapeau, une chaise, des amis), including the l’ form for nouns beginning with a vowel or letter h, for example, l’hiver, l’école
  • becoming aware of grammatical gender, noticing and using masculine or feminine forms of nouns and adjectives, for example, le chien, la maison, le petit garçon, la petite fille, le copain, la copine
  • using appropriate pronouns to identify people, for example, Je m’appelle Adam, et toi, tu t’appelles comment? C’est lui?
  • recognising and using some prepositions in simple sentence structures, for example, elle est devant la maison, je suis sous la chaise
  • developing number knowledge for numbers 0–20 and ordinals (premier, deuxième)
  • responding to and using simple imperative verb forms, for example, viens ici! écoutez bien!
  • using singular forms of common verbs in the present tense (for example, je suis chinois, tu as trois frères, il aime le football, Papa est grand) and some forms of irregular verbs such as aller, venir and faire
  • using simple questions and statements, for example, Qu’est-ce que c’est? Qui est-ce? Tu t’appelles comment? C’est un poisson. Je préfère les fraises

  VCFRU013 | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCJAU122

  Understand the structure of basic sentences in Japanese and recognise some key elements of Japanese grammar

  Elaborations

  • knowing common forms of greetings, for example, おはようございます、おはよう, and noticing the different levels of formality
  • identifying gender-specific pronouns わたし and ぼく
  • understanding the use of common suffixes such as さん or くん or titles such as せんせい to address and refer to other people, for example, Luke くん and White せんせい
  • understanding basic word order in simple sentences, for example, noun　が　すき です。りんご　が　すき　です。, adjective + noun　です。 おおきい　いぬ　です。
  • understanding how to specify items using the possessive particle の, for example, わたし　 の　 かぞく、 Sarah さん　の　ほん、おばあさん　 の　いえ
  • referring to numbers of things using cardinal numbers 0–100: 一(いち)、二(に)、三(さん) …百(ひゃく)
  • learning to describe the colour あお　です。size おおきい　です。 and shape まる　です。of things
  • understanding different question words such as だれ、なに、どこ and the sentence-ending particle か
  • recognising and responding to a request using verb 　ください, for example, きいて　ください。and すわって　ください。
  • indicating affirmative and negative responses using はい and いいえ
  • using some culturally specific parallel phrases related to giving and receiving, for example, どうぞ and ありがとう
  • learning to use common onomatopoeia such as ぺこぺこ and わんわん
  • building vocabulary to describe and label familiar and immediate objects and environments

  VCJAU122 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language