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• VCPSCSE060

  Indicate the personal characteristics and the abilities they possess

  Elaborations

  • starting to recognise themselves in a mirror and photographs
  • exploring the personal characteristics and capabilities they possess through structured learning activities
  • reflecting on their own learning and personal characteristics by answering ‘yes’ and ‘no’ questions

  VCPSCSE060 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Level B | Self-Awareness and Management | Development of resilience

• VCNRC018

  Interact with peers and teacher to exchange personal information about everyday routines involving school and home environment

  Elaborations

  • asking and answering questions to exchange information about self and family
  • asking and sharing information about daily and classroom routines
  • using common responses for frequently asked comments or questions
  • exchanging simple correspondence such as notes, invitations or messages in print or digital form

  VCNRC018 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• Personal and Social Capability: Levels 7 and 8 description

  In Levels 7 and 8, the curriculum focuses on emotional self-management and the ability to recognise the characteristics of respectful relationships in a range of contexts. Students learn about personal values and how they may differ. The curriculum provides opportunities for students to demonstrate...

  Level description | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability

• VCNRC054

  Participate in classroom interactions and exchanges through asking and responding to open-ended questions and offering opinions

  Elaborations

  • initiating interactions in a class or group activity
  • asking for, giving and following instructions in a variety of situations
  • asking and responding to questions
  • expressing opinions and inviting people to give opinions or suggestions
  • discussing and sharing learning strategies, such as developing vocabulary knowledge and expressing ideas and opinions in different ways

  VCNRC054 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCNRC078

  Reflect on issues related to intercultural experiences, questioning preconceptions and generalisations, and taking responsibility for modifying language and behaviours

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on learning and using the target language, and the nature of communication misunderstandings and breakdowns, discussing repair and recovery strategies and insights gained
  • exchanging correspondence with peers in communities where the language being studied is spoken and reflecting on differences and similarities in language use and conventions and cultural nuances
  • reflecting on and discussing ways of modifying own language and behaviours to communicate effectively with speakers of the target language, for example, keeping a record of required modifications for intercultural experiences
  • sharing responsibility for modifying language and behaviours through providing feedback to other learners

  VCNRC078 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCPSCSO014

  Use basic skills required for participation in group tasks and respond to simple questions about their contribution to group tasks

  Elaborations

  • establishing what makes a good group member, such as sharing ideas, listening to others, questions, discussions and feedback
  • listing the ways that group members asked and responded to questions in a group task
  • asking students to reflect on their contribution to group task

  VCPSCSO014 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 1 and 2 | Social Awareness and Management | Collaboration

• Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability: Resources

  A range of resources to assist with implementing the Victorian Curriculum F – 10 are available. Please visit the following websites to access these resources (links open in a new window):

  • Victorian Curriculum F – 10 Resources and Support (VCAA)

  Includes general advice and information...

  Overview material | Personal and Social Capability

• VCPSCSE074

  Identify characteristics of self and share their likes and dislikes

  Elaborations

  • naming and responding to questions about self, for example age, gender
  • naming or labelling familiar people, objects and places
  • recalling personal experiences and facts about a topic of interest when supported through guided questioning

  VCPSCSE074 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Level D | Self-Awareness and Management | Development of resilience

• VCPSCSO006

  Name and practise basic skills required to work collaboratively with peers

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating how to listen to others, showing interest and support
  • sharing equipment or practicing taking turns in a game
  • demonstrating attentiveness to others by asking further questions in discussion

  VCPSCSO006 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Foundation Level | Social Awareness and Management | Collaboration

• VCPSCSE002

  Identify their likes and dislikes, needs and wants, abilities and strengths

  Elaborations

  • discussing and listing individual likes, interests and dislikes
  • comparing needs and wants in daily life by asking the question ‘could you live without this?’
  • exploring abilities, strengths and achievements and share with others

  VCPSCSE002 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Foundation Level | Self-Awareness and Management | Development of resilience

• VCPSCSE034

  Describe how and why emotional responses may change in different contexts

  Elaborations

  • identifying the range of possible emotions in different scenarios and explore how these may be managed
  • identifying triggers that evoke different emotions
  • using ‘what if’ questions to explore a scenario to identify changing emotional responses

  VCPSCSE034 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Self-Awareness and Management | Recognition and expression of emotions

• VCNRU046

  Identify and reproduce, orally and in writing, key features of intonation and pronunciation, experiment with the spelling of common words and apply basic punctuation rules

  Elaborations

  • applying, if applicable, different intonation for statements, questions, exclamations and commands
  • reading simple texts
  • applying and using, if applicable, accent marks
  • experimenting with spelling simple words
  • applying phonic and grammatical knowledge to spell and write unfamiliar words
  • understanding and applying punctuation marks in writing, for example, full stop, comma, exclamation mark, apostrophe, speech marks and question mark

  VCNRU046 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCNRU029

  Identify, pronounce and write the alphabet letters, recognising sound–letter relationships in the language being studied

  Elaborations

  • identifying and pronouncing the sounds of the alphabet
  • practising letter clusters in common words or in names
  • beginning to recognise high-frequency words
  • applying appropriate punctuation marks such as full stop, comma, exclamation mark and question mark
  • using different strategies to remember new sounds, for example mnemonics

  VCNRU029 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCNRC023

  Participate in shared imaginative activities and respond by acting out events, identifying favourite elements, and making simple statements about characters

  Elaborations

  • listening to, viewing and reading stories in a range of text types, and responding to questions about characters, themes and events
  • comparing a myth, legend or story to an Australian Dreaming story and highlighting the similarities and differences in characters, events and moral of the story
  • creating a timeline of the main events of a story using pictures, words and simple sentences
  • performing a scene from a myth, legend or story using simple, modelled language

  VCNRC023 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Creating

• VCNRU047

  Develop knowledge of grammatical elements to construct and expand sentences

  Elaborations

  • describing present, past and future actions, situations and events using familiar verbs
  • using language to express preferences
  • using correct word order to ask questions and make requests
  • using numbers in different contexts, such as telling the time, stating dates, ordering/shopping, or in simple descriptions
  • expanding vocabulary base by using and recognising common everyday nouns

  VCNRU047 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCNRU102

  Identify connections between language, culture and communication, recognising how communication styles and practices vary across cultures and how intercultural exchange involves the exchange of meaning as well as words

  Elaborations

  • investigating own personal and community practices to identify connections with the target language and culture, for example, in cooking, sport, music, dance or technology
  • discussing elements of culture and their significance in reflecting values, attitudes and traditions
  • discussing, questioning and explaining understanding of own and other cultures, and considering how attitudes towards diversity and difference affect communication
  • examining culturally specific terms developing appropriate explanations for them and discussing equivalent terms in other languages

  VCNRU102 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCNRU081

  Understand and apply grammatical structures recognising that they serve particular functions and that grammatical choices shape meaning

  Elaborations

  • choosing appropriate terms to describe events across time (present, past and future) and choosing appropriate tense
  • using a range of adverbs and adjectives to modify and intensify meaning
  • using cohesive devices such as conjunctions to link, clarify and sequence ideas and modify meaning in written and spoken texts
  • seeking information using a range of questions
  • continuing to build a metalanguage to describe grammatical concepts and develop learning resources for example, verb charts, vocabulary lists, groups of pronouns, adverbs or adjectives

  VCNRU081 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCPSCSE046

  Evaluate behaviours and protective factors that contribute to the development of confidence, adaptability and self-reflection

  Elaborations

  • defining the concept of protective behaviours and give examples
  • identifying factors that lead to improved confidence, adaptability and self-reflection
  • assessing a range of behaviours and the effect these have on their ability to adapt to challenges
  • identifying a challenging situation or task and analyse the factors that contribute to managing the situation or completing the task
  • developing questions to support self-reflection in relation to confidence and adaptability

  VCPSCSE046 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Self-Awareness and Management | Development of resilience

• VCPSCSO049

  Investigate personal, social and cultural factors that influence the ability to experience positive and respectful relationships and explore the rights and responsibilities of individuals in relationships

  Elaborations

  • imagining the effect that saying ‘no’ to a request would have on a relationship and how personal, social and cultural factors could influence the outcome
  • using a range of scenarios students develop a list of rights and responsibilities to support respectful relationships
  • outlining how questions such as ‘How does that make you feel?’ or statements such as ‘that must be hard’ can foster respectful relationships

  VCPSCSO049 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Social Awareness and Management | Relationships and diversity

• VCNRC069

  Initiate, sustain and extend interactions by exchanging experiences, seeking and giving advice, and discussing aspirations and relationships

  Elaborations

  • sustaining interactions with others by acknowledging, asking for repetition or clarification or questioning further
  • interviewing peers to extract information on and evaluate views about aspects of life such as school, future aspirations and relationships, and discussing as a class the major themes and concerns that emerge
  • sharing opinions with peers about events and interests, and incorporating language to express emotions and responses such as approval, gratitude, regret and appreciation
  • exchanging information with peers in countries where the language is spoken, such as through letters, emails or online discussions, about aspects of school, youth lifestyle and social issues, using comparisons when expressing thoughts and ideas

  VCNRC069 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising