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• VCHPEP019

  Express their feelings, needs, likes and dislikes

  Elaborations

  • learning to indicate their basic needs, including being hungry, tired, or needing the toilet
  • learning appropriate language and actions to communicate their feelings in different situations
  • matching basic feelings of 'happiness' and 'sadness' to an event or facial expression
  • learning and using strategies to persist until they are successful

  VCHPEP019 | Health and Physical Education | Level B | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP033

  Explore their feelings and practice expressing their needs, likes and dislikes using simple communication tools

  Elaborations

  • learning through supported experiences about what feelings look like, when they have felt this way and how to act
  • learning to recognise their emotional expression
  • learning to use words, signs or symbols to name emotions for self and others
  • developing a vocabulary of key concepts and using pictures and real objects to indicate their understanding of their likes and dislikes and feelings, and events associated with each feeling
  • learning about the needs and viewpoints of others through group experiences and shared decision-making
  • selecting a solution and identifying cause and effect of actions for familiar social problems

  VCHPEP033 | Health and Physical Education | Level C | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP031

  Identify and name members of immediate family and demonstrate safety awareness, respond to safety instructions and identify safe and unsafe places and items in the environment

  Elaborations

  • sharing information about their own family using photos
  • learning about different types of relationships and identifying the people within each relationship group
  • exploring safety and learning to demonstrate safety awareness in familiar daily routines
  • learning protective behaviours that can help keep them safe, including how to seek or communicate a need for help from trusted people in their community who can help them stay safe and healthy, recognising and communicating when then feel unsafe and practising ways of asking for help in a range of different scenarios
  • using pictures and concrete examples to identify their understanding of safe and unsafe places and items in the environment around them

  VCHPEP031 | Health and Physical Education | Level C | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP129

  Develop skills to evaluate health information and express health concerns

  Elaborations

  • analysing the credibility of health messages conveyed by different sources
  • practising ways to communicate concerns about their health to a variety of support people

  VCHPEP129 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP078

  Explore actions that help make the classroom a healthy, safe and active place

  Elaborations

  • creating a bank of movement games and physical activity cards students can select from and play during lesson breaks and before or after school
  • exploring sustainable practices that students can implement in the classroom to improve the health and wellbeing of the class
  • exploring how fruit and water breaks help support class health and wellbeing
  • recognising how their actions help keep classmates safe, including identifying things not to be shared due to potential of contamination, infection and anaphylaxis
  • explaining and demonstrating how being fair and respectful contributes to class health and wellbeing

  VCHPEP078 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCHPEP075

  Describe ways to include others to make them feel that they belong

  Elaborations

  • identifying and appreciating similarities and differences in people and groups
  • exploring how people feel when they are included and excluded from groups and activities
  • demonstrating appropriate language when encouraging others at home and at school
  • demonstrating how to include others in physical activities when completing movement tasks or practising for performance
  • expressing appreciation and offering encouragement using a variety of communication techniques

  VCHPEP075 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP072

  Describe physical and social changes that occur as children grow older and discuss how family and community acknowledge these

  Elaborations

  • describing changes in their physical appearance now compared to when they were younger
  • identifying and describing significant relationships in their lives and how these have evolved or changed over time
  • discussing ways families and cultural groups acknowledge and celebrate major stages of development
  • discussing tasks they are allowed to do by themselves and explaining how these have changed since they were younger

  VCHPEP072 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP016

  Identify some major body parts

  Elaborations

  • actively participate in songs, action games and games associated with the identification of major body parts
  • exploring topics related to their body parts relevant to their age and physical growth and development
  • identifying major body parts when communicated

  VCHPEP016 | Health and Physical Education | Level B | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP004

  React to people and sensory experiences

  Elaborations

  • learning how to be socially responsive with the support of familiar adults when interacting with others in structured environments
  • reacting to and recognising significant adults and class mates
  • participate in various interactions, sensory feedback and feeling of inclusion through structured activities and multimedia texts

  VCHPEP004 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP034

  Practise a variety of health, safety and wellbeing actions

  Elaborations

  • learning about the basic elements of living a healthy life
  • identifying some acceptable and safe ways of behaving
  • follow stepped instructions in basic food preparation and hygiene procedures
  • identifying some basic characteristics of food and grouping objects as foods and non-foods, hot and cold, hard and soft foods, always and sometimes food, personal preference
  • exploring safety and following safety rules and procedures in familiar daily routines
  • learning a new skill and feeling positive about their achievement and with support implementing strategies they can use to persist until they are successful

  VCHPEP034 | Health and Physical Education | Level C | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCHPEP109

  Practise skills to establish and manage relationships

  Elaborations

  • exploring reasons why relationships may change, such as starting a new school, changing priorities or interests, family break-up, or joining a new sports team
  • assessing the impact of different relationships on personal health and wellbeing
  • proposing strategies for managing the changing nature of relationships, including dealing with bullying, violence and harassment and building new friendships

  VCHPEP109 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP045

  Demonstrate an understanding of different kinds of relationships and identify some private places and safe and unsafe places or situations

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating an understanding of different kinds of relationships
  • learning how to make friends and developing and maintaining friendships
  • exploring and learning about feelings and safety and relating to private, safe and unsafe
  • exploring and labelling trusted people in their community who can help them stay safe and healthy
  • beginning to identify situations where they feel safe and unsafe and learning some basic strategies that they may use in unsafe situations

  VCHPEP045 | Health and Physical Education | Level D | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP006

  Experience health and safety actions

  Elaborations

  • experiencing activities related to eating, drinking and life skills and exploring their sensory impact and indicating an awareness of these activities
  • experiencing a variety of activities related to healthy and active community and learning to anticipate some familiar events
  • participating in simple activities associated with their basic personal hygiene, needs and care, and beginning to assist in the process

  VCHPEP006 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCHPEP032

  Practise personal hygiene, independence skills and social skills including taking turns

  Elaborations

  • practising expressing needs, wants and feelings, and self-discipline to be an effective group member
  • participating in personal hygiene practices including hand washing, face washing, nose blowing and toilet routines and beginning to identify why they are important
  • exploring scenarios, actions and consequences and discussing how it feels and their choices
  • creating and retelling stories about social skills and exploring and practising the skills targeted
  • learning how to be kind, fair and respectful to others through structured learning experiences and social stories and how they can make people feel

  VCHPEP032 | Health and Physical Education | Level C | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP142

  Evaluate factors that shape identities, and analyse how individuals impact the identities of others

  Elaborations

  • analysing how societal norms, stereotypes and expectations influence the way young people think about their bodies, food, physical activity, sexual health, drugs and/or risk-taking behaviours
  • examining how diversity and gender are represented in the media and communities, and investigating the influence these representations have on identities
  • analysing the role of family, friends and community in supporting an individual’s identities, and proposing strategies to enhance their own and others’ wellbeing
  • investigating how cultural beliefs and practices surrounding transitions to adulthood differ between cultures

  VCHPEP142 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 9 and 10 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCICCB001

  Identify what is familiar and what is different in the ways culturally diverse individuals and families live

  Elaborations

  • noting information from stories that identify similarities and differences between families from a range of places including stories from students in the class and in stories about children in other places
  • identifying how people express a familiar cultural practice, such as the food eaten at different celebrations, or the songs sung at a celebration
  • sharing stories about familiar cultural practices from home and describing their importance to the family
  • comparing the words students use for their grandparents, such as Nanna/Pop, Grandma/Grandpa; Nonna/Nonno (Italian); Yaya/Pappous (Greek)

  VCICCB001 | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Foundation to Level 2 | Cultural Practices

• VCICCB013

  Analyse the dynamic nature of own and others cultural practices in a range of contexts

  Elaborations

  • examining how a similar cultural practice can be expressed differently in other contexts, for example, compare the celebration of Christmas in commercial, cultural and religious contexts
  • analysing how a range of different cultural practices developed and how they may have changed, for example, comparing women’s roles over the past hundred years at home and at work, exploring changing influences of technology in popular music, discussing changes to religious observance, such as eating fish on Friday
  • exploring why people want to preserve their cultural practices, including linguistic, artistic and culinary traditions and investigating an example of cultural preservation
  • discussing possible consequences when cultural practices are not maintained, for example, changes to language practices in successive generations of migrant communities
  • exploring cultural issues in historical contexts such as the impact of a dominant culture, language, belief or legal system, for example during the Columbian Exchange

  VCICCB013 | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Cultural Practices

• VCICCB018

  Analyse the ways in which intercultural relationships and experiences have contributed to the development of attitudes, beliefs and behaviours, and how they are manifested in various contexts

  Elaborations

  • using a range of scenarios to hold a student-led discussion about factors that may impact intercultural experiences, for example, welcoming visitors to your home, international adoption, or international aide relations between countries
  • comparing the underpinning assumptions of different national migration policies, for example, by contrasting the White Australia Policy with multicultural policy settings
  • exploring whether there are similarities in the experiences of successive waves of migrants to Australia
  • unpacking the different perspectives cultural groups may hold, for example, the contested usage of ‘Australian/UnAustralian’
  • using episodes of a television show to explore differences in attitudes, such as the SBS show ‘Go Back To Where You Came From’

  VCICCB018 | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Cultural Practices

• VCICCB005

  Compare their own and others cultural practices, showing how these may influence the ways people relate to each other

  Elaborations

  • comparing the expression of common concepts or human experiences in a range of cultural settings, for example, life milestones and celebrations, learning from older family/community members, demonstrating an emotion
  • exploring rules or expectations within the school or classroom, for example, raising a hand before asking a question, using manners or wearing a uniform, and discussing how these may help foster a culture of respect for other students and teachers
  • researching a cultural practice, for example Japanese origami, or a cultural artefact, for example a kilt, and asking students to explain the significance to other students
  • discussing aspects of Australian culture that might seem ‘strange’ from another perspective, such as eating kangaroo or having an outlaw as a national hero, and contrast with other cultural practices that students may find ‘strange’, such as the Spanish practice of eating twelve grapes at New Years Eve

  VCICCB005 | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Levels 3 and 4 | Cultural Practices

• VCICCB010

  Explain how intercultural experiences can influence beliefs and behaviours, including developing a critical perspective on and respect for their own and others cultures

  Elaborations

  • using a range of overseas and national travel brochures to discuss different ideas about travel, including the notion that travel broadens peoples horizons, and create a list of reasons how and why Australians travel
  • creating a class list of what having an ‘open mind’ might look like and why it may be useful during intercultural experiences, such as in scenarios like student exchanges or overseas travel
  • exploring the meaning of terms such as tolerance, respect and acceptance and discussing a range of ways to show respect for different cultural practices
  • discussing how body language and gestures can influence communication and describing differences in meanings attached to body language and gestures in different cultures, such as giving a ‘thumbs up’, bowing or pointing

  VCICCB010 | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Levels 5 and 6 | Cultural Practices