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• VCESC110

  Participate in guided group activities and simple transactions such as games, performances, songs and rhymes, using modelled repetitive language

  Elaborations

  • participating in games or activities that involve taking turns, making choices or swapping items, such as number, time-telling or memory games (¿Qué hora es señor Lobo?, El escondite inglés, La vaca eres tú), using language such as me toca; gané; te toca
  • contributing to class activities or projects that involve naming, illustrating and labelling, such as creating a class garden, or a photo or digital display of a shared event or activity
  • participating in tasks involving exchanging, sorting and classifying objects and attributes such as shapes, colours and numbers, using simple question forms and affirmative/negative responses, for example, ¿Tienes un triángulo amarillo? Sí, toma. ¿Tienes un círculo rojo? No, tengo un círculo azul
  • participating in songs and chants such as counting songs or rhyming games by singing and performing actions, for example, Mi carita redondita, Había una vez un barquito chiquitito, Un elefante se balanceaba

  VCESC110 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCESU122

  Understand that language is organised as ‘text’ and recognise features of familiar texts such as charts, labels, rhymes and stories

  Elaborations

  • understanding that texts can be spoken, written, visual or acted out and that they can be very short (¡alto!) or much longer, for example, a song or story
  • observing typical features of familiar types of texts such as stories, greeting cards and nursery rhymes, for example, the use of the story-starter Érase una vez…
  • understanding that texts have a purpose, for example, timetables indicate what happens when (guía de horarios), recounts describe past events (Había una vez) and greeting cards convey feelings (Te amo/Te quiero)
  • comparing familiar texts in Spanish and English, such as counting games or street signs, identifying elements in the Spanish texts that look or sound different

  VCESU122 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCFRC002

  Participate in guided group activities using simple repetitive language in songs, rhymes, games and transactions

  Elaborations

  • singing and adapting rhymes, action songs and raps (Tourne, tourne petit moulin), lullabies (Fais do-do) and counting songs (Un éléphant se balançait)
  • creating class activities or projects that involve naming, labelling and illustrating, such as a garden, a pet rock collection or favourite-photos wall
  • participating in tasks involving exchanging, sorting and classifying objects and attributes such as shapes, colours and numbers, using simple question forms and affirmative/negative responses, for example, Tu as un 7? Oui, voilà. Et toi, tu as un 10? Non, j’ai un 6
  • taking turns in games and action songs that involve choice and negotiation, for example, choosing or exchanging matching cards or playing memory games such as Au marché (donne-moi deux pommes, s’il te plaȋt; donne-moi deux pommes et trois carottes…)

  VCFRC002 | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCHIC026

  Translate simple texts such as rhymes, captions, story books or familiar social interactions, noticing words and expressions that are difficult to translate

  Elaborations

  • translating popular children’s rhymes into English, for example, चूँ-चूँ करती आई चिड़िया; चंदा मामा, noticing words that are difficult to translate or explain
  • identifying Hindi words or expressions that do not easily translate into English, for example, आँखों का तारा
  • translating exchanges between characters in favourite stories from Hindi into English
  • discussing the meaning of traditional Hindi phrases used on special occasions, comparing how similar wishes are expressed in English, for example, जीते रहो
  • translating lines from cartoon or comic-strip characters such as पिंकी और बबली, noticing how meanings sometimes get changed or confused when translated into another language

  VCHIC026 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Translating

• VCIDC023

  Listen to, read and view creative texts such as rhymes, songs and stories, identifying characters and acting out events

  Elaborations

  • reading, listening to and viewing texts, through shared and guided reading, and responding to questions about characters, ideas and events, including by illustrating and captioning aspects of texts
  • expressing personal opinions about and reactions to creative texts using artefacts, for example, using a puppet or mask to give an opinion about a character in a story or song
  • using movement or actions to reinforce meaning in texts such as a television program, song or game
  • sequencing texts, such as by creating a storyboard using pictures and captions

  VCIDC023 | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Creating

• 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

• VCJAU123

  Understand that language is organised as ‘text’, and that different types of texts, such as storybooks, songs, chants, labels or rhymes, have different features

  Elaborations

  • understanding texts as different forms of communication that are spoken, written, digital or visual, and recognising that they can be very short, for example, たって, or much longer, for example, たって　ください。
  • recognising that different types of texts have different features, for example, repetition and rhythm in action songs and chants
  • beginning to use metalanguage to talk about texts, identifying and naming familiar types of texts, such as ‘story’, ‘list’, ‘song’, ‘rhyme’ and ‘tongue twister’, and describing features, for example, stories usually have a story starter (むかしむかし), while songs usually have rhyming and the repetition of words
  • noticing how texts such as storybooks are sequenced and organised, for example, by identifying the main title and the connections between pictures and text

  VCJAU123 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCRAC023

  Listen to, read and view creative texts such as rhymes, songs and stories, identifying characters and acting out events

  Elaborations

  • reading, listening to and viewing texts, through shared and guided reading
  • expressing personal opinions about and reactions to creative texts using artefacts, for example, using a puppet or mask to give an opinion about a character in a story or song
  • using movement or actions to reinforce meaning in texts such as a television program, song or game
  • sequencing texts, such as by creating a storyboard using pictures and captions

  VCRAC023 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Creating

• 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

• VCVIC107

  Participate in guided group activities such as songs, rhymes, games and transactions, using modelled repetitive language

  Elaborations

  • making simple requests using Làm ơn and expressing thanks with Cảm ơn
  • participating in songs, rhymes and chants by using repetitive language and actions, for example, Kìa con bướm vàng, Tết đến rồi, Rước đèn tháng Tám
  • participating in traditional and contemporary games (for example, Tập tầm vông) or activities that involve taking turns, making choices or swapping items, for example, forming groups using numbers or colours for activities such as telling the time or counting or memory games (for example, Mấy giờ rồi ông sói ơi?)

  VCVIC107 | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCZHC117

  Participate in and respond to performances and shared reading of children’s stories, songs and rhymes with a focus on rhythm, gesture and stress

  Elaborations

  • performing songs and rhymes, noticing rhythmic features such as 押韵 and experimenting with stress and gestures to help convey meaning
  • interpreting language, facial expressions and other visual clues to inform own response to characters and stories presented in animations or songs
  • singing 儿歌 and 童谣 and discussing the traditional ideas and morals they convey
  • creating short plays based on extracts from familiar stories such as 《饥饿的毛毛虫, using puppets and props

  VCZHC117 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCZHC005

  Respond to and create simple Chinese stories, songs and rhymes, reproducing rhythm and sound patterns to express feelings

  Elaborations

  • viewing cartoons or segments of movies based on traditional Chinese stories, such as 《大闹天宫》
  • performing songs and dances in groups, for example,《朋友就是你》 and 《生日快乐》
  • reciting poems and nursery rhymes

  VCZHC005 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCELU184

  Discuss the interrelationship between linguistic elements, context, purpose, audience and structure of a wide range of text types, such as poetry, biographies, blogs, emails and advertisements, and identify how cultural elements are incorporated

  Elaborations

  • recognising main features of a range of text types in Greek, for example, emails, plays, songs, poetry, and discussing how they are used and how they add to the richness of the text
  • analysing texts, such as advertisements and magazine articles, and discussing linguistic and cultural elements
  • reading, viewing and listening to different texts in Greek, paying attention to how messages can be expressed for different audiences and purposes, for example, reading messages on social media sites, emails, blogs
  • discussing language appropriate to particular text types, such as descriptive language in documentaries and persuasive language in advertisements
  • explaining form, features and purposes of texts, such as how they are organised in terms of layout, headings, sequencing of ideas and stylistic devices, for example, informative language in documentaries and persuasive language in advertisements

  VCELU184 | Languages | Modern Greek | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCAMUM022

  Sing and play instruments to improvise, compose and practise a repertoire of chants, songs and rhymes, including those used by cultural groups in the local community

  Elaborations

  • practising and performing music, learnt aurally and through reading from invented and learnt symbols
  • singing and playing music to explore the expressive possibilities of their voices and instruments, for example in music games
  • using responses to music to inform interpretations, for example, how is the mood of this music communicated? What instruments were used and how was their sound different?
  • using movement and body percussion to create accompaniments for songs, chants and rhymes
  • learning songs that were created in or are about the local area, for example, learning a song taught by a member of the local Koorie community

  VCAMUM022 | The Arts | Music | Levels 1 and 2 | Music Practices

• VCHIC006

  Participate in imaginative texts such as stories, rhymes, puppet shows, lullabies or action songs, and respond through singing, dancing, drawing, movement and action

  Elaborations

  • participating in songs, rhymes, lullabies, and poems, for example, लल्ला लल्ला लोरी, दूध की कटोरी, चंदा है तू मेरा सूरज है तू, हम होंगे कामयाब, राष्ट्रीय गान, using facial expressions and gestures to convey meaning
  • listening to and viewing Hindi versions of familiar English-language stories, such as खट्टे अंगूर, लालची बिल्लियाँ, गांधी जी के तीन बन्दर, comparing words and expressions in each language at key points of the story
  • responding to stories, rhymes, puppet shows and songs, such as कछुआ और खरगोश; चंदा मामा दूर के, गाँधी जी के तीन बंदर through drawing or painting, facial expression or movement
  • comparing their responses to favourite characters or events in stories, rhymes or songs by making simple evaluative statements, such as मुझे 'चालाक बन्दर' कहानी में बन्दर पसंद है क्योंकि उसने बिल्लियों को चालाकी से मूर्ख बना दिया
  • responding to rhythmic features by using movement, facial expressions and gestures to convey meaning, for example, by learning and performing the Indian and Australian national anthems जन गण मन

  VCHIC006 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCHIC024

  Engage with creative and imaginative texts such as stories, rhymes, dance and action songs, identifying favourite elements and acting out key events or interactions

  Elaborations

  • reading, listening to and viewing stories, children’s TV programs, excerpts from films, identifying and describing favourite elements, ideas and events
  • viewing excerpts from traditional texts such as जातक कथाएँ, explaining key elements, for example, नमस्ते / नमस्कार; चरण स्पर्श, आशीर्वाद
  • adopting and adapting styles and ideas from writers or artists that they enjoy to create their own imaginative texts, for example, a skit based on a scene from a favourite story
  • demonstrating understanding of plot and sequence in imaginative texts by creating a storyboard or timeline
  • describing favourite animal characters in Panchatantra Stories, comparing with the role of animals in stories from other world cultures
  • discussing favourite characters or events in familiar traditional texts such as दादी माँ की कहानियाँ
  • exploring rhythms, sound patterns and alliteration of Hindi, for example, by creating their own tongue twisters similar to कच्चा पापड़ पक्का पापड़

  VCHIC024 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Creating

• VCHIC007

  Play with sound patterns, rhythm and rhyme to interpret and adapt Hindi stories, poems and songs that involve familiar language and non-verbal forms of expression

  Elaborations

  • performing songs, rhymes, and action stories, for example, आलू-कचालू, पानी बरसा छम छम छम, हाथी राजा कहाँ चले, using non-verbal expression such as clapping, head gestures and facial expressions to convey meaning and express emotion
  • creating own poems, puppet shows or rhymes by adapting favourite stories to perform at a school or community event, for example, ‘चुन्नू - मुन्नू थे दो भाई; लोक-कथाएँ
  • creating and presenting own Big Books, story boards or digital texts based on selected characters or elements of favourite texts
  • re-creating stories, rhymes and poems through mime, dance or captioned drawings
  • experimenting with devices such as alliteration, word play or repetition to add to the enjoyment of songs, stories and poems

  VCHIC007 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCTRC007

  Express imaginative experience in stories, songs, rhymes and puppet performances using sound patterns, familiar language and non-verbal forms of expression

  Elaborations

  • creating and drawing/captioning new situations or settings for popular characters from texts such as the Keloğlan stories in print and digital forms
  • composing and performing their own simple rhymes and action songs that build on familiar language and content and use non-verbal forms of support, such as clapping, gestures and facial expressions
  • composing original short stories by matching and sequencing a series of pictures with captions or by creating a story board with labels using modelled language
  • creating and presenting their own Big Books or digital texts based on selected characters or elements of favourite texts

  VCTRC007 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCVIU119

  Explore different types of familiar texts, such as captions, labels, songs, rhymes and fairy tales, noticing similarities and differences between text types

  Elaborations

  • examining different types of texts, such as signs, songs, captions, stories and dialogues, noticing that they can be short or long, spoken, written, digital, visual or multimodal
  • sharing ideas about the purpose of different texts, such as a class timetable (to show the sequence of lessons) or a story (to describe past events)
  • exploring similar text types in Vietnamese and English, for example, songs, street signs or labels on goods at a market, and noticing ways in which they are similar or different
  • naming different types of familiar texts (story, poem, song) and discussing how they work, for example, using the story starter Ngày xưa, hồi đó, lâu lắm rồi; or rhyming or repeating words in songs, such as quác quác quác, quạc quạc quạc in the song ‘Một con vịt’

  VCVIU119 | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• Auslan - First Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students exchange information, ideas and opinions on a broad range of social, environmental, educational and community issues. They summarise and justify points of view and use reflective language to respond to others’ opinions and perspectives, for example, RIGHT-YEAH,...

  Level description | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10