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• VCJAC164

  Engage in activities that involve collaboration, planning, organising, negotiating and transacting

  Elaborations

  • participating in scenarios related to accepting and declining invitations, planning, making arrangements and negotiating details, using language related to place, time and activity, for example, 月よう日に　日本のレストランに行きましょうか。月よう日は、ちょっと…。火よう日は　どうですか。
  • budgeting for virtual shopping expeditions, consulting online catalogues and websites, comparing prices and value, and discussing intended purchases, for example, ゲームが/を　 かいたいです。二千円(にせんえん)　あります。どれが一ばんやすいですか。
  • participating in authentic or simulated transactions that involve making requests, considering options, buying, selling or ordering, for example, この　T シャツは　L サイズですね。ちょっと　大きいです。M サイズを　ください。
  • creating displays, presentations or performances for family, friends or the school community to showcase their progress in learning and using Japanese
  • giving and following instructions to play games, follow recipes, or carry out traditional Japanese activities such as calligraphy, origami or martial arts, using language forms and vocabulary associated with sequencing, such as さいしょに、つぎに、それから、そして

  VCJAC164 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCEBC005

  Consider the effect that the consumer and financial decisions of individuals may have on themselves, their family, the broader community and the natural, economic and business environment

  Elaborations

  • exploring how a decision to buy an item affects the family, for example, ‘Did the family have to put off buying another item to have this one?’ or 'Does what my family buys in the supermarket affect what businesses might sell or produce?'
  • explaining the benefits to themselves and their family of having savings and/or a strategy for saving
  • investigating whether buying at the local supermarket helps the local community
  • considering if their actions have an effect on the environment, for example, does choosing to use recycling shopping bags have an effect on the natural environment?

  VCEBC005 | The Humanities | Economics and Business | Levels 5 and 6 | Consumer and Financial Literacy

• VC2M4N01

  recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals

  Elaborations

  • using a bar to represent the whole, dividing it into 10 equal pieces with each piece representing 0.1 or one-tenth of the whole length and understanding that 2 pieces are 0.2 or two-tenths of the whole
  • using materials to show the multiplicative relationship between the whole, tenths and hundredths; for example, using a bundle of 10 straws to represent the whole, one straw as the tenth, and cutting the tenth into 10 parts to show the hundredths; or using deci-pipes to represent tenths
  • recognising that one is the same as ten-tenths and one-tenth is the same as ten-hundredths and using this relationship to rename decimals; for example, renaming 0.25 as two-tenths and five-hundredths or twenty-five-hundredths
  • making models of measurement attributes to show the relationship between the base unit and parts of the unit, for example, 1.5 metres is one metre and five-tenths of the next metre; 1.75 units is one unit and seventy-five-hundredths of the next unit
  • counting large quantities of mixed notes and coins, writing the total using dollars and cents, and recognising the cents as parts of the next dollar
  • comparing the way money and measures are read and said, and explaining how they are the same and different; for example, explaining that $2.75 is said ‘two dollars seventy-five’ and 2.75 metres is said ‘two point seven five metres’, and recognising that the 7 means seven-tenths and the 5 means five-hundredths in both

  VC2M4N01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4 | Number

• VCELA335

  Understand how to move beyond making bare assertions and take account of differing perspectives and points of view

  Elaborations

  • recognising that a bare assertion (for example 'It's the best film this year') often needs to be tempered by: using the 'impersonal it' to distance oneself (for example 'It could be that it is the best film this year'); recruiting anonymous support (for example 'It is generally agreed that it is the best film this year.'); indicating a general source of the opinion (for example 'Most critics agree that it is the best film this year.'); specifying the source of the opinion (for example 'David and Margaret both agree that it is the best film this year') and reflecting on the effect of these different choices

  VCELA335 | Curriculum content | English | Level 5 | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCMNA155

  Recall multiplication facts up to 10 × 10 and related division facts

  Elaborations

  • using known multiplication facts to calculate related division facts
  • using strategies to recall the multiplication facts
  • extending multiplication facts (for example 4 by 7 is 28 so 4 by 7 tens is 28 tens)

  VCMNA155 | Mathematics | Level 4 | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCKOC024

  Convey ideas or viewpoints from different perspectives to various audiences in familiar contexts using different modes of presentation

  Elaborations

  • describing aspects of Australian culture for a particular audience, for example, the physical environment, specific celebrations or features of cuisine, including explanations of expressions such as ‘the bush’ or ‘fair go’
  • creating texts such as brochures, cartoons, notices, blogs or video clips to introduce Korean culture or lifestyle to Australian friends, parents or peers on social networking websites or to the general public, for example, 한국은 7월과 8월에 아주 더워요. 그래서 여름에 …
  • presenting information on different elements or perspectives on ideas such as seasons, festival food, costumes, entertainment (games, sports, dances, music …), specific cultural practices associated with festival days, for example,on 설날, 추석, in various modes (for example, concept maps, flow charts and tabulations, graphics or captioned photographs)
  • explaining to others a procedure or practice, for example, a recipe, the rules of a sport or a board game, instructions on caring for a pet/animal, or fashion tips, for example, by giving priority to classified information using 첫 번째, …, 두 번째, …
  • conveying information about different viewpoints on topics of interest such as sustainability, health or environmental issues, for example, 호주의 강과 호수는 깨끗해요

  VCKOC024 | Languages | Korean | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Informing

• VCELY468

  Choose a reading technique and reading path appropriate for the type of text, to retrieve and connect ideas within and between texts

  Elaborations

  • assessing the impact of hyperlinked text in a website’s navigation
  • using appropriate metalanguage associated with digital technologies to analyse reading pathways on websites

  VCELY468 | Curriculum content | English | Level 10 | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCASFC110

  Participate in shared learning activities that involve planning, transacting and problem-solving, using simple signed statements, questions and directions

  Elaborations

  • negotiating roles and responsibilities in shared learning activities, using expressions such as:
    PRO2 TYPE PRO1 WRITE
    You type and I’ll write.
  • understanding and using expressions of support, encouragement or praise during shared activities, for example, EXCELLENT, THAT GREAT
  • playing games that involve detailed information exchange, such as a ‘murder mystery’ type game, asking for and supplying descriptions about the suspect, for example:
    PRO3 HAVE GLASSES?
    Does he have glasses?
  • working collaboratively to plan an event such as a handball competition, using expressions related to place, time and numbers, for example:
    BEST PLAY WHERE?
    Where will we play?
    TEAM+ HOW MANY?
    How many teams are there?
  • following and giving directions for outdoor activities such as an obstacle course
  • expressing preferences in relation to roles and responsibilities in shared learning activities, using NMFs and statements such as:
    HANDWRITING PRO1 DON’T-LIKE RATHER TYPING
    I don’t like handwriting; I prefer to type it
    
  • working with peers to plan for a visit from a Deaf community member, prioritising and sequencing tasks

  VCASFC110 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCDEC142

  Share and compare responses to characters, events and ideas in imaginative texts, making connections with own experience and feelings

  Elaborations

  • producing a timeline of the main events of an imaginative text or creating a sociogram illustrating how the main character links with other characters
  • responding to a text such as a poem by selecting an appropriate image to illustrate an aspect (message, mood) and explaining choice, for example, Das ist die Sonne. Die Sonne ist heiß und gelb. Die Sonne scheint im Sommer. Ich bin glücklich, wenn die Sonne scheint.
  • using modelled structures such as Das Ende war lustig/traurig/blöd or Die Hauptperson war sehr mutig/schön/schlau to express a personal opinion on aspects of a text, such as the beginning, ending, plot and characters
  • creating storyboards to represent key events in different types of imaginative texts, including captions or word bubbles to capture moods or feelings, for example, using a digital cartoon tool

  VCDEC142 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Creating

• VCMSP206

  Construct displays, including column graphs, dot plots and tables, appropriate for data type, with and without the use of digital technologies

  Elaborations

  • identifying the best methods of presenting data to illustrate the results of investigations and justifying the choice of representations

  VCMSP206 | Mathematics | Level 5 | Statistics and Probability | Data representation and interpretation

• VCHIC110

  Participate in individual and shared projects and activities that involve brainstorming, transacting, negotiating and problem-solving

  Elaborations

  • participating in real or simulated transactions and negotiations, for example, bidding for an item online, ordering food for a class celebration or negotiating purchases of learning resources, for example, आपकी पसंद क्या है? हम कितना खर्च कर सकते हैं? हम में से कितने लोग इसे चुनेगें?
  • compiling a glossary of key terms required to engage in commercial exchanges between English- and Hindi-speaking communities, using language associated with business and communication, such as निवेश, व्यापार, मुद्रा-विनिमय, प्रौद्योगिकी
  • designing resources such as website posts, press releases or flyers to promote action on social or environmental issues, for example, आवासहीनता, पशु क्रूरता, आपातकालीन सहायता
  • participating in imagined scenarios that involve buying and selling, bidding, transacting and negotiating, such as online shopping or conducting a market stall, discussing issues of value, availability and popularity
  • participating in virtual excursions to cultural sites or exhibitions, for example, प्रसिद्ध संग्रहालय, पूजा स्थल, sharing responsibility for different elements of a multimodal report on the experience
  • negotiating roles and responsibilities for the planning, filming and editing of a short documentary on aspects of their shared school experience, for example, मेरा समुदाय, श्रमिक दिवस, स्वतंत्रता दिवस, बैसाखी, भारत का शास्त्रीय संगीत, बॉलीवुड फिल्मों का इतिहास, ऑस्ट्रेलिया के दर्शनीय स्थान
  • organising a campaign or social media forum to raise awareness of a community, environmental or ethical issue, for example, पर्यावरण परिवर्तन, आप्रवासन, प्रौद्योगिकी और बेरोज़गारी, discussing strategies for responding to possible challenges

  VCHIC110 | Languages | Hindi | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCASFC164

  Collaborate with peers to plan and conduct shared events or activities such as performances, presentations, demonstrations or transactions

  Elaborations

  • working collaboratively to plan a performance or presentation for a younger class, for example on aspects of Deaf culture or Auslan
  • expressing preferences in relation to roles and responsibilities in shared learning activities, using statements such as:
    PRO1 HANDWRITING PRO1 DON’T-LIKE RATHER TYPING
    I don’t like handwriting; I prefer to type it.
    PRO1 DON’T-WANT DRAW, PRO1 WANT TAKE-PHOTO++
    I don’t want to do the drawing; I’d rather take photos.
    
  • negotiating with a partner to prioritise or sequence tasks when planning a learning activity, using language such as:
    PRO2 THINK BEST THIS FIRST, FINISH, NEXT
    Do you think we should do this first and when that’s done, next
    THAT FIRST IMPORTANT THAT SECOND
    That’s more important than this.
    
  • organising activities such as excursions or talent shows, using expressions related to place, time and numbers, for example:
    THAT THEATRE WHEN WHAT DAY?
    What date is the show?
    HOW-MANY PEOPLE WILL DS:many-move?
    How many people will be there?
    
  • playing games that involve detailed information exchange, such as ‘Guess Who?’, asking for and supplying descriptions, for example:
    POINT HAVE GLASSES?
    Does yours have glasses?
    DON’T-HAVE
    No.
  • allocating responsibilities for the completion of shared tasks, such as following a recipe or building a model
  • carrying out simulated transactions in different contexts, for example, playing a ‘restaurant’ game, or a food shopping game

  VCASFC164 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCMNA077

  Follow a short sequence of instructions

  Elaborations

  • carrying out a specified sequence of actions to move an object from one location to another
  • playing a simple rule-based game moving a specified number of places according to the result on a die in a chance-based game

  VCMNA077 | Mathematics | Foundation Level | Number and Algebra | Patterns and algebra

• VC2M3A02

  extend and apply knowledge of addition and subtraction facts to 20 to develop efficient mental strategies for computation with larger numbers without a calculator

  Elaborations

  • partitioning using materials and part-part-whole diagrams to develop subtraction facts related to addition facts, such as 8 + 7 = 15 therefore 15 − 7 = 8 and 15 − 8 = 7
  • using partitioning to develop and record facts systematically (for example, ‘How many ways can 12 monkeys be spread among 2 trees?’, 12 = 12 + 0, 12 = 11 + 1, 12 = 10 + 2, 12 = 9 + 3, …), explaining how they know they have found all possible partitions
  • understanding basic addition and related subtraction facts and using extensions to these facts; for example, 6 + 6 = 12, 16 + 6 = 22, 6 + 7 = 13, 16 + 7 = 23, and 60 + 60 = 120, 600 + 600 = 1200

  VC2M3A02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 3 | Algebra

• VCDEC128

  Produce texts such as signs, class word lists and picture dictionaries in both German and English for the classroom and school community

  Elaborations

  • making and using individual word lists, and print and digital dictionaries, for example, using digital tools
  • producing classroom signs such as Bitte mach die Tür zu! Hier sind die Scheren/Klebestifte/Stifte!
  • creating bilingual texts for the classroom or school community, such as posters, library displays or online newsletter items

  VCDEC128 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Translating

• VCDEU186

  Understand the influence of language on people’s actions, values and beliefs, and appreciate the scale and importance of linguistic diversity

  Elaborations

  • examining how language can reinforce stereotypes, such as those related to gender, and how changes in the language occur over time to combat this, for example, die Krankenschwester → der Krankenpfleger, die Krankenpflegerin; die Stewardess → der Flugbegleiter, die Flugbegleiterin
  • considering how language indicates respect, values and attitudes, and includes and excludes, for example, the use of titles or first names (Herr Doktor Schmidt, Herr Schmidt, Georg), different words for the same entity (foreigner/immigrant/refugee), the gendered nature of professional titles (der Lehrer, die Lehrerin; das Kindermädchen), and access to community information for non-English speakers
  • reflecting on the impact of language in relation to own and others’ experience, for example, winning an argument or working out the meaning of unfamiliar German words; being locked out of conversations, or being a newcomer or an outsider in a social group
  • establishing a deeper understanding of diversity and reflecting on own experience of what linguistic and cultural diversity means

  VCDEU186 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VC2M7P01

  identify the sample space for single-stage experiments; assign probabilities to the possible outcomes and predict relative frequencies for related experiments.

  Elaborations

  • discussing the meaning of probability terminology, for example, ‘probability’, ‘sample space’, ‘favourable outcome’, ‘trial’, ‘experiment’ and ‘event’
  • listing sample spaces for games involving throwing a coin or a dice, spinners, or lucky dip
  • assigning the probability for throwing a 6 on a dice and using this to predict the number of times a 6 will occur when a dice is thrown multiple times

  VC2M7P01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 7 | Probability

• VC2M1N03

  quantify sets of objects, to at least 120, by partitioning collections into equal groups using number knowledge and skip counting

  Elaborations

  • counting a large collection of items using groups of fives or tens and skip counting to work out how many there are, and recording the amount and connecting the digits in the number to the grouped materials when using groups of 10
  • counting collections of objects, such as pencils or images of birds in a tree, by grouping them in tens to enable efficient counting, and connecting the digits in the number to the groups of tens and ones
  • counting a large collection of Australian $1 coins by stacking them in piles of 10, skip counting in tens and including any leftover coins to determine the total value

  VC2M1N03 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 1 | Number

• VC2M1N06

  use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving equal sharing and grouping; represent the situations with diagrams, physical and virtual materials, and use calculation strategies to solve the problem

  Elaborations

  • modelling problems involving repeated equal group situations, such as ‘How many wheels are needed for 3 cars?’, using materials and drawing a picture to show what they did, and recording the results with a number
  • modelling practical problems involving equal sharing situations; for example, sharing a set of dominoes between the 2 players in a game, and then counting or subitising to ensure they both have the same number of tiles
  • modelling money problems involving equal sharing; for example, sorting coins from a moneybox according to their denominations, sharing the coins equally between 4 people, and using counting or subitising to ensure they have equal amounts of each denomination

  VC2M1N06 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 1 | Number

• VC2M4P02

  conduct repeated chance experiments to observe relationships between outcomes in games and other chance situations, and identify and describe the variation in results

  Elaborations

  • playing games such as noughts-and-crosses or First to 20 and deciding if it makes a difference who goes first and whether you can use a particular strategy to increase your chances of winning
  • recording and ordering the outcomes of experiments using different physical or virtual random generators such as coins, dice and a variety of spinners
  • experimenting with tossing 2 coins at the same time, recording and commenting on the chance of outcomes after a number of tosses
  • shuffling a set of cards, drawing a card at random, and recording whether it was a spade, club, diamond or heart, or a picture card or numbered card; and repeating the experiment a number of times and discussing the results

  VC2M4P02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 4 | Probability