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• VCGGK070

  Activities in the local place and reasons for their location, and the influence of purpose, distance and accessibility on the frequency with which people visit places

  Elaborations

  • identifying the activities located in their place, such as retailing, medical, educational, police, religious, recreational, farming, manufacturing or office activities, locating them on a pictorial map, and suggesting why they are located where they are
  • investigating the places they and their families visit for shopping recreation, religious or ceremonial activities, or other reasons
  • suggesting what the pattern of visits to places might have been two generations ago and comparing this to their current pattern
  • investigating how people's patterns of visits to places are affected by transport and information and telecommunications technologies

  VCGGK070 | The Humanities | Geography | Foundation to Level 2 | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them

• VCGGK056

  Places used regularly in the community, their location, activities undertaken in this place and frequency of visits

  Elaborations

  • using pictures, symbols, labels to identify features or spaces in a significant place
  • beginning to use special, locational and directional vocabulary
  • investigating places, activities and frequency of visits
  • exploring places and reason for visiting different places in the community

  VCGGK056 | The Humanities | Geography | Level D | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them

• VCHHK023

  Awareness of significant commemorative events and ways they can assist with preparation

  Elaborations

  • using images and stories to investigate an event, its history, objects and characteristics of these celebrations
  • assisting to prepare for a significant event, for example being supported to make a hat for an Easter bonnet parade, or a card or gift for Father’s day
  • observing the construction and use of a class calendar that counts down and commemorates the events of students, their family and the community

  VCHHK023 | The Humanities | History | Level B | Historical Knowledge | Community histories

• VCGGC061

  Represent data and the location of places and their features by constructing tables, plans and labelled maps

  Elaborations

  • making a map to show how a bird would see a place (birds-eye view), using pictures or models of objects
  • completing a table to show the significant features or uses of different places
  • locating on an outline map the places they are connected to, or the places they visit for shopping, recreation, family, personal or other reasons
  • investigating how symbols are used to represent categories of objects and categorising drawings or images of environmental features of the local place into natural, managed and constructed features

  VCGGC061 | The Humanities | Geography | Foundation to Level 2 | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Data and information

• Geography: Level D description

  The Level D curriculum focuses on the features of places where students live focusing on developing student’s awareness, understanding and purpose of a place. Students are encouraged to be curious about a place and explore its local area. They use their senses to explore the tangible characteristics...

  Level description | The Humanities | Geography

• The Humanities | Economics and Business: 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 | Economics and Business

• The Humanities | Geography: 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 | Geography

• The Humanities | History: 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 | History

• VCGGK051

  The connection of their school and local community to other places in Australia and across the world

  Elaborations

  • investigating how local celebrations and events link to places in the world
  • exploring the location of places people have visited

  VCGGK051 | The Humanities | Geography | Level D | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them

• VCGGK023

  The connection of self to other places in Australia and across the world

  Elaborations

  • experiencing specific activities in a place
  • connecting places to location
  • exploring places they have visited and their location

  VCGGK023 | The Humanities | Geography | Level B | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them

• VCGGC020

  Respond to elements of a space using positive and negative response

  Elaborations

  • choosing to visit a particular place in the community from a small selection of options
  • indicating what they want or where they want to explore within a place
  • indicating a space they want to visit/ use/ stay within a place
  • answering simple questions about a place using ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response or augmentative and alternative communication

  VCGGC020 | The Humanities | Geography | Level B | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Data and information

• VCGGC030

  Link activities to a location

  Elaborations

  • investigating places they visit and what they do there
  • identifying their favourite place and why they like it such as specific features or activities
  • drawing on their own experience to use a place appropriately

  VCGGC030 | The Humanities | Geography | Level C | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Place, space and interconnection

• VCGGK037

  The connection of their family and peers to other places in Australia and across the world

  Elaborations

  • investigating important local places and events and their connection to other places around the world
  • investigating places their family and peers have visited or are connected to in the world

  VCGGK037 | The Humanities | Geography | Level C | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them

• VCGGC032

  Collect geographical data and information

  Elaborations

  • collecting objects, images and photos when visiting significant places such as community facilities
  • using images and objects to assist them to recall and label their experience/s within a place
  • recording and reflecting on visits to a community facility by making simple picture story books of their visits
  • assisting to construct multimodal texts which describe the journey to significant places, for example indicating a sound or photo to represent part of the journey or feature passed

  VCGGC032 | The Humanities | Geography | Level C | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Data and information

• Geography: Foundation to Level 2 description

  From Foundation to Level 2, the curriculum develops the concept of place through a study of what places are like over time and how they are defined. The emphasis in F-2 is on the places in which students live, but they also start to investigate other places of similar size that are familiar to...

  Level description | The Humanities | Geography

• The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship: Resources

  The VCAA provides a range of resources to assist teachers with implementing the Victorian Curriculum F–10. Please visit the following VCAA websites to access these resources (links open in a new window)

  • Victorian Curriculum F–10 resources

  Includes curriculum specific resources...

  Overview material | Civics and Citizenship

• VCGGK022

  Familiar places identified through images at a variety of scales

  Elaborations

  • assisting to collect images of a place at different angles, directions and scales
  • matching images to a place
  • exploring the different scales and images available to represent a place
  • exploring places they have visited and their location in relation to their town, state, Australia and world

  VCGGK022 | The Humanities | Geography | Level B | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them

• VCHHK012

  Exposure to the cultural or spiritual importance of significant places and sites

  Elaborations

  • using senses to explore objects used for specific events and celebrations
  • demonstrating an awareness of places of personal significance in their local community, e.g. smiling when passing or entering a familiar park, shopping centre or pool

  VCHHK012 | The Humanities | History | Level A | Historical Knowledge | Community histories

• VCGGC003

  Experience places that are important for specific people and related activities

  Elaborations

  • exposed to the purpose of a space in a place, for example swimming in the middle pool at the local pool, shopping at supermarket at the local shops
  • exposed to special events and reacting to sensory element they experience, for example cream, face paint, whistle, sand, visual images
  • exposed to the caring and maintaining of a space, for example, watering, cleaning up
  • reacting to sensory element of an event or activity experienced in a place, for example decorations, food or parade

  VCGGC003 | The Humanities | Geography | Level A | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Place, space and interconnection

• VCGGK013

  Experience the purpose of or the special event/s of a space

  Elaborations

  • exposed to the purpose of a space in a place, for example swimming in the middle pool at the local pool, shopping at supermarket at the local shops
  • exposed to special events and reacting to sensory element they experience, for example cream, face paint, whistle, sand, visual images
  • exposed to the caring and maintaining of a space, for example, watering, cleaning up
  • reacting to sensory element of an event or activity experienced in a place, for example decorations, food or parade

  VCGGK013 | The Humanities | Geography | Level A | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them