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• VCLVC134

  Give factual information using simple statements, gestures and captions

  Elaborations

  • using some location terms to talk about the Country/Place for example, up, down, near, far and using topographical words such as swamp, soakage, reef
  • presenting information about elements associated with Country/Place, for example, animals, plants, food, artefacts, using modelled sentences, matching captions to pictures and filling-in-gaps activities
  • contributing to a shared recount about an event such as sports day, an excursion, a class visit from a respected community member, a visiting performance group from the Country/Place, a community celebration, for example, by making a Big Book, creating a display, digital presentation or class photo story
  • labelling aspects of daily routines, selecting captions or attaching word bubbles and sharing information with others
  • developing a pictorial story to describe activities and routines at home, at school, in the community

  VCLVC134 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Informing

• VC2M1SP02

  give and follow directions to move people and objects to different locations within a space

  Elaborations

  • interpreting and following directions around familiar locations, and understanding the meaning and importance of the words when giving directions; for example, using words like ‘forwards’ and ‘backwards’, ‘straight ahead’, ‘left’ or ‘right’ to describe movement and giving instructions like ‘Keep going straight until you reach the end of this passage and then turn to your right’
  • creating and following an algorithm consisting of a set of instructions to move an object to a different location; for example, role-playing being a robot and following step-by-step instructions given by another classmate to move from one place to another, only moving as instructed
  • following directions to move people into different positions within a line using both ordinal and positional language to describe their position; for example, directly comparing heights and following directions using ordinal and positional language to line up in height order
  • describing a familiar journey across Country/Place using directional language

  VC2M1SP02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 1 | Space

• VCTRU012

  Recognise and reproduce the sounds and spellings of Turkish-specific phonemes, /ı/, /ğ/, /ö/, /ü/ /ş/ and /ç/ and make connections between spoken language, alphabetic elements and written forms of the language

  Elaborations

  • becoming familiar with the Turkish alphabet and writing conventions, for example, by identifying sounds and spelling of specific phonemes, such as, /ı/, /ö/, /ü/, /ç/, /ğ/, /ş/ and comparing them with English sounds
  • understanding that intonation patterns create different meanings, as in the distinction between questions, statements and exclamations, geliyor musun? / geliyorsun / gelsene!
  • differentiating between vowel and consonant sounds
  • experimenting with sounds in onomatopoeic words, such as those related to animal sounds, üüürüüü (horoz), miyav miyav (kedi), möö (inek), hav hav (köpek ), cik cik (kuş); comparing with the pronunciation of equivalent animal sounds in English
  • developing pronunciation, phrasing, syllabification and intonation skills by singing, reciting and repeating words and phrases in context

  VCTRU012 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCCCTM009

  Investigate ways to problem-solve, using egocentric and experiential language

  Elaborations

  • discussing sequencing of steps as a problem-solving approach in response to a ‘how do I…?’ problem, and experimenting with different sequences
  • using number sentences as a problem-solving approach to solve a worded problem involving quantities, and thinking out loud to a partner while constructing these sentences, for example ‘I want to know how many farm animals have escaped. I can see that…’

  VCCCTM009 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Foundation to Level 2 | Meta-Cognition

• VCELT205

  Discuss how authors create characters using language and images

  Elaborations

  • identifying similarities between texts from different cultural traditions, for example representations of dragons in traditional European and Asian texts, and how spiritual beings are represented in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories
  • identifying some features of characters and how particular words and images convey qualities of their nature, for example some characters are portrayed as shy, others adventurous
  • discussing the characters of fictional animals and how they relate to those of humans

  VCELT205 | Curriculum content | English | Level 1 | Speaking and Listening | Literature

• VCELY187

  Read texts with familiar features and structures using developing phrasing, fluency, phonic, semantic, contextual, and grammatical knowledge and emerging text processing strategies, including prediction, monitoring meaning and rereading

  Elaborations

  • using contextual and semantic knowledge to make predictions about a text’s purpose and content
  • combining knowledge of context, meaning, grammar and phonics to decode text
  • recognising most high-frequency sight words when reading text
  • self-correcting when reading does not make sense, using pictures, context, meaning, phonics and grammatical knowledge
  • reading aloud with developing fluency and intonation

  VCELY187 | Curriculum content | English | Level 1 | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCESC115

  Create and perform simple imaginative texts that involve repetitive language, experimenting with sound patterns, rhymes and non-verbal forms of expression

  Elaborations

  • performing songs, rhymes and action stories using non-verbal forms of expression such as clapping, gestures and facial expressions to support the making of meaning
  • creating and presenting a shared class story that involves repeated actions and audience involvement
  • creating a new version of well-known stories, songs or rhymes such as Tengo, tengo, tengo by substituting words, phrases and expressions
  • composing original short stories by matching or sequencing a series of pictures with captions or by creating a storyboard with labels using modelled language

  VCESC115 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCHPEP076

  Identify and practise emotional responses that account for own and others’ feelings

  Elaborations

  • recognising own emotions and demonstrating positive ways to react in different situations at home and at school
  • identifying the body’s reaction to a range of situations, including safe and unsafe situations, and comparing the different emotional responses
  • predicting how a person or character might be feeling based on the words they use, their facial expressions and body language
  • understanding how a person’s reaction to a situation can affect others’ feelings

  VCHPEP076 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• 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

• VCKOU128

  Notice and use simple vocabulary to identify familiar objects and to describe simple actions, states or qualities in familiar contexts

  Elaborations

  • identifying and using basic words for familiar objects, for example, body parts, pets and days of the week
  • responding to a simple question using 네/아니요 to express agreement/disagreement
  • using basic verbs with the –어/아요 ending in familiar contexts, for example, 있어요, 없어요, 좋아해요

  VCKOU128 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCLVC130

  Interact with each other, the teaching team and visiting respected community members, using language and gestures to greet and talk about self and family

  Elaborations

  • participating in everyday exchanges, such as greeting and leave taking
  • interacting with the teaching team and visiting respected community members and community speakers, using appropriate protocols such as respect terms, behaviour and forms of address
  • introducing and describing self, family, friends, favourite objects and pets, using familiar and modelled language, supported by visual props such as drawings, photos
  • listening to questions (such as what, who, where) about self, family, friends and immediate environment and responding with words and actions, including gesture

  VCLVC130 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCNRU017

  Recognise that the languages people use reflect their culture, such as who they are, where and how they live, and find examples of similarities and differences between the language being studied and their own ways of communicating

  Elaborations

  • exploring the meaning of ‘culture’, considering different lifestyles and symbols such as flags, including the Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag
  • exploring the significance of different cultural practices, activities and games
  • recognising words that reflect aspects of the culture of the language
  • understanding that particular Australian English terms and expressions have no equivalent in the language, for example, billabong, corroboree, the bush
  • recognising features of the target language interactions which may be similar or different to own ways of communicating

  VCNRU017 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCPSCSE008

  Extend their vocabulary through which to recognise and describe emotions and when, how and with whom it is appropriate to share emotions

  Elaborations

  • developing and displaying in the classroom a list of alternative words for emotions such as excited or fearful
  • discussing whether it is easy to talk to someone when you are happy, excited, angry, sad or scared
  • imagining you are afraid of the dark, describe how you would tell a friend, parent or teacher
  • identifying situations when it might not be appropriate to openly share feelings
  • exploring when it might be appropriate to use the strategy of ‘counting to ten’ before responding

  VCPSCSE008 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 1 and 2 | Self-Awareness and Management | Recognition and expression of emotions

• VCRAC005

  Give factual information about self, family and significant objects using labels, captions and descriptions

  Elaborations

  • recounting with the class details about shared events such as sports day, excursions, a class visit or holidays
  • participating in ‘show and tell’, presenting topics of daily life and personal interest
  • describing aspects of shared knowledge about the use of the language, such as by pointing to places on a map or at pictures of foods, flora and fauna
  • using key words and phrases to describe aspects of a video clip, photo story, or excerpt from a television program

  VCRAC005 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Informing

• VCZHU125

  Recognise features of various familiar text types in Chinese

  Elaborations

  • developing awareness of bilingual texts (for example, picture books, multimedia texts, song and dance DVDs) through immersion in text-rich environments, and noticing features of punctuation and text organisation across languages (for example, spacing between words)
  • comparing familiar texts in Chinese and English and discussing features in common, for example, storybook covers normally consist of book title, image, author’s name and illustrator’s name

  VCZHU125 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCASFC001

  Communicate with teacher, peers and familiar adults in guided and free interactions that develop social and communicative skills

  Elaborations

  • interacting with others using greetings according to relationship, context and time of day, for example: HELLO, HOW-ARE-YOU? SEE LATER, GOOD MORNING M-R-J-O-N-E-S
  • asking and answering questions about families, friends, pets, routines or pastimes, for example:
    PRO2 ARRIVE SCHOOL HOW? CAR TAXI WALK G:WELL?
    How do you get to school?
    WHAT POSS2 FAVOURITE SPORT WHAT?
    What’s your favourite sport?
    POSS1 BIRTHDAY WHEN D-E-C
    My birthday is in December.
    
  • using everyday social exchanges such as thanking, apologising, expressing wishes or congratulations, for example:
    THANK-YOU HELP-_me
    Thank you for helping me.
    SORRY A-C-C
    I’m sorry, it was an accident.
    GOOD-LUCK POSS2 RACE
    Good luck for your race.
    
  • introducing themselves or a friend to class visitors, for example:
    HELLO POSS1 NAME G-A-V-I-N SIGN-NAME:GAVIN
    Hi, my name’s Gavin and this is my sign name.
    
  • supporting interaction when socialising with their peers, for example by indicating agreement or disagreement through nodding or head shaking
  • recounting personal experiences using specific time markers such as BEFORE, AFTER, LONG-TIME-AGO, YESTERDAY
  • recounting experiences shared as a class, such as excursions or special visitors, using appropriate sequencing of information
  • describing family members, friends or teachers in terms of physical appearance and characteristics, for example:
    PRINCIPAL YOU-KNOW SHORT LONG-HAIR GLASSES?
    You know the principal? She’s short, has long hair and wears glasses.
    POSS1 BROTHER OLD++ TALL SKINNY
    My brother is older; he’s tall and skinny.
    
  • comparing likes, dislikes and preferences, for example:
    PRO1 LIKE APPLE PRO1 DON’T-LIKE ORANGE
    I like apples but I don’t like oranges.
    
  • exploring different ways of expressing emotion through the use of NMFs and lexical signs, for example:
    PRO3 TEASE-_me
    She teased me.
    NOW PRO1 HAPPY BEFORE PRO1 CRANKY
    I’m happy now but before I was cranky.
    
  • sharing their opinions about classmates or classroom resources using evaluative language and superlatives, for example:
    S-A-M RUN FAST C-H-R-I-S WOW FAST SPEED
    Sam runs fast but Chris runs the fastest.
    THAT BEST COMPUTER
    That’s the best computer.
    
  • sharing information about personal experiences or recent events, using time markers that incorporate numerals, such as THREE-DAYS-AGO, NEXT-WEEK, LAST YEAR, IN-TWO-DAYS
  • referring to family members’ and classmates’ names using fingerspelling or sign names as appropriate
  • describing class activities using plain or indicating verbs, modifying the indicating verbs some of the time, for example:
    THERE SIT BOOK READ, FINISH PUT++
    Over there we sit and read books, and when we’re finished we put them away.
    PENCIL PRO1 GIVE++
    I’ll give out the pencils.
    
  • conversing with friends using appropriate turn-taking strategies
  • asking and answering questions related to time, place, number, days of the week, months and seasons, for example:
    WHY SHOULD LOOK-_left LOOK-_right BEFORE ROAD CROSS
    Why do we need to look left and right before crossing the road?
    ONE WEEK DS:length HOW-MANY DAY?
    How many days in a week?
    
  • describing relationships between members of their family or between classmates, for example:
    PRO3 POSS1 COUSIN WE2 GOOD FRIEND.
    She’s my cousin; we’re good friends.
    POSS3 FATHER PUNISH PRO3
    Her father punished her.
    

  VCASFC001 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCDTDI015

  Collect, explore and sort data, and use digital systems to present the data creatively

  Elaborations

  • collecting, and sorting data through play, for example collecting data about favourite toys and sorting the results into categories such as toys they like or dislike
  • locating image or text data, for example searching through a digital photo library, taking into account cultural considerations such as appropriate use of images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
  • exploring, imagining and comparing the usefulness of different data displays, for example jointly creating simple column graphs and picture graphs to represent different types of items
  • exploring and creating graphs to represent classroom data, for example collecting data on the country of birth of each student and presenting the results as a picture graph
  • using digital systems to organise data to improve meaning, for example using visualisation software to create a mind map (diagram) showing relationships between characters in a story
  • using common software to present data creatively, for example using word processing, multimedia, graphic, numeric and presentation software to create a slideshow, movie, sounds, image, chart, word art, poster or drawing

  VCDTDI015 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Foundation to Level 2 | Data and Information

• VCESC113

  Present factual information about self, family, friends and everyday objects using simple statements and support materials

  Elaborations

  • labelling or naming personal possessions and classroom items and resources, for example, la mesa, mi lápiz, tu cuaderno, la pizarra portátil
  • using simple statements, familiar vocabulary and concrete materials to talk about self and the immediate environment, for example, Tengo el pelo largo. Estoy en mi clase. Mi hermana se llama Lucía. Este/a es mi mejor amigo/a. Me gusta tocar el/la piano/flauta
  • contributing to shared understanding of aspects of the Spanish-speaking world through activities such as pointing to places on a map or at pictures of foods, flora and fauna, for example, En México, la comida es picante. Guinea Ecuatorial está en Africa. El lince es bonito
  • drawing aspects of daily routines (la merienda, los deportes, las tareas de la casa) and creating captions or attaching word bubbles
  • using key words and phrases to describe aspects of a video clip, photo story or excerpt from a television program such as Barrio Sésamo, for example, Hoy vamos a hablar de la letra ñ

  VCESC113 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Informing

• VCFRC004

  Identify key points of information in simple texts

  Elaborations

  • recognising symbols, words and phrases of written French, for example, labels, titles and captions
  • listening for key words in stories, rhymes or songs, using intonation and visual cues such as gestures and facial expressions to assist understanding
  • shared reading of texts such as Big Book stories about familiar events or contexts (for example, Les amis de la ferme or Raconte et Chante), using pictures, intonation and contextual clues to predict meaning and identify key characters and events
  • making connections between information in written texts and images, for example, naming toys and games in toy catalogues such as Jouets pour les tout petits, selecting and listing items and prices
  • identifying key points in a range of spoken, written or digital texts by actions such as miming and drawing, or onscreen pointing, clicking or dragging (for interactive programs such as Petit Pont)

  VCFRC004 | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Informing

• 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