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• 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

• French - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 description

  Students become familiar with the sound systems of the French language, including pronunciation, rhythm, pitch and stress. They learn to pronounce individual letters and letter combinations, including unfamiliar sounds such as -eau, -u, è, é, ou, r and g. They recognise and use the...

  Level description | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence

• German - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 description

  Students become familiar with the sounds and rhythms of German, approximating the pronunciation and phrasing of single words and short phrases, including distinctive sounds such as ch, r, th, u and z, and diphthongs such as au, ei, eu and ie. They use simple basic sentence structures and familiar...

  Level description | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence

• Non-Roman Alphabet Languages - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 description

  The language is learnt in parallel with English language and literacy. While the learning of the language differs from the learning of English, each supports and enriches the other. The language is used in classroom interactions, routines and activities, supported by the use of materials and resources...

  Level description | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence

• VCICCB002

  Describe their experiences of intercultural encounters in which they have been involved

  Elaborations

  • exploring stories that describe experiences of intercultural encounters, for example, when students met someone who spoke a language different from their own
  • brainstorming a range of activities, locations, events or technologies that may provide intercultural experiences, such as international travel, visiting their local library, attending Chinese New Year celebrations, or speaking to relatives overseas through video chat applications
  • creating posters to identify how students celebrate or commemorate a range of cultural events
  • using images of people in Australia and other countries to ask students a set of reflective questions about culture, such as whether they’re curious about their own culture or more curious about other cultures

  VCICCB002 | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Foundation to Level 2 | Cultural Practices

• VCITC002

  Participate in shared action with peers and teacher, contributing ideas through key words, images, movement and song

  Elaborations

  • contributing to collective activities such as creating a class vegetable garden or photo display of a recent excursion or visit, by labelling and illustrating
  • contributing to guided, shared decisions, such as about a classroom display or a class party, for example, mi piace il rosso; io porto i biscotti
  • playing games, for example, counting games, sorting and order games, number games, tombola
  • making simple choices, based on given options, for example, Vuoi leggere questo? Giochi dentro o fuori?

  VCITC002 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCLVC132

  Interact in classroom routines and respond to teacher instructions

  Elaborations

  • participating in routine exchanges, such as, asking and answering questions, responding to the class roll, describing the weather, requesting classroom objects, participating in school and class creeds/affirmations
  • responding to and using routine classroom language, for example, ‘sit down’, ‘stand up’, ‘listen!’ ‘look this way’, ‘tidy up’
  • following instructions in language related to transition activities, for example, ‘form a circle’, ‘get into groups of three’, ‘put on your hat’, ‘line up’
  • responding to requests and instructions in verbal and non-verbal ways, such as movement, gesture and action, for example, in class and outdoors, in games and songs, or on visits and excursions

  VCLVC132 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• Modern Greek - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 description

  Students become familiar with the sound system of the Modern Greek language, such as syllables using consonants and vowels, and new sounds, such as the guttural γ, ρ and γκ and ξ and ψ in words. They learn to identify and write letters, words and simple sentences using...

  Level description | Languages | Modern Greek | F–10 Sequence

• VCELA168

  Identify rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and some sounds (phonemes) in spoken words

  Elaborations

  • listening to the sounds a student hears in the word, and writing letters to represent those sounds
  • identifying rhyme and syllables in spoken words
  • identifying and manipulating sounds (phonemes) in spoken words
  • identifying onset and rime in one-syllable spoken words

  VCELA168 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Speaking and Listening | Language

• 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

• VCSIS053

  Use a range of methods, including drawings and provided tables, to sort information

  Elaborations

  • using matching activities, including identifying similar things, odd-one-out and opposites
  • sorting information in provided tables or graphic organisers
  • constructing column and picture graphs with teacher guidance to record gathered information

  VCSIS053 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Inquiry Skills | Recording and processing

• VCELY152

  Read texts with familiar structures and features, practising phrasing and fluency, and monitor meaning using concepts about print and emerging phonic, semantic, contextual and grammatical knowledge

  Elaborations

  • navigating a text correctly, starting at the right place and reading in the right direction, returning to the next line as needed, matching one spoken word to one written word
  • reading aloud with attempts at fluency and intonation
  • attempting to work out unknown words by combining contextual, semantic, grammatical and phonic knowledge
  • predicting what might happen on the basis of experience of this kind of text; at the sentence level predicting the meaning on the basis of syntax and word meaning

  VCELY152 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCMNA070

  Connect number names, numerals and quantities, including zero, initially up to 10 and then beyond

  Elaborations

  • understanding that each object must be counted only once, that the arrangement of objects does not affect how many there are, and that the last number counted answers the ‘how many’ question
  • using scenarios to help students recognise that other cultures count in a variety of ways, such as by placing one pebble in a bag to represent one object. For example to count the number of cattle

  VCMNA070 | Mathematics | Foundation Level | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCLVC140

  Notice how using different languages involves some different ways of communicating and behaving

  Elaborations

  • capturing and sharing their impressions when singing songs, dancing, reading stories or playing games in the language, for example, by responding to teacher prompts in language or English, such as, What do you hear? What do you see? What do you notice about…? Why do you think that? How is this similar/different to…?
  • noticing similarities and differences between the language and English/other known languages in relation to cultural elements, such as the names of foods and animals particular to the climate and environment; and in cultural practices, such as sharing in extended families, special times, story-telling, yarning
  • considering how they communicate with different friends and family members who have different language backgrounds
  • describing how it feels to use the language in the classroom and with visiting respected community members

  VCLVC140 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCZHC002

  Interact with simple written texts in familiar contexts to contribute to class discussions

  Elaborations

  • collecting examples of common Chinese characters found in familiar settings such as signs and labels, for example, 八 (8),面 (‘noodles’), 春 (‘spring’)
  • discussing the differences between the Roman alphabet and characters, for example, compare the sound and shape of each
  • labelling images of family from a provided list of characters, for example, 妈妈，爸爸，哥哥，妹妹
  • recognising and copying high-frequency characters relating to family and number, and noticing the formation and spacing of characters
  • recognising the differences in describing family members in Chinese and English, for example, ‘brothers’ can be 哥哥 or 弟弟 in Chinese
  • labelling and illustrating a class photo wall of a shared event or visit

  VCZHC002 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• Korean - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with peers and teachers through play- and action-related talk, exchanging greetings and introducing themselves (for example, 안녕하세요?; 안녕?; 저는 ...이에요/예요 used as a set phrase) with gestures. They respond to question cues (such as 뭐예요?) by naming objects with...

  Level description | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2

• Spanish - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and peers through action-related talk and play. They introduce themselves and exchange greetings such as Buenos días/tardes/noches, and farewells (for example, hasta pronto). They use simple repetitive language and respond to simple...

  Level description | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2

• VCELA169

  Blend and segment onset and rime in single syllable spoken words and isolate, blend and segment phonemes in single syllable words (first consonant sound, last consonant sound, middle vowel sound)

  Elaborations

  • putting together and pulling apart onset and rime sounds (phonemes) in spoken words with one syllable, for example st-op, b-ack and in spoken words with consonant-vowel-consonant patterns, for example d-o-g, c-u-p

  VCELA169 | Curriculum content | English | Foundation Level | Speaking and Listening | Language

• VCGGK067

  Weather and seasons and the ways in which different cultural groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, describe them

  Elaborations

  • describing the daily and seasonal weather of their place by its rainfall, temperature, sunshine and wind, and comparing it with the weather of other places that they know or are aware of
  • comparing the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People’s seasonal calendar for the local area with one students are familiar with, such as the four-seasons calendar derived from Europe

  VCGGK067 | The Humanities | Geography | Foundation to Level 2 | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them

• VCHPEM064

  Practise fundamental movement skills and movement sequences using different body parts and in response to stimuli in indoor, outdoor and aquatic settings

  Elaborations

  • performing locomotor skills in any direction from one point to another
  • sending, controlling and receiving objects at different levels and in different ways
  • performing a range of water confidence skills
  • creating movement sequences without equipment
  • responding with movement to rhythm, beat, music and words

  VCHPEM064 | Health and Physical Education | Foundation Level | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body