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• VCGGK092

  Location of the major countries of the Asian region in relation to Australia and the geographical diversity within the region

  Elaborations

  • identifying the geographical divisions of Asia, including North-East, South-East, South Asia and West Asia (the Middle East)
  • exploring the diversity of environments and types of settlement, in the Asia region, or in part of the region, or in a country in either North-East, South-East or South Asia and discussing any patterns
  • describing the location of places in countries of the Asia region in absolute terms using latitude and longitude

  VCGGK092 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 5 and 6 | Geographical Knowledge | Factors that shape places and influence interconnections

• VCGGK027

  Experience specific activities in a place

  Elaborations

  • assisting to create personal and class multimodal texts in structured situation which identify places they like and what they like to do in them; a place and what it is used for including ‘special’ event/s
  • participating in activities related to the care and maintenance of a place, for example planting and watering plants; weeding, picking up rubbish; cleaning, maintaining or putting away equipment
  • matching an activity to the place it occurs, such as matching a photo of an activity to its location or object to its usual location

  VCGGK027 | The Humanities | Geography | Level B | Geographical Knowledge | Places and our connections to them

• VCGGK154

  Role of initiatives by international and national government and non-government organisations to improve human wellbeing in Australia and other countries

  Elaborations

  • investigating ways of reducing inequalities in wellbeing between places at a local scale in Australia
  • discussing the objectives and outcomes of an Australian Government overseas economic and social development program or a non-government overseas aid program in a specific country or region within a country
  • identifying ways to improve the wellbeing of remote Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities, including ways proposed by the communities

  VCGGK154 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 9 and 10 | Geographical Knowledge | Geographies of human wellbeing

• VCGGK152

  Different ways of measuring and mapping human wellbeing and development, and how these can be applied to measure differences between places

  Elaborations

  • examining and comparing different concepts of human wellbeing, including those held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • identifying and evaluating different ways of measuring wellbeing, such as per capita income or the UN Human Development Index, and applying them to investigate spatial variations in human wellbeing and comparing the results from different measures
  • examining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and their relationship to human wellbeing
  • identifying trends in human wellbeing in countries over time

  VCGGK152 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 9 and 10 | Geographical Knowledge | Geographies of human wellbeing

• VCHHC056

  Identify examples of continuity and change in family life and in the local area by comparing past and present

  Elaborations

  • suggesting ideas about what objects from the past may have been used for
  • distinguishing between what is old and what is new, using such clues as the condition of the object
  • locating historical evidence of the local community including signs of the past in the present, for example, place and street names, monuments, built and non-built historical landmarks
  • identifying features of a site, such as dates, decorations and plaques on buildings, that reveal its past

  VCHHC056 | The Humanities | History | Foundation to Level 2 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Continuity and change

• VCHHK156

  Continuity and change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in securing and achieving civil rights and freedoms in Australia

  Elaborations

  • identifying areas, for example, education, health, work, that are the focus for continued civil rights action for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • investigating the legacy of children’s experiences in ‘care’ including their placement in orphanages, children’s homes, foster care and other forms of out-of-home care, and the significance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990)

  VCHHK156 | The Humanities | History | Levels 9 and 10 | Historical Knowledge | The modern world and Australia | Rights and freedoms (1945 – the present)

• VCHPEM008

  Experience their body being moved through a variety of positions and locations

  Elaborations

  • developing and performing basic motor skills including head control, hand-to-mouth movements and a squeeze grasp
  • experiencing their body being led through a variety of movements in a range of locations
  • participating in basic routine movement activities and showing a readiness to participate, initiating some of their own body movements and demonstrating controlled head movements
  • developing competence and confidence in their movement abilities

  VCHPEM008 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM116

  Design and perform a variety of movement sequences

  Elaborations

  • composing movement sequences including balances to travel from point to point
  • performing activities that involve a transition from one skill to another, such as from dribbling to shooting or from leaping to balancing
  • experimenting with different music genres such as Indian Bhangra music when performing creative dances
  • designing a sequence of passes between team-mates to maintain possession or move a piece of equipment from one point to another
  • designing and participating in a simple fitness circuit involving activities that require different types of movement

  VCHPEM116 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM050

  Practise simple gross motor and fine motor skills in a range of environments showing increasing control

  Elaborations

  • beginning to anticipate the next step in familiar physical routines
  • performing a range of water confidence skills including learning in aquatic sessions to perform a safe entry into the pool and blowing bubbles with face in water
  • riding a bicycle in structured environments
  • performing various locomotor skills once modelled
  • sending and receiving objects at different levels and in different ways

  VCHPEM050 | Health and Physical Education | Level D | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEP090

  Describe and apply strategies that can be used in situations that make them feel uncomfortable or unsafe

  Elaborations

  • recognising physical responses that indicate they are feeling uncomfortable or unsafe
  • rehearsing assertive behaviours and strong non-verbal communication skills
  • identifying and practising appropriate responses to unsafe situations in relation to drugs and drug use
  • indicating on a local map the location of safe places and people who can help
  • examining protective behaviours to stay safe in different situations, including near water or roads, in the park or when someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe in their home, at schools or in the community

  VCHPEP090 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP046

  Practise personal skills of self-care, hygiene and independence and practise social skills to interact with others

  Elaborations

  • practising personal skills including expressing needs, wants and feelings; active listening and showing self-discipline to be an effective group member
  • undertaking basic self-care and personal hygiene activities with occasional prompts and minimal supervision
  • learning to judge right and wrong on the basis of the consequences of their actions.
  • listening to stories about characters who are making friends, working in a group and discussing how the character could deal with the various situation

  VCHPEP046 | Health and Physical Education | Level D | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• 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

• VCHPEP093

  Investigate how emotional responses vary in family situations and in friendship groups

  Elaborations

  • recognising own emotional responses and levels of their response in different situations, including home and at school
  • understanding that emotional responses vary across cultures and differ between people and different situations
  • analysing scenarios and identifying possible triggers and warning signs to predict emotional responses
  • describing strategies they can use to identify and manage their emotions before making a decision to act

  VCHPEP093 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP062

  Identify actions that promote health, safety and wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • identifying household substances that can be dangerous and suggesting examples of how they can be stored safely in the home
  • grouping foods into categories such as food groups and ‘always’ and ‘sometimes’ foods
  • recognising and following safety symbols and procedures at home and in water and road environments
  • understanding the importance of personal hygiene practices, including hand washing, face washing, nose blowing and toilet routines
  • recognising that being kind, fair and respectful to others can support class health and wellbeing

  VCHPEP062 | Health and Physical Education | Foundation Level | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCHPEP092

  Describe factors that can positively influence relationships and personal wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • describing behaviours that show empathy and respect for the rights of others at home, at school and in the community
  • creating an online connection with another school and identifying similarities and differences between students
  • predicting and reflecting on how other students might feel in a range of challenging situations, and discussing what they can do to support them
  • recognising that bullying behaviour can take many forms, in many environments, including physical, social and emotional actions and behaviours

  VCHPEP092 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP108

  Plan and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • scripting and rehearsing how to refuse drugs they may be offered, such as medication, tobacco product or alcohol
  • comparing product labels on food items or nutritional information in recipes and suggesting ways to improve the nutritional value of meals
  • proposing and implementing opportunities to increase their physical activity levels at school and at home
  • selecting and practising appropriate responses to promote safety in different situations, including the home, water- and traffic-related situations

  VCHPEP108 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP060

  Practise personal and social skills to interact with others

  Elaborations

  • respond to stories about characters who have been excluded from a group and discuss how the character could deal with the situation
  • discussing how it feels to be included in activities
  • practising personal skills such as expressing needs, wants and feelings, active listening and showing self-discipline to be an effective group member at home and at school
  • listening and responding to others when participating in physical activities to achieve agreed outcomes

  VCHPEP060 | Health and Physical Education | Foundation Level | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• 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

• VCIDU016

  Develop awareness that Indonesian and English borrow from each other

  Elaborations

  • knowing that Indonesian and English use the same alphabet
  • recognising that Indonesian has some loan words from English, such as komputer and televisi, and that English has some from Indonesian, such as ‘orangutan’, ‘satay’ and ‘sarong’, with some changes in spelling
  • keeping a class record of words in Indonesian that are borrowed from other languages, including loan words from Aboriginal languages, Torres Strait Islander languages

  VCIDU016 | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCITU056

  Understand the diversity of languages and cultures represented in the classroom, and the multilingual and multicultural character of Australian society

  Elaborations

  • developing an awareness of the different dialects spoken in Italy and used in Italian-speaking communities in Italy and in the diaspora
  • comparing the words they have heard in their home and/or community to ones learnt in class and noticing that there are different dialects in Italian, for example, bambino in Italian is the equivalent to picciriddu in Sicilian dialect
  • discussing the local linguistic landscape, including the presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages

  VCITU056 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Language variation and change