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• VCNRC044

  Engage in intercultural experiences, comparing ways of communicating in Australian and speaking contexts of the language being studied and identifying ways that culture influences language use

  Elaborations

  • investigating aspects of own language use that reflect own cultural perspective and experiences, for example, using colloquialisms and idioms such as g’day, howzat, this arvo, mozzie
  • reflecting on situations where interactions in the target language have felt awkward or difficult, discussing own reactions and adjustments
  • considering what linguistic or cultural information they would need to know in order to visit a school in a country where the target language is spoken and talking about adjustments they may need to make in language use and behaviour

  VCNRC044 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCRAC060

  Create bilingual texts in collaboration with others for the wider community

  Elaborations

  • creating bilingual texts, using subtitles and captions to inform the school community about aspects of the culture/s studied, such as shopping at a market, visiting a home, attending a ceremony, giving a gift
  • producing public information texts in both the language and English, such as promoting a concert, or an interview with a celebrity for a teen radio station
  • creating digital texts such as songs or dialogues with options for displaying them in either the language or English

  VCRAC060 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Translating

• 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

• VCZHC252

  Create bilingual texts for a range of audiences, contexts and purposes

  Elaborations

  • acting as translator between Chinese and English speakers during school events, and reflecting on the linguistic and cultural issues encountered, for example, when sister-school teachers and students visit
  • translating texts for a range of audiences and contexts, identifying adjustments to language choices made according social position of audience and context
  • comparing bilingual editions of novels and discussing how authors and translators maintain the effect of stylistic devices across languages, for example, the use of metaphor

  VCZHC252 | Languages | Chinese | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating

• VCCCC025

  Identify how values can promote cohesion within Australian society, including the values of freedom, respect, inclusion, civility, responsibility, compassion, equality and a ‘fair go’

  Elaborations

  • identifying values shared by Australians and deciding which ones could also be considered universal values
  • identifying how human rights values are consistent with Australian values

  VCCCC025 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 7 and 8 | Citizenship, Diversity and Identity

• VCEALA509

  Show awareness of how to read print texts in English

  Elaborations

  • locating and turning to the correct page when shown by the teacher, and turning pages one at a time when reading
  • tracking with finger from left to right when reading

  VCEALA509 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Reading and Viewing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC424

  Access, interpret and evaluate information from a range of print and digital texts, including visual, multimodal and interactive

  Elaborations

  • following instructions to find the appropriate page in a book and identifying the topic and main ideas
  • comparing two simple websites on the same topic to choose the more useful one

  VCEALC424 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B3 | Reading and Viewing | Communication

• VCMNA217

  Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages

  Elaborations

  • connecting fractions, decimals and percentages as different representations of the same number, moving fluently between representations and choosing the appropriate one for the problem being solved

  VCMNA217 | Mathematics | Level 6 | Number and Algebra | Fractions and decimals

• VCMNA189

  Recognise that the place value system can be extended beyond hundredths

  Elaborations

  • using knowledge of place value and division by 10 to extend the number system to thousandths and beyond
  • recognising the equivalence of one thousandths and 0.001

  VCMNA189 | Mathematics | Level 5 | Number and Algebra | Fractions and decimals

• VCASFC109

  Describe activities and experiences and share and respond to ideas and feelings about people they know, their daily lives, social worlds and school community

  Elaborations

  • recounting classroom events using indicating, plain and depicting verbs, for example:
    MONDAY PRO1-_plural DS:many-people-go-to SPORT DAY. PRO1 ENJOY
    We all went to a sports day on Monday. I enjoyed it.
  • describing the appearance of people, objects and places using SASS depicting signs and spatial location
  • recounting personal experiences using specific time-related signs and conjunctions, such as:
    LAST HOLIDAYS PRO1 CAMP
    Last holidays I went camping.
  • describing activities they have completed using some verb modifications to show manner, for example:
    PRO1 WRITE-_carelessly
    I wrote it very quickly.
  • interacting with members of the Deaf community to share details of their personal world
  • describing relationships between themselves and members of their school community, for example:
    PRO3 POSS1 BEST FRIEND
    She’s my best friend.
    M-R-S S-M-I-T-H POSS1 SCIENCE TEACHER
    Mrs Smith is my science teacher.
  • recounting events involving more than one person using constructed action
  • describing events that they have experienced and how they made them feel, for example:
    MONDAY DEAF PERSON VISIT SCHOOL PRO1 EXCITED MEET
    On Monday a Deaf visitor came to school. I was excited to meet them.
    MOVIE SCARY BUT PRO1 LIKE
    The movie was scary but I liked it.
  • comparing attributes or characteristics of classmates or classroom objects, for example:
    S-A-M RUN FAST C-H-R-I-S WORSE FAST SPEED
    Sam runs fast but Chris runs the fastest.
    THAT BEST COMPUTER
    That’s the best computer.
    
  • comparing weekend or holiday routines, interests and activities, using signs associated with time, sequence and location, for example:
    REGULAR SUMMER PRO1-_plural GROUP-MOVE-TO COUNTRY STAY++ TWO WEEK
    We go to the beach for three weeks in summer.
    WEEKEND PRO1 GO-TO-AND-BACK++ CAMP
    I go camping on weekends.
    

  VCASFC109 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising

• Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking: Learning in Critical and Creative Thinking

  The Critical and Creative Thinking capability focuses on the development of increasingly complex and sophisticated processes of thinking. Critical and creative thinking processes are fundamental to effective learning across the curriculum. The knowledge and skills set out in this capability should...

  Overview material | Critical and Creative Thinking

• Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Responding effectively to environmental, social and economic challenges requires young people to be creative, innovative, enterprising and adaptable, with the motivation, confidence and skills to use critical and creative thinking purposefully. Explicit attention to and application of...

  Overview material | Critical and Creative Thinking

• 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

• German - F–10 Sequence: Levels 5 and 6 description

  Students increase their range of German vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar and textual knowledge. They use present tense forms of regular and irregular verbs, including some modal verbs and common separable verbs, and use plural forms of nouns and possessive adjectives. They add detail and...

  Level description | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence

• Italian - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students engage in social interaction to exchange greetings and to share ideas and information related to their personal, social and school worlds. They use known phrases to exchange ideas and opinions, for example, Non mi piace la pallacanestro. They participate in classroom...

  Level description | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• Japanese - F–10 Sequence: Levels 5 and 6 description

  Students observe the relationship between stress, pacing and meaning, and use appropriate intonation patterns to exclaim, make a statement or ask a question. They continue to acquire a wider range of vocabulary and to build grammatical and textual knowledge. They use verbs, nouns and adjectives...

  Level description | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence

• Mathematics: Level 6 achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students recognise the properties of prime, composite, square and triangular numbers and determine sets of these numbers. They solve problems that involve all four operations with whole numbers and describe the use of integers in everyday contexts. Students locate fractions and...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level 6

• Mathematics: Level B achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students participate in everyday activities that involve numbers and counting, comparing groups of objects, and pattern activities. Students can rote count to three. Students identify ‘one’ and ‘lots’ of objects and show an understanding of ‘more...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level B

• Mathematics: Level 4 description

  In Level 4, students extend the number system to simple decimal fractions, and broaden their use of measures and scales.

  Students model, represent and order numbers to tens of thousands, and extend place value to tenths and hundredths. They investigate odd and even numbers and explore number patterns...

  Level description | Mathematics