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• 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

• VCNRU067

  Recognise that the language being studied has evolved, that changes have occurred through the ages, and consider factors that have influenced this change

  Elaborations

  • understanding that there may be different forms of the written language being studied, used in different contexts dating from the ancient world to today
  • recognising that meanings of particular words and expressions can originate from earlier times

  VCNRU067 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCSIS037

  Actively observe, explore and manipulate

  Elaborations

  • actively joining in scientific investigations directed by the teacher
  • identifying and using familiar objects in routine events
  • using senses, under teacher direction, to gather information about the world around them

  VCSIS037 | Science | Level D | Science Inquiry Skills | Planning and conducting

• VCSSU044

  Objects are made of materials that have observable properties

  Elaborations

  • sorting and grouping materials on the basis of observable properties such as colour, texture and flexibility
  • comparing the traditional materials used for clothing from around the world
  • thinking about how the materials used in buildings and shelters are suited to the local environment

  VCSSU044 | Science | Foundation to Level 2 | Science Understanding | Chemical sciences

• VCEALL018

  Communicate using short, learnt phrases

  Elaborations

  • using single-word or phrasal responses to questions, such as ‘Yes’, ‘No’, ‘I don’t know’
  • using learnt phrases in play, such as ‘Give me’, ‘Stop it’, ‘I don’t like’
  • creating original utterances by substituting new words in learnt patterns or formulas, such as ‘It’s home time’, ‘It’s go time’
  • using simplified speech patterns, where function words may be omitted or used incorrectly, for example ‘Me go to shopping and buyed many thing’

  VCEALL018 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Speaking and Listening | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCGGC059

  Identify how people are connected to different places

  Elaborations

  • examining the ways people are connected to other places through, for example, relatives, friends, things people buy or obtain, holidays, sport, family origin, beliefs, and places of particular significance
  • suggesting what the pattern of visits to places might have been two generations ago and comparing this to their current pattern
  • discussing how some people are connected to one Country, for example, because it is ‘mother’s’ Country or ‘father’s’ Country

  VCGGC059 | The Humanities | Geography | Foundation to Level 2 | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Place, space and interconnection

• VCHPEM052

  Explore how regular physical activity keeps them healthy and well

  Elaborations

  • recording their skills and abilities and celebrating improvements in endurance, achievements and fitness
  • labelling their feelings after participating in different physical activities
  • exploring what body parts are used in different physical activities
  • sharing the things they like to do to stay physically active
  • exploring and linking how regular physical activity can help keep people healthy

  VCHPEM052 | Health and Physical Education | Level D | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEP029

  Identify their personal characteristics

  Elaborations

  • learning to express their feelings, needs, likes and dislikes using simple communication tools
  • describe in simple terms, basic physical characteristics of themselves and others
  • identifying things they can do and explore how these develop over time
  • participating in a range of minor games and activities and exploring what they can do, which ones they like and would like to do more

  VCHPEP029 | Health and Physical Education | Level C | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP088

  Examine how success, challenge and failure strengthen personal identities

  Elaborations

  • examining factors that support personal achievement and development of personal identities, such as the influence of family, friends and school
  • suggesting ways to respond positively to challenges and failure, such as using self-talk, early help-seeking behaviours, and optimistic thinking
  • persisting with new activities and examining how success through persistence can have positive outcomes and strengthen identities
  • describing how meeting challenges makes them feel good about themselves and builds confidence to try new things

  VCHPEP088 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP057

  Identify personal strengths

  Elaborations

  • identifying things they are good at and describing how these have changed over time
  • participating in a range of minor games and exploring which ones they enjoy and what makes them enjoyable
  • describing how they feel when they are learning a new skill and what strategies they can use to persist until they are successful
  • identifying ways they can use their strengths to help themselves and others

  VCHPEP057 | Health and Physical Education | Foundation Level | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VC2M3M01

  identify which metric units are used to measure everyday items; use measurements of familiar items and known units to make estimates

  Elaborations

  • examining the packaging on supermarket items to determine the metric unit used to describe the mass or volume of the contents
  • identifying items that have a mass of one kilogram or 500 grams, or a capacity of one litre or 500 millilitres, and using these benchmarks to estimate the mass or capacity of other things, explaining their reasoning
  • estimating the height of a tree by comparing it to the height of their friend and quoting the result as ‘The tree is about 3 times as tall’; and estimating the capacity of a fish tank by using a litre milk carton as a benchmark
  • choosing and using metres to estimate the dimensions of the classroom

  VC2M3M01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 3 | Measurement

• VCRAU047

  Understand how to use prepositions, and continue to expand knowledge of verbs and vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • referring to people and things using pronouns and concrete nouns, such as those related to food and drink and indicating possession
  • describing locations
  • describing actions using verbs
  • knowing how to direct others using imperatives and invite others using polite forms
  • seeking information and explanation using question words
  • describing character and qualities using adjectives
  • indicating location in time and place
  • describing frequency using adverbs
  • creating cohesion using conjunctions
  • expressing reactions with exclamations
  • comparing and evaluating using comparatives and superlatives

  VCRAU047 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCZHU192

  Explain how languages shape the communicative practices of individuals and groups, and identify ways to enhance understanding across cultures

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on how attitudes or values they consider normal in one language may not feel or be viewed in the same way when discussed in a different language, for example humility is a value often conveyed in Chinese but not in English
  • exploring what assumptions are inherent in one language and examining how they might talk differently about the same things in a different language
  • exploring how concepts such as modesty, individual responsibility and respect for authority influence communication styles, and how they may be interpreted by English speakers as lack of confidence, engagement or initiative

  VCZHU192 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCADAR004

  React to dance

  Elaborations

  • experience dance in their lives and as part of the school and local community, for example, experiencing dance which communicates cultural knowledge
  • exposed to dance that show that people have different feelings, experiences and ways of dancing
  • reacting to specific element within a dance for example movements the dancers perform, what are they wearing, kind of music are they dancing to

  VCADAR004 | The Arts | Dance | Level A | Respond and Interpret

• VCADAR008

  Respond to own and others’ dance

  Elaborations

  • experiencing, react and responding to dance which present different places and reason why people dance
  • experience dance in their lives and communities, for example, being part of school and community events
  • responding to dances they make and view, for example, what they like/ dislike, how the dance made them feel

  VCADAR008 | The Arts | Dance | Level B | Respond and Interpret

• VCASFC011

  Notice similarities and differences between Auslan and spoken languages in relation to ways of interacting, sharing stories and playing games

  Elaborations

  • comparing aspects of their lives as signing children with those of non-signing children represented in digital images, video clips or stories, for example, ways of playing games, telling stories or interacting at school, home and in the community
  • discussing changes or adaptations they have to make to their communicative style when interacting with non-signers

  VCASFC011 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCCCL005

  Distinguish between rules and laws and discuss why rules and laws are important

  Elaborations

  • distinguishing between ‘laws’ (for example speeding in school zones) and ‘rules’ (for example sun safety in the school)
  • explaining the purpose of laws and recognising that laws apply to everyone in society
  • discussing examples of laws and why they are important to students’ lives

  VCCCL005 | The Humanities | Civics and Citizenship | Levels 3 and 4 | Laws and Citizens

• VCEALL536

  Write sentences that reflect oral language with some examples of correct word order

  Elaborations

  • writing short, simple expressions to label personal drawings, reflecting an early stage of oral language development, such as ‘Live here’, ‘Go to play’
  • writing sentences with a level of detail that may not follow standard word order, such as ‘We went yesterday to the supermarket’, ‘My friend and me we see car blue’

  VCEALL536 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL071

  Label drawings of everyday personal activities using language learnt in the classroom

  Elaborations

  • using drawings as a basis for oral explanations or captioning using simple writing, such as ‘live here’, ‘play’, ‘study’
  • writing the names of items depicted in images
  • copying and completing short, formulaic sentences to describe images, such as ‘This is a …’
  • choosing a sentence from a class text to use as a caption for an image

  VCEALL071 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCGGC086

  Identify and describe locations and describe and explain spatial distributions and patterns

  Elaborations

  • using geographical tools, such as printed and electronic atlases, to identify the relative location of Europe and North America and their environmental characteristics
  • mapping and explaining the location, frequency and severity of bushfires or flooding in Australia
  • explaining why most Australians live close to the coast rather than in inland Australia

  VCGGC086 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 5 and 6 | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Place, space and interconnection