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Level A (Towards Foundation)

Level A Description

Personal Present History

The curriculum at Levels A to D provides a study of personal and family histories. Students learn about their own history and that of their family; this may include stories...

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Level A Content Descriptions

Historical Concepts and Skills

Chronology
  1. Recognise personally significant objects from childhood and now (VCHHC001)
Historical sources as evidence
  1. Explore a source that describes a person (VCHHC002)
  2. Explore their own perspective on events in their routine daily life (VCHHC003)
Continuity and change
  1. Explore objects from the past and present (VCHHC004)
Historical significance
  1. Experience narratives about a person or the past (VCHHC005)

Historical Knowledge

Personal histories
  1. Who they are and what they look like (VCHHK006)
  2. The people in their family (VCHHK007)
  3. Indicate what event was first in a routine daily event (VCHHK008)
  4. Similarities and differences within their daily life (VCHHK009)
Community histories
  1. Commemorate significant events (VCHHK010)
  2. Experience significant places and sites (VCHHK011)
  3. Exposure to the cultural or spiritual importance of significant places and sites (VCHHK012)
  4. Experience the use of technology in their lives (VCHHK013)

Level A Achievement Standard

By the end of Level A, students experience routine events within their daily life and react to significant chances. They react to personally significant people, objects and sites. They participate and react to significant events, which are commemorated.

Students react to stories, images and representations of familiar events and stories about them. They react to significant objects of their past and present.

Level D (Towards Foundation)

Level D Description

Personal Past History

The curriculum at Levels A to D provides a study of personal and family histories. Students learn about their own history and that of their family; this may include stories...

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Level D Content Descriptions

Historical Concepts and Skills

Chronology
  1. Sequence significant family milestones (VCHHC040)
Historical sources as evidence
  1. Explore a range of sources that describe families in the past (VCHHC041)
  2. Explore peoples perspectives about change to daily life (VCHHC042)
Continuity and change
  1. Identify and compare features of objects used by the family from the past and present (VCHHC043)
Historical significance
  1. Develop a narrative about a significant family member and/or place (VCHHC044)

Historical Knowledge

Personal histories
  1. Who the people in their family are and how they are related to me (VCHHK045)
  2. The different family groups in my class and what they have in common (VCHHK046)
  3. Distinguish between 'today’, ‘tomorrow’ and ‘yesterday’ (VCHHK047)
  4. Similarities and differences between their life and the life of their parents and grandparents (VCHHK048)
Community histories
  1. How they and their family celebrate past events that are important to them (VCHHK049)
  2. Explore and sequence the history of a significant place, person or building or site (VCHHK050)
  3. Explore the significance of cultural or spiritual places to us today and to people in the past (VCHHK051)
  4. Explore technologies of the past and today and what people like and why (VCHHK052)

Level D Achievement Standard

By the end of Level D, students identify similarities and differences between families in their class. They identify many important family events and indicate how they were commemorated. Students use images to describe a significant family, personal event, site or person of significance.

Students sequence their key milestones in order. They can sequence key events related to a significant person, building or site. They can sequence routine events. Students answer questions about their past by using a variety of sources provided. Students relate a narrative about their past using objects, images, and perspectives of other (parents and grandparents).

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