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Two-way science at Leonora: investigating the Mamutjitji (antlion) and other invertebrates

Leonora District High School is a Foundation to Year 12 government school located in the remote mining community of Leonora which is 840 kms north-east of Perth in Western Australia on the traditional lands of the Wankatja people. It has an enrolment …

Two-way science at Leonora: investigating the Mamutjitji (antlion) and other invertebrates | Illustrations of practice | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures | Resources

Years 9 and 10 Design and Technologies

Learning in Design and Technologies builds on concepts, skills and processes developed in earlier years, and teachers will revisit, strengthen and extend these as needed. By the end of Year 10 students will have had the opportunity to design and produce …

Years 9 and 10 | Design and Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum

Hale School

The Hale School took an initiative to assist students to develop strategies to ingrain ways of thinking mathematically into their learning. They took on a focus of problem-based learning and realised, with the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: …

Hale School | Illustrations of practice | Mathematics proficiencies | Resources

Consumer and financial literacy: Numeracy

The Numeracy capability strongly supports the development of consumer and financial literacy by equipping students to use mathematics in their everyday lives. Numeracy supports the development of the following dimensions of consumer and financial literacy. Approximate …

Consumer and financial literacy: Numeracy | General capabilities | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources

Years 3 and 4 Chinese

The nature of the learners At this level children are developing awareness of their social world and memberships of various groups, including of the Chinese class. They benefit from varied, activity-based learning which builds on their interests and …

Elaboration (4) ACLFWU120

exploring writing systems based on principles such as syllabic or ideographic

Elaboration (3) ACLCHC009

comparing learning in English with learning in Chinese, for example, learning about syllables and components

Primary matters - Issue 12, October 2017

The Primary Matters newsletter, prepared by the ACARA Curriculum team, highlights news and updates on projects relating to primary education in Australia. In this issue of Primary Matters, we explore the Critical and Creative Thinking general capability; …

Primary matters - Issue 12, October 2017 | Publications | Resources and publications

Foundation to Year 2 Japanese

The nature of the learners Children enter the early years of schooling with established communication skills in one or more languages and varying degrees of early literacy capability. For young students, learning typically focuses on their immediate …

Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

How can the benefits of the progressions be maximised?

Whole school In a school, the benefits of the progressions are maximised where there is a whole-school, systematic approach to literacy and numeracy development that ensures: opportunities for professional dialogue and collaboration to strengthen teacher …

How can the benefits of the progressions be maximised? | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources

Elaboration (2) ACWSCL032

evaluating their current learning and identifying future learning needs

Elaboration (1) ACHES025

applying enterprising behaviours to a class activity (for example, by taking on a leadership role in a project, establishing goals, accepting responsibility, and negotiating and working with others during the investigation)

Elaboration (1) ACHES036

applying enterprising behaviours to everyday activities (for example, by taking on a leadership role in a project, accepting responsibility for decisions made, or setting a goal for the week and developing a plan to achieve it)

Elaboration ACHES047

applying enterprising behaviours to class and everyday activities (for example, by taking on a leadership role in a project, establishing goals that are meaningful and realistic, accepting responsibility)

Elaboration (3) ACTDEP049

considering competing variables that may hinder or enhance project development, for example weight, strength and price; laws; social protocols and community consultation processes

Elaboration (1) ACLMGU187

reflecting on the impact of Greek migration on many other languages and cultures, for example, by conducting a classroom project on Greek ideas which have shaped and influenced the world

Elaboration (3) ACLTUC055

collecting information from a range of print and online resources to build reference materials for their own project work or class discussion, classifying information according to topics or concepts

Elaboration ACWSCL012

exploring various project management skills such as problem-solving techniques, generating and evaluating ideas and organising activities and resources including people and finances

Elaboration (2) ACWOP046

using digital tools for collaboratively developing project plans, including goals, methodology, communication, timelines, roles and responsibilities, finances and sustainable management

Elaboration (4) ACLFWC075

writing captions, with support, for a photographic display to show parents/others about a class event, an experience such as sports day or a project to care for the school environment

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