Critical and Creative Thinking - Years 1 and 2
Inquiring – identifying, exploring, and organising information and ideas Identify and explore information and ideas from source materials Organise information based on similar or relevant ideas from several sources Analysing, synthesising and evaluating …
Critical and Creative Thinking - Years 1 and 2 | Evaluating options | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
7-10 Civics and Citizenship - Year 9
Analysis, synthesis and interpretation Content descriptions with elaborations: Account for different interpretations and points of view (ACHCS085) taking on roles for a discussion to explore various points of view about a contemporary political or social …
7-10 Civics and Citizenship - Year 9 | Values, rights and responsibilities | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Years 5 and 6 Chinese
The nature of the learners Students use their bilingual and bicultural capabilities and understandings within the world of their own experience and imagination and draw on some topics from other learning areas. They are extending their knowledge of language …
Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Design and Technologies - Years 5 and 6
Knowledge and Understanding Examine how people in design and technologies occupations address competing considerations, including sustainability in the design of products, services, and environments for current and future use (ACTDEK019) Investigate …
Design and Technologies - Years 5 and 6 | Multimedia dimensions | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Foundation to Year 2 Digital Technologies
Learning in Digital Technologies builds on concepts, skills and processes developed in the Early Years Learning Framework. It focuses on developing foundational skills in computational thinking and an awareness of personal experiences using digital systems. By …
Foundation to Year 2 | Digital Technologies | Technologies | F-10 curriculum
St Stephen’s Primary School (Years 1 and 2)
St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School is located in Reservoir, Victoria on the Traditional Lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. The focus of their Years 1-2 STEM Connections illustration of practice was a culminating task after a unit of …
St Stephen’s Primary School (Years 1 and 2) | Illustrations of practice | STEM | Resources
Learner diversity and learner pathways Auslan
Pathways There is diversity in the background of learners of Auslan. Learners may be deaf, hard of hearing or hearing, and may be learning Auslan as a first language or as a second language. To cater for distinct learner backgrounds, the Auslan curriculum …
Learner diversity and learner pathways | Auslan | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Chinese
The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of Chinese and typically have had little prior exposure to the language and associated cultures. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, some have proficiency in different …
Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Toowoomba Grammar School
The mathematics coordinator at Toowoomba Grammar led the staff to undertake a change in the way mathematics was taught in the school. The focus was on differentiation of the curriculum to meet the learning needs of the students. The coordinator felt that …
Toowoomba Grammar School | Illustrations of practice | Mathematics proficiencies | Resources
Years 9 and 10 French
The nature of the learners At this level, students bring existing knowledge of French language and culture and a range of learning strategies to their learning. They are increasingly aware of the world beyond their own and are engaging with youth-related …
Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 9 and 10 Indonesian
The nature of the learners Students have prior experience of learning Indonesian and bring a range of capabilities, strategies and knowledge that can be applied to new learning. They are expanding the range and nature of their learning experiences and …
Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Indonesian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 Italian
The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of Italian and typically have had little prior exposure to the language and associated cultures. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, some have proficiency in different …
Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Civics and Citizenship - Years 9 and 10
Use democratic processes to reach consensus on a course of action relating to a civics or citizenship issue and plan for that action (Year 9) - ACHCS087 Use democratic processes to reach consensus on a course of action relating to a civics or citizenship …
Civics and Citizenship - Years 9 and 10 | Respectful action | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Years 7 and 8 Indonesian
The nature of the learners These years represent a transition to secondary school, and students in this pathway are continuing to study Indonesian, bringing with them a capability to communicate, with some assistance, …
Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Indonesian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Drummond Memorial Public School (Years 3 and 4)
Drummond Memorial Public School is located in Armidale, New South Wales on the Traditional Lands of the Nganyaywana People and Anaiwan People. The focus of their Years 3–4 STEM Connections illustration of practice was building teacher capacity through …
Drummond Memorial Public School (Years 3 and 4) | Illustrations of practice | STEM | Resources
Structure
Learner background and time-on-task are two major variables that influence language learning and they provide the basis for the structure of the Australian Curriculum: Languages. These variables are addressed through the specification of content and the …
Structure | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLMGC143
creating and using own texts, such as storyboards, digital stories, booklets or board games, based on characters, settings and events from a myth or commonly relayed story, for example, a story based on one of the gods of Olympus, Aesop’s fables, or a …
Elaboration (2) | ACLMGC143 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Modern Greek | Languages | F-10 curriculum
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Years 3 and 4
F-6/7 HASS (Geography sub-strand) Year 3 Reflect on learning to propose actions in response to an issue or challenge and consider possible effects of proposed actions (ACHASSI060) F-6/7 HASS (Geography sub-strand) Year 4 Reflect on learning to propose …
F-6/7 Humanities and Social Sciences - Years 3 and 4 | Skills and knowledge | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 3
The diverse circumstances in which children grow up influence their needs, wants, perceptions and behaviours related to financial and consumer matters. Typically, at age eight to nine, parents regulate how children manage their needs and wants within …
Consumer and financial literacy: Year 3 | Year levels | Dimensions | Curriculum connections | Resources
What is the focus of the literacy progression?
Literacy development influences student success in many areas of learning at school. The progression can be used to support students to successfully engage with the literacy demands of the Foundation to Year 10 Australian Curriculum. The National Literacy …
What is the focus of the literacy progression? | National Literacy Learning Progression | National Literacy and Numeracy Learning Progressions | Resources