Years 3 and 4 German
The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social world and membership of various groups, including that of the German class. They have developed initial literacy in English, and this assists to some degree in …
Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard German Years 3 and 4
By the end of Year 4, students interact with teachers and peers in classroom routines, action-related talk and play. They respond to instructions and use formulaic expressions to interact, ask questions, seek assistance, and make statements related …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLGEC129
Notice and describe what looks or feels similar or different to own language and culture when interacting in German[Key concepts: communication, difference, respect; Key processes: noticing, comparing, describing]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLGEC129 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLGEC123
gathering information about a fellow student or German speaker relating to family, home, interests and abilities, and compiling the information in a modelled format, such as Steckbrief
Elaboration | ACLGEC123 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLGEC120
Share information with peers and teacher about aspects of their personal worlds such as friends, home, favourite objects and activities[Key concepts: friendship, identity; Key processes: describing, expressing]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLGEC120 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLGEC123
Obtain and process information from peers and texts related to personal, social and natural worlds[Key concepts: community, family, friends; Key processes: reading, listening, selecting, organising]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLGEC123 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLGEC124
Present information in modelled spoken and written texts relating to personal, social and natural worlds[Key concepts: family, friends; Key processes: describing, presenting, collating]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLGEC124 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLGEC127
Compare aspects of German and English language, such as vocabulary, sounds and rhymes, and cultural information, and share with peers and family[Key concepts: meaning, interconnection; Key processes: comparing, interpreting, explaining]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLGEC127 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLGEC123
obtaining information about lifestyles in German-speaking countries (homes, schools, climate, pets, geography) from shared and independent reading of simple digital texts
Elaboration (1) | ACLGEC123 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLGEC123
identifying points of information in short spoken texts with some unfamiliar language, for example, the name and number on a recorded phone message, the age of a child interviewed, some items on a recorded shopping list
Elaboration (3) | ACLGEC123 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLGEC123
comparing information about activities and practices across cultures, for example, reading, viewing or listening to texts related to aspects of school life such as timetables, canteen menus, extracurricular activities and sports
Elaboration (4) | ACLGEC123 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLGEC123
working in groups to obtain and use factual information from texts related to other learning areas, for example, completing a simple science experiment, naming countries and significant land features, or recording distances using geography skills
Elaboration (5) | ACLGEC123 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLGEC124
collecting information about one another’s likes, dislikes or interests, using checklists, surveys or question cues to present a class profile, chart or database, for example, Lieblingstiere, Lieblingssport, Lieblingsserie, Lieblingsmusik
Elaboration (1) | ACLGEC124 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLGEC120
exchanging information about their siblings, homes, pets and activities, for example, Ich habe einen Bruder und zwei Schwestern. Wir haben einen Hund und vier Vögel. Kannst du gut schwimmen? Ich wohne in einer Wohnung und ich habe eine Katze.
Elaboration | ACLGEC120 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLGEC123
collecting information about different animal species (Haustiere, Wildtiere, Waldtiere, australische Tiere), and creating a display with names and appropriate adjectives, for example, Der Löwe ist mutig und stark.
Elaboration (2) | ACLGEC123 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLGEC124
selecting information gained from print, visual or digital texts to design a class book or digital display, for example, details of animals and their habitats and/or food from a zoo website or a children’s documentary film about wild animals (Der Affe …
Elaboration (2) | ACLGEC124 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum