Victorian Curriculum
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English
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Foundation Year
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Language
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Text structure and organisation
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VCELA156
Understand that punctuation is a feature of written text different from letters; recognise how capital letters are used for names, and that capital letters and full stops signal the beginning and end of sentencesExamples
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VCELA142
Understand concepts about print and screen, including how books, film and simple digital texts work, and know some features of print, for example directionalityExamples
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VCELA156
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA143
Recognise that sentences are key units for expressing ideasPlay Activities 124Examples
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VCELA144
Recognise that texts are made up of words and groups of words that make meaningExamples
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VCELA167
Understand the use of vocabulary in familiar contexts related to everyday experiences, personal interests and topics taught at schoolExamples
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VCELA157
Understand that spoken sounds and words can be written and know how to write some high-frequency words and other familiar words including their namePlay Activities 380Examples
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VCELA158
Know how to use onset and rime to spell words where sounds map more directly onto lettersPlay Activities 143Examples
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VCELA143
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Sound and letter knowledge
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VCELA168
Identify rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken wordsPlay Activities 155Examples
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VCELA146
Recognise all upper- and lower-case letters and the most common sound that each letter representsExamples
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VCELA168
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Text structure and organisation
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY153
Use comprehension strategies to understand and discuss texts listened to, viewed or read independentlyExamples
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VCELY153
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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Language
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Year 1
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Language
- Text structure and organisation
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA179
Explore differences in words that represent people, places and things (nouns, including pronouns), happenings and states (verbs), qualities (adjectives) and details such as when, where and how (adverbs)Examples
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VCELA202
Understand the use of vocabulary in everyday contexts as well as a growing number of school contexts, including appropriate use of formal and informal terms of address in different contextsExamples
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VCELA182
Understand how to spell one and two syllable words with common letter patternsPlay Activities 539Examples
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VCELA179
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Sound and letter knowledge
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VCELA204
Manipulate phonemes by addition, deletion and substitution of initial, medial and final phonemes to generate new wordsExamples
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VCELA181
Recognise short vowels, common long vowels and consonant digraphs, and consonant blendsPlay Activities 145Examples
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VCELA183
Understand that a letter can represent more than one sound, and that a syllable must contain a vowel soundExamples
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VCELA204
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY186
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning about key events, ideas and information in texts that they listen to, view and read by drawing on growing knowledge of context, text structures and language featuresPlay Activities 113Examples
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VCELY186
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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Language
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Year 2
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Language
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Language for interaction
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VCELA236
Identify language that can be used for appreciating texts and the qualities of people and thingsExamples
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VCELA236
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Text structure and organisation
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VCELA212
Understand that different types of texts have identifiable text structures and language features that help the text serve its purposeExamples
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VCELA224
Understand how texts are made cohesive through resources, for example word associations, synonyms, and antonyms�Examples
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VCELA225
Recognise that capital letters signal proper nouns and commas are used to separate items in listsExamples
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VCELA212
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA216
Understand that nouns represent people, places, things and ideas and can be, for example, common, proper, concrete or abstract, and that noun groups/phrases can be expanded using articles and adjectivesExamples
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VCELA237
Understand the use of vocabulary about familiar and new topics and experiment with and begin to make conscious choices of vocabulary to suit audience and purposeExamples
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VCELA226
Understand how to use digraphs, long vowels, blends and silent letters, and syllibication to spell simple words including compound wordsPlay Activities 421Examples
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VCELA216
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Sound and letter knowledge
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VCELA218
Recognise most letter-sound matches including silent letters, trigraphs, vowel digraphs and common long vowels, and understand that a sound can be represented by various letter combinationsPlay Activities 210Examples
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VCELA218
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Language for interaction
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY221
Read familiar and some unfamiliar texts with phrasing and fluency by combining phonic, semantic, contextual, and grammatical knowledge using text processing strategies, including monitoring meaning, predicting, rereading and self-correctingExamples
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VCELY222
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to analyse texts by drawing on growing knowledge of context, language and visual features and print and multimodal text structuresPlay Activities 199Examples
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VCELY221
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Creating texts
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VCELY231
Reread and edit text for spelling, sentence-boundary punctuation and text structureExamples
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VCELY231
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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Language
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Year 3
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Language
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Text structure and organisation
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VCELA246
Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose and context, including tense and types of sentencesExamples
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VCELA246
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA262
Understand that verbs represent different processes (doing, thinking, saying, and relating) and that these processes are anchored in time through tenseExamples
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VCELA273
Learn extended and technical vocabulary and ways of expressing opinion including modal verbs and adverbsExamples
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VCELA263
Understand how to use letter-sound relationships and less common letter combinations to spell wordsPlay Activities 319Examples
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VCELA250
Recognise most high-frequency words, know how to use common prefixes and suffixes, and know some homophones and generalisations for adding a suffix to a base wordPlay Activities 118Examples
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VCELA262
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Text structure and organisation
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Literature
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Examining literature
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VCELT254
Discuss the nature and effects of some language devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader's reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and proseExamples
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VCELT254
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Creating literature
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VCELT265
Create texts that adapt language features and patterns encountered in literary textsExamples
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VCELT265
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Examining literature
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY256
Read an increasing range of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts by combining phonic, semantic, contextual and grammatical knowledge, using text processing strategies, including confirming, rereadin, and cross-checkingExamples
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VCELY257
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language featuresPlay Activities 220Examples
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VCELY256
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Creating texts
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VCELY267
Reread and edit texts for meaning, appropriate structure, grammatical choices and punctuationExamples
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VCELY267
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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Language
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Year 4
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Language
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Language variation and change
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VCELA303
Understand that Standard Australian English is one of many social dialects used in Australia, and that while it originated in England it has been influenced by many other languagesExamples
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VCELA303
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Text structure and organisation
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VCELA277
Identify features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text, and understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audienceExamples
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VCELA290
Understand how texts are made cohesive through the use of linking devices including pronoun reference and text connectivesExamples
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VCELA291
Recognise how quotation marks are used in texts to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speechExamples
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VCELA277
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA292
Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb groups/phrases and prepositional phrasesExamples
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VCELA280
Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activityExamples
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VCELA293
Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources into students' own texts including vocabulary encountered in research, into own textsExamples
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VCELA295
Understand how to use spelling patterns and generalisations including syllabification, letter combinations including double letters, and morphemic knowledge to build word familiesPlay Activities 139Examples
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VCELA296
Recognise homophones and know how to use context to identify correct spellingExamples
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VCELA292
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Language variation and change
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Literature
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Examining literature
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VCELT285
Understand, interpret and experiment with a range of devices and deliberate word play in poetry and other literary textsExamples
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VCELT285
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Examining literature
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY287
Read different types of texts for specific purposes by combining phonic, semantic, contextual and grammatical knowledge using text processing strategies, including monitoring meaning, skimming, scanning and reviewingExamples
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VCELY288
Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning to expand content knowledge, integrating and linking ideas and analysing and evaluating textsPlay Activities 220Examples
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VCELY287
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Creating texts
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VCELY300
Reread and edit for meaning by adding, deleting or moving words or word groups to improve content and structureExamples
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VCELY300
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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Language
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Year 5
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Language
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Text structure and organisation
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VCELA309
Understand how texts vary in purpose, structure and topic as well as the degree of formalityExamples
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VCELA322
Understand how the grammatical category of possessives is signalled through apostrophes and how to use apostrophes with common and proper nounsExamples
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VCELA310
Investigate how the organisation of texts into chapters, headings, subheadings, home pages and sub pages for online texts and according to chronology or topic can be used to predict content and assist navigationExamples
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VCELA309
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA324
Understand how noun groups/phrases and adjective groups/phrases can be expanded in a variety of ways to provide a fuller description of the person, place, thing or ideaExamples
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VCELA325
Understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contextsExamples
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VCELA312
Understand how to use banks of known words, syllabification, spelling patterns, word origins, base words, prefixes and suffixes, to spell new words, including some uncommon pluralsExamples
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VCELA326
Recognise and write less familiar words that share common letter patterns but have different pronunciationsExamples
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VCELA324
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Text structure and organisation
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Literature
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Examining literature
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VCELT316
Understand, interpret and experiment with sound devices and imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification, in narratives, shape poetry, songs, anthems and odesExamples
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VCELT316
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Examining literature
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY318
Navigate and read imaginative, informative and persuasive texts by interpreting structural features, including tables of content, glossaries, chapters, headings and subheadings and applying appropriate text processing strategies, including monitoring meaning, skimming and scanningExamples
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VCELY319
Use comprehension strategies to analyse information, integrating and linking ideas from a variety of print and digital sourcesExamples
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VCELY318
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Creating texts
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VCELY330
Reread and edit student's own and others' work using agreed criteria for text structures and language featuresExamples
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VCELY330
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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Language
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Year 6
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Language
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA350
Investigate how complex sentences can be used in a variety of ways to elaborate, extend and explain ideasExamples
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VCELA351
Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups/phrasesExamples
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VCELA354
Understand how to use banks of known words, word origins, base words, prefixes, suffixes, spelling patterns and generalisations to spell new words, including technical words and words adopted from other languagesPlay Activities 112Examples
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VCELA350
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Literature
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Responding to literature
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VCELT342
Identify and explain how choices in language, for example modality, emphasis, repetition and metaphor, influence personal response to different textsExamples
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VCELT342
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Examining literature
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VCELT344
Identify the relationship between words, sounds, imagery and language patterns in narratives and poetry such as ballads, limericks and free verseExamples
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VCELT344
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Responding to literature
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY346
Select, navigate and read texts for a range of purposes, applying appropriate text processing strategies to recall information and consolidate meaningExamples
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VCELY347
Use comprehension strategies to interpret and analyse information and ideas, comparing content from a variety of textual sources including media and digital textsExamples
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VCELY345
Analyse strategies authors use to influence readersExamples
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VCELY346
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Creating texts
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VCELY359
Reread and edit students' own and others' work using agreed criteria and explaining editing choicesExamples
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VCELY359
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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Language
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Year 7
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Language
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Text structure and organisation
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VCELA369
Understand and explain how the text structures and language features of texts become more complex in informative and persuasive texts and identify underlying structures such as taxonomies, cause and effect, and extended metaphorsExamples
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VCELA380
Understand that the coherence of more complex texts relies on devices that signal text structure and guide readers, for example overviews, initial and concluding paragraphs and topic sentences, indexes or site maps or breadcrumb trails for online textsExamples
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VCELA381
Understand the use of punctuation to support meaning in complex sentences with prepositional phrases and embedded clausesExamples
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VCELA369
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA384
Understand how to use spelling rules and word origins to learn new words and how to spell themPlay Activities 102Examples
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VCELA384
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Text structure and organisation
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Literature
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Examining literature
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VCELT375
Understand, interpret and discuss how language is compressed to produce a dramatic effect in film or drama, and to create layers of meaning in poetryExamples
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VCELT375
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Examining literature
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY379
Analyse and explain the ways text structures and language features shape meaning and vary according to audience and purposeExamples
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VCELY377
Use prior knowledge and text processing strategies to interpret a range of types of textsExamples
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VCELY378
Use comprehension strategies to interpret, analyse and synthesise ideas and information, critiquing ideas and issues from a variety of textual sourcesExamples
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VCELY379
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Creating texts
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VCELY388
Edit for meaning by removing repetition, refining ideas, reordering sentences and adding or substituting words for impactExamples
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VCELY388
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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Language
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Year 8
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Language
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Language for interaction
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VCELA397
Understand how rhetorical devices are used to persuade and how different layers of meaning are developed through the use of metaphor, irony and parodyExamples
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VCELA397
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Text structure and organisation
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VCELA415
Understand the use of punctuation conventions, including colons, semicolons, dashes and brackets in formal and informal textsExamples
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VCELA415
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA401
Recognise that vocabulary choices contribute to the specificity, abstraction and style of textsExamples
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VCELA417
Understand how to apply learned knowledge consistently in order to spell accurately and to learn new words including nominalisationsPlay Activities 152Examples
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VCELA401
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Language for interaction
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Literature
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Examining literature
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VCELT408
Identify and evaluate devices that create tone in literary texts, including humour, wordplay, innuendo and parodyExamples
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VCELT409
Interpret and analyse language choices, including sentence patterns, dialogue, imagery and other language features, in short stories, literary essays and playsExamples
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VCELT408
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Examining literature
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Literacy
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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VCELY411
Apply increasing knowledge of vocabulary, text structures and language features to understand the content of textsExamples
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VCELY412
Use comprehension strategies to interpret and evaluate texts by reflecting on the validity of content and the credibility of sources, including finding evidence in the text for the author's point of viewExamples
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VCELY411
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Interpreting, analysing, evaluating
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Language
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Year 9
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Language
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Language variation and change
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VCELA452
Understand that Standard Australian English is a living language within which the creation and loss of words and the evolution of usage is ongoingExamples
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VCELA452
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Text structure and organisation
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VCELA429
Understand that authors innovate with text structures and language for specific purposes and effectsExamples
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VCELA429
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA432
Identify how vocabulary choices contribute to specificity, abstraction and stylistic effectivenessExamples
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VCELA432
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Language variation and change
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Literature
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Examining literature
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VCELT440
Interpret and analyse language choices, including sentence patterns, dialogue, imagery and other language features, in short stories, literary essays and playsExamples
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VCELT440
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Examining literature
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Literacy
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Creating texts
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VCELY450
Review and edit students' own and others' texts to improve clarity and control over content, organisation, paragraphing, sentence structure, vocabulary and audio/visual featuresPlay Activities 142Examples
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VCELY450
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Language
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Year 10
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Language
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Language variation and change
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VCELA482
Understand that Standard Australian English in its spoken and written forms has a history of evolution and change and continues to evolveExamples
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VCELA482
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Expressing and developing ideas
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VCELA475
Understand how to use knowledge of the spelling system to spell unusual and technical words accuratelyPlay Activities 216Examples
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VCELA475
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Language variation and change
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Literacy
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Creating texts
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VCELY480
Review, edit and refine students' own and others' texts for control of content, organisation, sentence structure, vocabulary, and/or visual features to achieve particular purposes and effectsExamples
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VCELY480
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Creating texts
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Language
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Foundation Year
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Mathematics
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Foundation Year
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Number and Algebra
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Number and place value
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VCMNA069
Establish understanding of the language and processes of counting by naming numbers in sequences, initially to and from 20, moving from any starting pointPlay Activities 185Examples
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VCMNA070
Connect number names, numerals and quantities, including zero, initially up to 10 and then beyondPlay Activities 290Examples
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VCMNA071
Subitise small collections of objectsExamples
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VCMNA072
Compare, order and make correspondences between collections, initially to 20, and explain reasoningPlay Activities 102Examples
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VCMNA073
Represent practical situations to model addition and sharingPlay Activities 149Examples
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VCMNA069
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Patterns and algebra
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VCMNA076
Sort and classify familiar objects and explain the basis for these classifications, and copy, continue and create patterns with objects and drawingsExamples
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VCMNA076
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Number and place value
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Measurement and Geometry
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Using units of measurement
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VCMMG078
Use direct and indirect comparisons to decide which is longer, heavier or holds more, and explain reasoning in everyday languageExamples
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VCMMG079
Compare and order the duration of events using the everyday language of timeExamples
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VCMMG080
Connect days of the week to familiar events and actionsExamples
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VCMMG078
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Using units of measurement
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Location and transformation
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Location and transformation
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VCMMG082
Describe position and movementExamples
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VCMMG082
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Location and transformation
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Number and Algebra
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Year 1
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Number and Algebra
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Number and place value
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VCMNA086
Develop confidence with number sequences to and from 100 by ones from any starting point. Skip count by twos, fives and tens starting from zeroPlay Activities 215Examples
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VCMNA087
Recognise, model, read, write and order numbers to at least 100. Locate these numbers on a number linePlay Activities 295Examples
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VCMNA088
Count collections to 100 by partitioning numbers using place valuePlay Activities 133Examples
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VCMNA089
Represent and solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of strategies including counting on, partitioning and rearranging partsPlay Activities 757Examples
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VCMNA086
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Fractions and decimals
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VCMNA091
Recognise and describe one-half as one of two equal parts of a whole.Examples
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VCMNA091
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Patterns and algebra
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VCMNA093
Investigate and describe number patterns formed by skip counting and patterns with objectsExamples
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VCMNA093
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Number and place value
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Measurement and Geometry
- Using units of measurement
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Shape
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VCMMG098
Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects using obvious featuresExamples
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VCMMG098
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Location and transformation
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VCMMG099
Give and follow directions to familiar locationsExamples
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VCMMG099
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Statistics and Probability
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Data representation and interpretation
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VCMSP102
Represent data with objects and drawings where one object or drawing represents one data value. Describe the displaysExamples
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VCMSP102
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Data representation and interpretation
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Number and Algebra
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Year 2
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Number and Algebra
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Number and place value
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VCMNA103
Investigate number sequences, initially those increasing and decreasing by twos, threes, fives and ten from any starting point, then moving to other sequences.Examples
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VCMNA104
Recognise, model, represent and order numbers to at least 1000Examples
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VCMNA105
Group, partition and rearrange collections up to 1000 in hundreds, tens and ones to facilitate more efficient countingExamples
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VCMNA106
Explore the connection between addition and subtractionPlay Activities 176Examples
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VCMNA107
Solve simple addition and subtraction problems using a range of efficient mental and written strategiesPlay Activities 456Examples
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VCMNA108
Recognise and represent multiplication as repeated addition, groups and arraysExamples
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VCMNA109
Recognise and represent division as grouping into equal sets and solve simple problems using these representationsExamples
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VCMNA103
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Fractions and decimals
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VCMNA110
Recognise and interpret common uses of halves, quarters and eighths of shapes and collectionsExamples
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VCMNA110
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Money and financial mathematics
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VCMNA111
Count and order small collections of Australian coins and notes according to their valueExamples
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VCMNA111
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Patterns and algebra
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VCMNA112
Describe patterns with numbers and identify missing elementsExamples
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VCMNA112
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Number and place value
- Measurement and Geometry
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Statistics and Probability
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Data representation and interpretation
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VCMSP128
Create displays of data using lists, table and picture graphs and interpret themExamples
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VCMSP128
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Data representation and interpretation
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Number and Algebra
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Year 3
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Number and Algebra
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Number and place value
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VCMNA129
Investigate the conditions required for a number to be odd or even and identify odd and even numbersExamples
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VCMNA130
Recognise, model, represent and order numbers to at least 10 000Examples
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VCMNA131
Apply place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to at least 10 000 to assist calculations and solve problemsPlay Activities 117Examples
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VCMNA132
Recognise and explain the connection between addition and subtractionPlay Activities 268Examples
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VCMNA133
Recall addition facts for single-digit numbers and related subtraction facts to develop increasingly efficient mental strategies for computationPlay Activities 486Examples
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VCMNA134
Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division factsPlay Activities 526Examples
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VCMNA135
Represent and solve problems involving multiplication using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologiesPlay Activities 224Examples
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VCMNA129
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Fractions and decimals
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VCMNA136
Model and represent unit fractions including 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, 1/5 and their multiples to a complete wholeExamples
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VCMNA136
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Money and financial mathematics
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VCMNA137
Represent money values in multiple ways and count the change required for simple transactions to the nearest five centsExamples
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VCMNA137
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Patterns and algebra
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VCMNA138
Describe, continue, and create number patterns resulting from performing addition or subtractionExamples
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VCMNA138
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Number and place value
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Measurement and Geometry
- Using units of measurement
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Shape
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VCMMG142
Make models of three-dimensional objects and describe key featuresExamples
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VCMMG142
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Location and transformation
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VCMMG143
Create and interpret simple grid maps to show position and pathwaysExamples
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VCMMG143
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Geometric reasoning
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VCMMG146
Identify angles as measures of turn and compare angle sizes in everyday situationsExamples
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VCMMG146
- Statistics and Probability
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Number and Algebra
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Year 4
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Number and Algebra
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Number and place value
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VCMNA152
Recognise, represent and order numbers to at least tens of thousandsExamples
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VCMNA154
Investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9Examples
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VCMNA155
Recall multiplication facts up to 10 10 and related division factsPlay Activities 422Examples
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VCMNA153
Apply place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to at least tens of thousands to assist calculations and solve problemsPlay Activities 151Examples
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VCMNA156
Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital technologies for multiplication and for division where there is no remainderPlay Activities 384Examples
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VCMNA152
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Fractions and decimals
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VCMNA157
Investigate equivalent fractions used in contextsExamples
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VCMNA158
Count by quarters halves and thirds, including with mixed numerals. Locate and represent these fractions on a number lineExamples
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VCMNA159
Recognise that the place value system can be extended to tenths and hundredths. Make connections between fractions and decimal notationExamples
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VCMNA157
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Money and financial mathematics
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VCMNA160
Solve problems involving purchases and the calculation of change to the nearest five cents with and without digital technologiesExamples
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VCMNA160
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Patterns and algebra
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VCMNA163
Use equivalent number sentences involving addition and subtraction to find unknown quantitiesPlay Activities 150Examples
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VCMNA163
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Number and place value
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Measurement and Geometry
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Using units of measurement
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VCMMG165
Use scaled instruments to measure and compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperaturesExamples
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VCMMG166
Compare objects using familiar metric units of area and volumeExamples
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VCMMG167
Convert between units of timeExamples
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VCMMG168
Use am and pm notation and solve simple time problemsExamples
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VCMMG165
- Shape
- Location and transformation
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Geometric reasoning
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VCMMG174
Compare angles and classify them as equal to, greater than or less than a right angleExamples
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VCMMG174
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Using units of measurement
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Statistics and Probability
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Data representation and interpretation
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VCMSP179
Construct suitable data displays, with and without the use of digital technologies, from given or collected data. Include tables, column graphs and picture graphs where one picture can represent many data valuesExamples
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VCMSP179
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Data representation and interpretation
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Number and Algebra
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Year 5
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Number and Algebra
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Number and place value
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VCMNA181
Identify and describe factors and multiples of whole numbers and use them to solve problemsExamples
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VCMNA182
Use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers to calculationsPlay Activities 171Examples
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VCMNA183
Solve problems involving multiplication of large numbers by one- or two-digit numbers using efficient mental, written strategies and appropriate digital technologiesExamples
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VCMNA184
Solve problems involving division by a one digit number, including those that result in a remainderPlay Activities 107Examples
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VCMNA185
Use efficient mental and written strategies and apply appropriate digital technologies to solve problemsPlay Activities 646Examples
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VCMNA181
- Fractions and decimals
- Patterns and algebra
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Number and place value
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Measurement and Geometry
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Using units of measurement
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VCMMG195
Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and massExamples
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VCMMG196
Calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles and the volume and capacity of prisms using familiar metric unitsExamples
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VCMMG197
Compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and convert between themExamples
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VCMMG195
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Shape
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VCMMG198
Connect three-dimensional objects with their nets and other two-dimensional representationsExamples
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VCMMG198
- Location and transformation
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Geometric reasoning
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VCMMG202
Estimate, measure and compare angles using degrees. Construct angles using a protractorExamples
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VCMMG202
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Using units of measurement
- Statistics and Probability
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Number and Algebra
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Year 6
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Number and Algebra
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Number and place value
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VCMNA208
Identify and describe properties of prime, composite, square and triangular numbersExamples
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VCMNA209
Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving all four operations with whole numbers and make estimates for these computationsPlay Activities 1151Examples
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VCMNA208
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Fractions and decimals
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VCMNA211
Compare fractions with related denominators and locate and represent them on a number lineExamples
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VCMNA212
Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same or related denominatorsExamples
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VCMNA213
Find a simple fraction of a quantity where the result is a whole number, with and without digital technologiesExamples
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VCMNA214
Add and subtract decimals, with and without digital technologies, and use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answersPlay Activities 328Examples
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VCMNA215
Multiply decimals by whole numbers and perform divisions by non-zero whole numbers where the results are terminating decimals, with and without digital technologiesPlay Activities 174Examples
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VCMNA216
Multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10Examples
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VCMNA217
Make connections between equivalent fractions, decimals and percentagesExamples
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VCMNA211
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Money and financial mathematics
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VCMNA218
Investigate and calculate percentage discounts of 10%, 25% and 50% on sale items, with and without digital technologiesExamples
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VCMNA218
- Patterns and algebra
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Number and place value
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Measurement and Geometry
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Using units of measurement
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VCMMG222
Connect decimal representations to the metric systemPlay Activities 136Examples
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VCMMG223
Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacityPlay Activities 192Examples
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VCMMG224
Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate unitsExamples
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VCMMG225
Connect volume and capacity and their units of measurementExamples
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VCMMG226
Interpret and use timetablesExamples
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VCMMG222
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Shape
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VCMMG228
Construct simple prisms and pyramidsExamples
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VCMMG228
- Location and transformation
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Geometric reasoning
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VCMMG231
Investigate, with and without digital technologies, angles on a straight line, angles at a point and vertically opposite angles. Use results to find unknown anglesExamples
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VCMMG231
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Using units of measurement
- Statistics and Probability
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Number and Algebra
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Year 7
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Number and Algebra
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Number and place value
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VCMNA238
Investigate index notation and represent whole numbers as products of powers of prime numbersExamples
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VCMNA239
Investigate and use square roots of perfect square numbersExamples
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VCMNA240
Apply the associative, commutative and distributive laws to aid mental and written computation and make estimates for these computationsPlay Activities 109Examples
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VCMNA241
Compare, order, add and subtract integersExamples
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VCMNA238
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Real numbers
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VCMNA242
Compare fractions using equivalence. Locate and represent positive and negative fractions and mixed numbers on a number lineExamples
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VCMNA243
Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions, including those with unrelated denominatorsExamples
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VCMNA244
Multiply and divide fractions and decimals using efficient written strategies and digital technologiesPlay Activities 148Examples
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VCMNA245
Express one quantity as a fraction of another, with and without the use of digital technologiesPlay Activities 112Examples
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VCMNA246
Round decimals to a specified number of decimal placesExamples
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VCMNA247
Connect fractions, decimals and percentages and carry out simple conversionsPlay Activities 128Examples
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VCMNA248
Find percentages of quantities and express one quantity as a percentage of another, with and without digital technologies.Examples
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VCMNA249
Recognise and solve problems involving simple ratiosPlay Activities 160Examples
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VCMNA242
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Money and financial mathematics
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VCMNA250
Investigate and calculate 'best buys', with and without digital technologiesExamples
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VCMNA250
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Patterns and algebra
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VCMNA251
Introduce the concept of variables as a way of representing numbers using lettersExamples
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VCMNA252
Create algebraic expressions and evaluate them by substituting a given value for each variableExamples
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VCMNA253
Extend and apply the laws and properties of arithmetic to algebraic terms and expressionsExamples
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VCMNA251
- Linear and non-linear relationships
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Number and place value
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Measurement and Geometry
- Using units of measurement
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Shape
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VCMMG260
Draw different views of prisms and solids formed from combinations of prismsExamples
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VCMMG260
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Location and transformation
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VCMMG261
Describe translations, reflections in an axis, and rotations of multiples of 90 degrees on the Cartesian plane using coordinates. Identify line and rotational symmetriesExamples
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VCMMG261
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Geometric reasoning
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VCMMG264
Identify corresponding, alternate and co-interior angles when two straight lines are crossed by a transversalExamples
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VCMMG265
Investigate conditions for two lines to be parallel and solve simple numerical problems using reasoningExamples
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VCMMG263
Demonstrate that the angle sum of a triangle is 180 degrees and use this to find the angle sum of a quadrilateralExamples
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VCMMG262
Classify triangles according to their side and angle properties and describe quadrilateralsExamples
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VCMMG264
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Statistics and Probability
- Chance
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Data representation and interpretation
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VCMSP269
Construct and compare a range of data displays including stem-and-leaf plots and dot plotsExamples
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VCMSP270
Calculate mean, median, mode and range for sets of data. Interpret these statistics in the context of dataExamples
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VCMSP271
Describe and interpret data displays using median, mean and rangeExamples
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VCMSP269
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Number and Algebra
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Year 8
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Number and Algebra
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Number and place value
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VCMNA272
Use index notation with numbers to establish the index laws with positive integral indices and the zero indexExamples
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VCMNA273
Carry out the four operations with rational numbers and integers, using efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies and make estimates for these computationsPlay Activities 262Examples
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VCMNA272
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Real numbers
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VCMNA275
Investigate the concept of irrational numbers, including piExamples
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VCMNA276
Solve problems involving the use of percentages, including percentage increases and decreases, with and without digital technologiesExamples
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VCMNA277
Solve a range of problems involving rates and ratios, including distance-time problems for travel at a constant speed, with and without digital technologiesPlay Activities 113Examples
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VCMNA275
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Money and financial mathematics
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VCMNA278
Solve problems involving profit and loss, with and without digital technologiesExamples
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VCMNA278
- Patterns and algebra
- Linear and non-linear relationships
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Number and place value
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Measurement and Geometry
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Using units of measurement
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VCMMG286
Choose appropriate units of measurement for area and volume and convert from one unit to anotherExamples
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VCMMG287
Find perimeters and areas of parallelograms, trapeziums, rhombuses and kitesExamples
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VCMMG288
Investigate the relationship between features of circles such as circumference, area, radius and diameter. Use formulas to solve problems involving determining radius, diameter, circumference and area from each otherExamples
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VCMMG289
Develop the formulas for volumes of rectangular and triangular prisms and prisms in general. Use formulas to solve problems involving volumeExamples
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VCMMG286
- Geometric reasoning
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Using units of measurement
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Statistics and Probability
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Data representation and interpretation
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VCMSP300
Investigate the effect of individual data values , including outliers, on the range, mean and medianExamples
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VCMSP300
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Data representation and interpretation
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Number and Algebra
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Year 9
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Number and Algebra
- Real numbers
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Money and financial mathematics
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VCMNA304
Solve problems involving simple interestExamples
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VCMNA304
- Patterns and algebra
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Linear and non-linear relationships
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VCMNA308
Find the distance between two points located on a Cartesian plane using a range of strategies, including graphing softwareExamples
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VCMNA309
Find the midpoint and gradient of a line segment (interval) on the Cartesian plane using a range of strategies, including graphing softwareExamples
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VCMNA310
Sketch linear graphs using the coordinates of two points and solve linear equationsExamples
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VCMNA311
Graph simple non-linear relations with and without the use of digital technologies and solve simple related equationsExamples
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VCMNA308
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Measurement and Geometry
- Using units of measurement
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Geometric reasoning
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VCMMG317
Solve problems using ratio and scale factors in similar figuresExamples
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VCMMG317
- Pythagoras and trigonometry
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Statistics and Probability
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Chance
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VCMSP321
List all outcomes for two-step chance experiments, both with and without replacement using tree diagrams or arrays. Assign probabilities to outcomes and determine probabilities for eventsExamples
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VCMSP321
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Data representation and interpretation
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VCMSP326
Compare data displays using mean, median and range to describe and interpret numerical data sets in terms of location (centre) and spreadExamples
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VCMSP326
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Chance
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Number and Algebra
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Year 10
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Number and Algebra
- Patterns and algebra
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Linear and non-linear relationships
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VCMNA335
Solve problems involving linear equations, including those derived from formulasExamples
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VCMNA339
Explore the connection between algebraic and graphical representations of relations such as simple quadratic, reciprocal, circle and exponential, using digital technology as appropriateExamples
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VCMNA340
Solve linear equations involving simple algebraic fractionsExamples
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VCMNA335
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Measurement and Geometry
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Using units of measurement
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VCMMG343
Solve problems involving surface area and volume for a range of prisms, cylinders and composite solidsExamples
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VCMMG343
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Geometric reasoning
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VCMMG344
Formulate proofs involving congruent triangles and angle propertiesExamples
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VCMMG344
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Using units of measurement
- Statistics and Probability
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Number and Algebra
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Year 10A
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Measurement and Geometry
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Using units of measurement
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VCMMG365
Solve problems involving surface area and volume of right pyramids, right cones, spheres and related composite solidsExamples
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VCMMG365
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Geometric reasoning
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VCMMG366
Prove and apply angle and chord properties of circlesExamples
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VCMMG366
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Pythagoras and trigonometry
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VCMMG367
Establish the sine, cosine and area rules for any triangle and solve related problemsExamples
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VCMMG367
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Using units of measurement
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Statistics and Probability
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Data representation and interpretation
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VCMSP372
Calculate and interpret the mean and standard deviation of data and use these to compare data sets. Investigate the effect of individual data values including outliers, on the standard deviationExamples
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VCMSP372
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Data representation and interpretation
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Measurement and Geometry
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Foundation Year