Victorian Curriculum Links

Critical creative

• Identify, describe and use different kinds of question stems to gather information and ideas (VCCCTQ001)
• Make simple modifications to known ideas and routine solutions to generate some different ideas and possibilities (VCCCTQ003)
• Compare and contrast information and ideas in own and others reasoning (VCCCTR005)
• Consider how reasons and examples are used to support a point of view and illustrate meaning (VCCCTR006)
• Investigate ways to problem-solve, using egocentric and experiential language (VCCCTM009)

Personal social

• Recognise that problems or challenges are a normal part of life and that there are actions that can be undertaken to manage problems (VCPSCSE003)
• Practise the skills required to include others and make friends with peers, teachers and other adults (VCPSCSO005)
• Name and practise basic skills required to work collaboratively with peers (VCPSCSO006)
• Use appropriate language to describe what happens and how they feel when experiencing positive interactions or conflict (VCPSCSO007)
• Investigate ways to problem-solve, using egocentric and experiential language (VCCCTM009)
• Explain how being prepared to try new things can help identify strategies when faced with unfamiliar or challenging situations (VCPSCSE010)
• Listen to others’ ideas, and recognise that others may see things differently (VCPSCSO012)
• Use basic skills required for participation in group tasks and respond to simple questions about their contribution to group tasks (VCPSCSO014)
• Recognise that conflict occurs and distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate ways to deal with conflict (VCPSCSO015)

Science

• People use science in their daily lives (VCSSU041)
• Objects are made of materials that have observable properties (VCSSU044)
• Everyday materials can be physically changed or combined with other materials in a variety of ways for particular purposes (VCSSU045)
• The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size and shape: a push or a pull affects how an object moves or changes shape (VCSSU048)
• Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (VCSIS050)
• Participate in guided investigations, including making observations using the senses, to explore and answer questions (VCSIS051)
• Compare observations and predictions with those of others (VCSIS054)
• Represent and communicate observations and ideas about changes in objects and events in a variety of ways (VCSIS055)

Health and Physical Education

• Identify people and actions that help keep themselves safe and healthy (VCHPEP059)
• Identify actions that promote health, safety and wellbeing (VCHPEP062)