Victorian Curriculum Links

Critical creative f-2

• 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)

Critical creative 3-4

• Construct and use open and closed questions for different purposes (VCCCTQ010)
• Explore reactions to a given situation or problem and consider the effect of pre-established preferences (VCCCTQ011)
• Investigate different techniques to sort facts and extend known ideas to generate novel and imaginative ideas (VCCCTQ012)
• Identify and use ‘If, then…’ and ‘what if…’ reasoning (VCCCTR016)
• Investigate a range of problem-solving strategies, including brainstorming, identifying, comparing and selecting options, and developing and testing hypotheses (VCCCTM020)

Personal social f-2

• 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)

Personal social 3-4

• Demonstrate skills for effective participation in group tasks and use criteria provided to reflect on the effectiveness of the teams in which they participate (VCPSCSO023)

Science f-2

• People use science in their daily lives (VCSSU041)
• Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met (VCSSU042)
• Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to them selves (VCSSU043)
• 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)

Science 3-4

• Recognise the role of people in design and technologies occupations and explore factors, including sustainability, that impact on the design of solutions to meet
• community needs (VCDSTS023)
• Investigate food and fibre production used in modern or traditional societies (VCDSTC025)
• Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things (VCSSU057)
• Different living things have different life cycles and depend on each other and the environment to survive (VCSSU058)
• With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge (VCSIS065)
• Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings (VCSIS070)
• Reflect on an investigation, including whether a test was fair or not (VCSIS071)
• Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language (VCSIS072)
• Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (VCSSU074)
• The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment (VCSSU075)

Design & Technology

• Explore how plants and animals are grown for food, clothing and shelter (VCDSTC015)
• Explore how food is selected and prepared for healthy eating (VCDSTC016)