k10outline - F Content Descriptions

Foundation Content Descriptions

with support, recognise and communicate meaning in [Language]

using appropriate greetings and gestures in daily activities in [Language]
participating in routine exchanges, such as responding to the class roll call or describing the season and weather, for example, choosing the picture and word for the season and weather of the day on a class calendar
participating in songs and chants by singing and performing actions, for example, singing a traditional song in [Language] if appropriate or singing ‘Heads, shoulders, knees and toes’ in [Language]
reproducing the sounds and rhythms of [Language] songs and chants by reciting, singing and imitating, for example, listening to the teacher saying animal names and/sounds, and repeating and miming the movement of the animal
transitioning to activities/routines through traditional and contemporary music, for example, moving to a new activity while singing or dancing
responding to teacher and peers in [Language]
using [Language] to reinforce daily habits, for example, using flashcards to learn the names of daily habits such as handwashing and brushing teeth
responding to texts such as stories and songs through role-play or movement, illustrating characters, events or scenes, for example, acting out a popular Aboriginal story or Torres Strait Islander story using some modelled [Language]
playing with [Language] in a tactile way such as fingerpainting or drawing in the sand, for example, putting 2 shells on the ground with a flashcard of the number 2 in [Language]
participating in simple dialogues through role-plays that involve taking turns, for example, playing shops using classroom objects or choosing a toy or object by asking for it in [Language]

explore, with support, language features of [Language], noticing similarities and differences between [Language] and English

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Elaborations

using word walls to focus on words in [Language] and in English and/or other known language(s), for example, using the starting letter to match or sort words and placing them on a word wall
singing children’s songs in [Language] and comparing them with English versions, for example, singing a school song with a verse in [Language] and in English, and discussing similarities and differences
tracing simple words in both [Language] and English if appropriate, or other known language(s), noticing similarities and differences

Literacy

Intercultural understanding

identify connections between language and culture

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Elaborations

noticing different languages and cultures of class members and identifying different ways of expressing common terms such as agreement, greetings, welcome, appreciation or equivalent as appropriate in [Language]
sharing with the class words and phrases they know in other languages and cultures, for example, creating anchor charts for display or placing the words/phrases on a classroom word wall
engaging with traditions, customs, traditional dress and food of [Language]-speaking communities if appropriate, for example, gardening for sustainability based on traditional foods
using the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) map of the languages of Australia to notice the language(s) of First Nations Australians in their local area and/or across Australia
noticing that local names of streets, places and landmarks may have their origins in language(s) of First Nations Australians

Critical and creative thinking

Intercultural understanding

F Content Descriptions - Foundation framework

Foundation Content Descriptions