Prep:
English
In the
first year of school, students view, listen to and enjoy texts that entertain
and inform, such as picture books or, rhymes. They begin to learn to read and
create texts.
Typically,
students will:
communicate with others in familiar situations.
read stories with one or more sentences, pictures and
familiar vocabulary.
recognise rhyming words, syllables and sounds.
recognise letters and the most common sounds the
letters make.
listen to, read and view picture books, stories,
poetry, information books, films and performances.
write some words.
recognise some words and develop skills in ‘sounding
out’ words.
create
their own texts such as giving information orally or in writing; presenting a
narrative, which may include pictures.
Maths
In the
first year of school, students develop a sense of number, order, sequence,
pattern and position in relation to familiar settings.
Typically,
students will:
connect numbers, their names and quantities up to 20.
count numbers in sequences up to 20, continue patterns
and compare lengths of objects.
use materials to model problems, sort objects and
discuss answers.
group and sort shapes and objects.
connect events with days of the week.
develop
an understanding of location words, such as above, outside, left.
Science
Through
exploration and observation, students learn how science works. They explore
their world to find answers to questions.
Typically,
students will:
explore the needs of living things.
investigate the properties of everyday materials.
explore changes in our world, for example, the weather.
explore
how things move.
HASS – Humanities and Social Sciences
By
experimenting, practising and playing in familiar situations, students use
their natural curiosity to make sense of their world, and to develop history
and geography knowledge and skills about people and places.
Typically,
students will:
explore their personal world, including personal and family
histories.
investigate places they and their families live in and
belong to.
find out about other places through stories told in
books, or by family members and other people, and how people feel about places.
explore
why places are special and how students and other people can care.
Year 1 and 2:
English
The
English curriculum for Years 1 and 2 places a strong focus on the development
of literacy. Students listen to and enjoy texts that entertain, inform and
persuade, such as picture books, non-fiction and film. Students grow into more
independent readers, learn to create a range of different texts and become more
confident when they communicate.
Typically,
students will:
listen to, read,
view and talk about simple information books, stories, films and some online
texts.
independently read
books and discuss what they have read or viewed with other students, teachers
or family members.
sound out or
recognise words.
use simple
punctuation, such as capital letters and full stops.
write about their
experiences, tell a story or talk about topics they have covered in the class.
spell a number of
common words correctly and write in sentences.
add pictures to
what they write.
produce their texts
using computers or other devices.
listen and give
talks to the class about a topic they are interested in.
develop readable handwriting.
Maths
Mathematics
in Years 1 and 2 places a strong focus on the development of numeracy. Students
are introduced to mathematical symbols and language to communicate and explain
mathematical ideas; they pose basic mathematical questions and develop simple
strategies to investigate and solve simple problems.
Typically,
students will:
describe number sequences and locate numbers on a
number line.
represent simple fractions using pictures.
learn about Australian money.
describe and draw shapes and objects, and use units to
measure length.
learn to tell the time from an analogue clock, and use
a calendar to determine the date.
describe the outcome of a chance event.
collect and investigate data collected from simple
problems.
Science
In
Years 1 and 2, students learn to investigate by observing and exploring the
world around them and by posing and answering questions. They learn to organise
their observations, look for patterns and make predictions about their world.
Typically,
students will:
learn about living things and the environment; look
for patterns that occur in life cycles of living things.
explore how they can change or combine everyday
materials.
examine how light and sound are produced.
investigate simple systems, including water systems,
in our environment and how these affect the way we use water.
HASS – Humanities and Social Sciences
In
Years 1 and 2, experimentation, practice and play in personal and familiar
situations aim to harness students’ curiosity about people, places and how
things work, to make sense of their world and develop history and geography
knowledge and skills.
Typically,
students will:
investigate family life now and in past generations,
and how families are diverse
investigate natural and human-made features of places,
how the world is represented on maps, and students’ connections to other parts
of the world
explore changes in their lives and their environment,
such as change of seasons and how people celebrate
explore how technology affects people’s lives at home,
work, play and in other ways, now and in the past.