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Years 5–6 Years 7–8 Years 9–10Foundation Years 1–2 Years 3–4Information for parentsTHE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM – YEARS 3 AND 4
Foundation Years 1–2 Years 5–6 Years 7–8 Years 9–10Years 3–4
THE AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUMThe Australian Curriculum is designed to develop:
• successfullearners• confidentandcreativeindividuals• activeandinformedyoungpeoplewho
arereadytotaketheirplaceinsociety.
Itsetsthegoalforwhatallstudentsshouldlearnastheyprogressthroughtheirschoollife–wherevertheyliveinAustraliaandwhateverschooltheyattend.
TheAustralianCurriculumwithitseightlearning areas provides a modern curriculum foreverystudentinAustralia.Includedinthecontent of learning areas are seven general capabilitiesintendedtohelpprepareyoungAustralianstolearn,liveandworkinthe21stcentury.Therearethreecross-curriculumpriorities that are also a focus across the learningareas.
TheAustralianCurriculumisflexiblesothatteachers can plan the learning for all their students,alsotakingintoaccounttheirlocalschoolcommunity.
For more information, see our fact sheet: TheAustralianCurriculum–anoverviewforparents.
YEARS 3 AND 4
In Years 3 and 4, students become more independent;theycommunicatewithothersmoreeffectively.
English and Mathematics continue to be apriority,andliteracyandnumeracyaredevelopedacrossalllearningareas.
The curriculum further builds the essential knowledgeandskillsinliteracy,consolidating‘learningtoreadandwrite’.
Years 3-4 Learning Areas
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English
Maths
Science
Health & PE
Technologies
The Arts
Humanities
Languages
School choice
Years 5–6 Years 7–8 Years 9–10Foundation Years 1–2 Years 3–4
EnglishInYears3and4,studentsreadandwriteaboutfamiliarcontentthatrelatestootherlearning
areas.Studentsreadmoredifficulttextsontheirown,suchaschapterbooksandnon-fiction
informationandcanwriteindifferentstyles.
Typically, students will:
readandunderstandarangeofdifferenttypesoftextsthatexploreimaginativeand
informative topics recogniseandwritetextsthatpersuadeandexplain
writeimaginativetextsthatincludecharactersandevents
recognise that pictures or graphics can be important to add meaning
recognisedifferentkindsoflanguageusedintext,dependingontheaudienceandpurpose
learninformationorideasfromtexts
usemostlycorrectgrammar,includingsimpleandcompoundsentences
useaccuratespellingandpunctuation,andedittheirownwriting
planandmakepresentationstotheclass
engageindiscussionstoshareideasandinformation,communicatingclearlywithothers.
MathematicsIn Years 3 and 4, students further develop their understanding of number,patternsandrelationships,measurementandgeometry.Modelling fractions and decimals using concrete materials is a crucialfocusatthisstage.
Typically, students will:
choosestrategiestoadd,subtract,multiplyanddivide representthevalueofmoneyandmakesimplecalculations recall multiplication facts represent fractions on a number line exploreaddition,subtractionandmultiplicationnumberpatterns measure temperatures, lengths, shapes and objects solve problems involving time, and read maps createsymmetricalshapesandclassifyangles constructgraphsandlistalikelihoodofevents.
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Creates a multiplication number pattern and explains
their thinking.
Years 5–6 Years 7–8 Years 9–10Foundation Years 1–2 Years 3–4
ScienceStudentsdeveloptheirunderstandingabouthowsciencerelatesto theirlives.Theyposeandanswerquestionsandinvestigateinamoresystematicway,developingunderstandingofafairtestandvariables.Typically, students will:
observeheatasaformofenergyandinvestigatehowitaffectssolids exploreregularandpredictablecyclesthroughastudyofdayandnight exploretheactionofforces realisethatlivingthingsformpartsofecosystems understandthatactionsofhumanscanhaveaneffectontheirworld.
Humanities and Social SciencesStudentsdrawontheirgrowingexperienceofthecommunityandbeyond,anduseobservationsandinformation sources to develop understandings abouthistory,geography,civicsandcitizenship.Typically, students will investigate:
diverse people, cultures and environments inAustraliaandneighbouringcountries;howdifferent individuals and groups have contributed to their communities, past and present significantdaysinAustralia’shistory,suchasAustraliaDay,AnzacDayandSorryDay earlyexplorersandBritishcolonisationofAustralia diverse cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderPeoples,andthosewholiveandlivedin the local area geographic characteristics of Africa, South AmericaandAustralia,andhownatural
resources are used and managed rulesandlaws,andhowthelocalgovernmentmakesdecisionsandservestheircommunity groupstheybelongto,andhowpeople
contributetothecommunityandtheenvironmentthroughresponsibleactions.
Health and PhysicalEducat
ion
Studentslearnaboutchangestheyexperienceastheygrowup,valuingdifferenceinothers.Theydevelopmorecomplicatedmovementskills.
Typically, students will:
talkaboutchallenge,risk,successandfailure,andhowtheseaffecttheway theyseethemselves
keepthemselvesandotherssafeandhealthyinandoutoftheclassroom
build positive relationships and become moreawareofemotions
understandtheirownfamilybackground,and value all people and cultures includingtheirown
playgamesinarangeofoutdoorplaces
improvetheirskillsindifferentactivities
userules,scoring,tactics,fairplayandteamwork.
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Years 5–6 Years 7–8 Years 9–10Foundation Years 1–2 Years 3–4
The Arts
Studentsparticipateindependentlyor
ingroupstoexpressandreflecttheir
growingunderstandingoftheworld
throughdifferentartforms.Theyfurther
developtheirtechnicalskillsinTheArts
andexplorehowotherscreateartworks.
Typically, students will:
inDance,createdancestotellastory
in Drama, develop performances from
storiesorpicturebooks
in Media Arts, use technologies to
changeimages,addwordsandrecord
sounds
inMusic,singandexplore
instruments to create music
inVisualArts,lookatanartist’swork
andcreatetheirown,experimenting
withmaterials,suchaspaint,crayons,
markersandcolourpencils.
TechnologiesStudentsbuildonconcepts,skillsandprocessesdevelopedinearlieryearsofDesignandTechnologies,andDigitalTechnologies.Typically, students will:
in Design and Technologies draw,labelandmodelideaswhen
designing and producing solutions suchascreatingatoythatmoves
plan steps to produce solutions and learn to manage their time
in Digital Technologies identifyandlearnhowtofollowsafety
ruleswhenworkingonline identifyproblemsandsolvethem,
forexample,identifyingstagesofa gameanddecisionsthataplayer mustmaketowin
create a range of digital solutions, such ascodingsimpleinteractivegames.
LanguagesStudentsmayhaveanopportunitytolearnalanguageotherthanEnglish.Typically, when learning the language, students will:
participate in classroom routines, interactions and learning activities that involve listening, responding and initiating
learnnewwordsandusefamiliarvocabularytomakesimplestatementsandasksimplequestions
communicate in familiar interactions and situations such as participatinginperformancesandplay
exploretherelationshipbetweencultureandwaysofcommunicating.
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To learn more about the Australian Curriculum, visit the ‘Parents’sectionoftheAustralianCurriculumwebsite.Formoreinformationaboutyourchild,talktoyourschool.