Back to VCAA Bulletin No. 54 - November 2019
New lesson plans for the Bushfire Education website plus webinar
The VCAA has updated its Bushfire Education website to include new lesson plans. Offered as a series of sequenced lesson plans under the four themes of ‘Learning about bushfires’, ‘Preparing for bushfires’, ‘Responding to bushfires’ and ‘Recovering from bushfires’, each lesson plan has a specific learning intention and links to relevant curriculum areas and additional resources.
As part of the broader plan of redeveloping the Bushfire Education website, the VCAA will be hosting a professional learning webinar on Tuesday 19 November 2019, 3.45–4.45pm, and will repeat this session if demand warrants it. To register, go to the F–10 Professional Learning webpage.
Access new English and Mathematics annotated work samples
The following new work samples have been published to support teacher understanding of achievement standards in Victorian Curriculum F–10 English and Mathematics:
- New English annotated work samples – highlighting the knowledge and skills addressed in the Speaking and Listening achievement standards for Levels 3, 4, 5 and 6
- New Mathematics annotated work samples – highlighting the knowledge and skills addressed in the Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability achievement standards for Levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.
All work samples have been selected, annotated and reviewed by classroom teachers and curriculum experts.
Download financial literacy resources
The VCAA has produced the following sample activities for Years 3–6 to support the introduction of financial literacy for primary school students:
Two documents are provided for each resource: one includes a comprehensive description of the activities, including teacher instructions and relevant Victorian Curriculum links, and the other consists of a suite of printable resources for students and teachers.
The VCAA will also be publishing in November a resource for Levels 7 and 8 called ‘Ten steps to becoming a smart consumer’.
Learn about Critical and Creative Thinking through Visual Arts
The VCAA has produced sample learning activities to help teachers address content from the Critical and Creative Thinking curriculum through Visual Arts for Levels 3–10. The resources contain multiple sample learning activities based around specific artworks and artists, with background information for teachers.
Find more curriculum implementation resources
The VCAA continues to develop and provide teachers with resources to support the implementation of the Victorian Curriculum F–10. New resources recently published include:
To find out when new resources become available, read the VCAA Bulletin or subscribe to the F–10 Curriculum Update.