2.+Curriculum+Framework

= Curriculum Framework =




 * This inquiry unit covers the following areas according to VELS:**

**Learning** F**ocus:**

 * By comparing the experiences and artefacts of students' daily lives with those of their parents, grandparents and other community members, students reflect on how life at home and in the community has changed.**

**Learning Focus:**

 * Through activities such as reading, discussion and role-play, students learn to recognise and describe the feelings and emotional responses of others. They compare these with their own emotional responses and adjust their behaviour in response. Students learn to recognise that their actions have consequences for both themselves and others in social context. Students learn to work in teams to complete structured activities within a set time frame.**

**Humanities Skills:** 

 * The //Humanities skills //dimension focuses on the development of basic inquiry skills including observation, the collection of various types of evidence, asking and answering questions about evidence and presenting information in a variety of ways.  **

**Building Social Relationships: **

 * Students behave appropriately in a range of social situations. They identify the feelings and needs of other people. Students identify and accept that there are consequences for their actions.**

**Working in Teams:**

 * Students work in teams in assigned roles, stay on task and complete structured activities within set time frames. They share resources fairly. With teacher support, they describe their contribution to the activities of the team.**


