English
27 content descriptions · Language, Literature, Literacy
- AC9E2LA01investigate how interpersonal language choices vary depending on the context, including the different roles taken on in interactionsPlan this
- AC9E2LA02explore how language can be used for appreciating texts and providing reasons for preferencesPlan this
Mathematics
18 content descriptions · Number, Algebra, Measurement, Space, Statistics
- AC9M2N01recognise, represent and order numbers to at least 1000 using physical and virtual materials, numerals and number linesPlan this
- AC9M2N02partition, rearrange, regroup and rename two- and three-digit numbers using standard and non-standard groupings; recognise the role of a zero digit in place value notationPlan this
Science
10 content descriptions · Science understanding, Science as a human endeavour, Science inquiry
- AC9S2U01recognise Earth is a planet in the solar system and identify patterns in the changing position of the sun, moon, planets and stars in the skyPlan this
- AC9S2U02explore different actions to make sounds and how to make a variety of sounds, and recognise that sound energy causes objects to vibratePlan this
Humanities and Social Sciences
10 content descriptions · Knowledge and understanding, Skills
- AC9HS2K01a local individual, group, place or building and the reasons for their importance, including social, cultural or spiritual significancePlan this
- AC9HS2K02how technological developments changed people’s lives at home, and in the ways they worked, travelled and communicatedPlan this
Health and Physical Education
11 content descriptions · Personal, social and community health, Movement and physical activity
- AC9HP2P01describe their personal qualities and those of others, and explain how they contribute to developing identitiesPlan this
- AC9HP2P02identify and explore skills and strategies to develop respectful relationshipsPlan this
Technologies
17 content descriptions · Knowledge and understanding, Processes and production skills
- AC9TDE2K01identify how familiar products, services and environments are designed and produced by people to meet personal or local community needs and sustainabilityPlan this
- AC9TDE2K02explore how technologies including materials affect movement in productsPlan this
The Arts
25 content descriptions · Exploring and responding, Developing practices and skills, Creating and making, Presenting and performing
- AC9ADA2E01explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience dancePlan this
- AC9ADA2E02explore examples of dance choreographed and/or performed by First Nations AustraliansPlan this
Languages
174 content descriptions · Communicating meaning in Arabic, Understanding language and culture, Communicating meaning in Auslan, Communicating meaning in Chinese, Communicating meaning in [Language], Communicating meaning in French
- AC9LA2C01recognise and respond to modelled classroom-related greetings, instructions and routines, and personal introductionsPlan this
- AC9LA2C02participate in a range of guided, play-based language activities using formulaic expressions, visual and spoken cuesPlan this
Questions teachers ask
- What does the Australian Curriculum cover in Year 2?
- Year 2 has content descriptions in 8 learning areas: English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education, Technologies, The Arts, Languages. Open a learning area to see every content description and its code.