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Year 1 rubrics

Last updated 1 July 2020

This is a text version of Year 1 rubrics. Along with this accessible version, which you can either print or use online, we also have the same rubrics available as a PDF – Year 1 rubrics (PDF, 162KB)This link will download a file.

The following rubrics provide achievement standards for activities in:

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Topic 1 – Fairness (Year 1)

Activity 5 and 6

Achievement Standard

English

HPE

The Arts (Drama)

What students do

Students listen to others when taking part in conversations, using appropriate language features and interaction skills *

Students demonstrate positive ways to interact with others *

Students make and present drama using the elements of role, situation and focus in dramatic play and improvisation

A

purposefully uses appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations

purposefully acts in positive ways to interact with peers when planning and performing a role play

creates and performs a dramatic role play, with skilful and effective use of:

  • role
  • Situation
  • focus

 

B

effectively uses appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations

effectively acts in positive ways to interact with peers when planning and performing a role play

creates and performs a dramatic role play, with effective use of:

  • role
  • situation
  • focus

 

C

uses appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations

acts in positive ways to interact with peers when planning and performing a role play

creates and performs a dramatic role play, with use of:

  • role
  • situation
  • focus

 

D

uses some appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations

acts in positive ways with some teacher guidance to interact with peers when planning and performing a role play

with guidance, creates and performs a dramatic role play using aspects of:

  • role
  • situation
  • focus

 

E

unevenly uses some appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations

with direction, acts in positive ways to interact with peers when planning and performing a role play

With direction, creates and performs a dramatic role play using aspects of:

  • role
  • situation
  • focus

 

* Denotes that observations for student performance may be required.

Activity 6

Achievement Standard

English

What students do

Students create texts that show understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images

A

purposefully creates texts that connect writing, speech and images to explain characters’ thoughts and feelings

B

effectively creates texts that connect writing, speech and images to explain characters’ thoughts and feelings

C

creates texts that connect writing, speech and images to explain characters’ thoughts and feelings

D

with guidance, creates texts that show developing understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images

E

with direction, creates texts that show emerging understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images

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Topic 2 – Sharing is a choice (Year 1)

Activity 4

Achievement Standard

English

English

HPE

What students do

Students create texts that show understanding of the connection between writing and images

Students interact in pair, group and class discussions, taking turns when responding*

Students demonstrate positive ways to interact with others*

A

purposefully creates texts that connect writing and images to communicate their sharing preference

purposefully interacts in pair, group and class discussions and taking turns when responding

purposefully acts in positive ways to interact with peers when sharing resources

B

effectively creates texts that connect writing and images to communicate their sharing preference

effectively interacts in pair, group and class discussions and taking turns when responding

effectively acts in positive ways to interact with peers when sharing resources

C

creates texts that connect writing and images to communicate their sharing preference

interacts in pair, group and class discussions and taking turns when responding

acts in positive ways to interact with peers when sharing resources

D

with guidance, creates texts that show developing understanding of the connection between writing and images

with guidance, interacts in pair, group and class discussions and taking turns when responding

acts in positive ways with some teacher guidance to interact with peers when sharing resources

E

with direction, creates texts that show emerging understanding of the connection between writing and images

with direction, interacts in pair, group and class discussions and taking turns when responding

with direction, acts in positive ways to interact with peers when sharing resource

* Denotes that observations for student performance may be required

Activity 5

Achievement Standard

Mathematics

Mathematics

What students do

Students carry out simple additions and subtractions using counting strategies

Students recognise Australian coins according to their value

A

carries out simple additions and subtractions using a range of efficient counting strategies (e.g. skip counting, counting on, counting all, counting on from a larger number)

immediately recognises Australian $2 coins and $5 notes and uses efficient strategies to find the total value of notes or coin

B

carries out simple additions and subtractions using efficient counting strategies

recognises Australian $2 coins and $5 notes and adds notes or coins to find the total value

C

carries out simple additions or subtractions using counting strategies

recognises Australian $2 coins and counts these to find the total value

D

carries out aspects of addition and subtraction

with support, recognises Australian $2 coins and counts coins to find the total value

E

with teacher assistance, carries out aspects of additions or subtractions

with direction, recognises Australian $2 coins and counts coins to find the total value

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Topic 3 – A world with or without sharing (Year 1)

Activity 5 part 1

Achievement Standard

English

English

English

What students do

Students create texts that show understanding of the connection between writing and images

When writing, students provide details about ideas or events

Students accurately spell high-frequency words and words with regular spelling patterns

A

creates a storyboard text that creatively and purposefully captions images with descriptive sentences

writes descriptive sentences to accompany images which purposefully elaborate on the feelings of characters in different scenarios

consistency and accurately spells high frequency words, words with irregular spelling patterns and unfamiliar words

B

creates a storyboard that effectively captions images with descriptive sentences

writes descriptive sentences to accompany images which effectively elaborate on the feelings of characters in different scenarios

consistency and accurately spells high frequency words and words with irregular spelling patterns

C

creates a storyboard text that shows an understanding of matching writing with images

writes descriptive sentences to accompany images which elaborate on the feelings of characters in different scenarios

accurately spells high frequency words and words with irregular spelling patterns

D

with guidance, creates a storyboard text that includes some matching sentences and images

with guidance, writes sentences that describe the feelings of characters in different scenarios

with guidance, accurately spells high frequency words and words with irregular spelling patterns

E

with direction, creates a storyboard that includes some matching sentences and image

with direction, writes sentences that describe the feelings of characters in different scenarios

with direction, accurately spells high frequency words and words with irregular spelling patterns

Activity 5 part 2

Achievement Standard

English

English

HPE

What students do

Students use capital letters and full stops

Students correctly form all upper- and lower-case letters

Students identify how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

A

purposefully and consistently uses capital letters and full stops

purposefully uses correct forms of all upper- and lower-case letters

identifies and clearly describes how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

B

consistently uses capital letters and full stops

consistently uses correct forms of all upper- and lower-case letters

identifies and describes how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

C

uses capital letters and full stops

uses correct forms of all upper- and lower-case letters

identifies how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

D

with guidance, uses capital letters and full stops

uses correct forms of most upper- and lower-case letters

with guidance, identifies how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

E

with direction, uses capital letters and full stops

uses correct forms of some upper- and lower-case letters

with direction, identifies how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

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Topic 4 – Rules and responsibilities in the classroom (Year 1)

Activity 2

Achievement Standard

English

The Arts (Visual arts)

The Arts (Visual arts)

What students do

Students interact in pair, group and class discussions, taking turns when responding

Students describe artworks they make

Students make artworks in different forms to express their ideas, observations and imagination, using different techniques and processes

A

purposefully interacts in pair, group and class discussions and taking turns when responding

provides a clear and detailed description of their artwork

skilfully and effectively applies the elements and processes of art to make an artwork that clearly expresses an idea or observation

B

effectively interacts in pair, group and class discussions and taking turns when responding

provides a detailed description of their artwork

effectively applies the elements and processes of art to make an artwork that clearly expresses an idea or observation

C

interacts in pair, group and class discussions and taking turns when responding

describes the artwork they made

applies the elements and processes of art to make an artwork that expresses an idea or observation

D

with guidance, interacts in pair, group and class discussions and taking turns when responding

with prompting, describes the artwork they made

with support, applies aspects of the elements and processes of art to makes a simple artwork that expresses an idea or observation

E

with direction, interacts in pair, group and class discussions and taking turns when responding

responds to questions about the artwork they made

with direction, applies some aspects of the elements and processes of art to makes a simple artwork that expresses an idea or observation

Activity 2 and 3

Achievement Standard

English

HPE

What students do

Students create texts that show understanding of the connection between writing and images

Students describe how to keep themselves and others healthy and safe

A

creates a poster with text that purposefully and effectively connects writing with images

describes in detail how rule following in a range of contexts keeps themselves and others healthy and safe

B

creates a poster with text that effectively connects writing with images

describes how rule following in different contexts keeps themselves and others healthy and safe

C

creates a poster with text that connects writing with images

describes how rule following keeps themselves and others healthy and safe

D

with support, creates a poster that connects writing with images

with support, describes how following a rule keeps themselves and others healthy and safe

E

with direction, creates a poster that connects writing with images

with direction, describes how following a rule keeps themselves and others healthy and safe

Activity 3

Achievement Standard

English

What students do

Students read aloud, with developing fluency They read short texts with some unfamiliar vocabulary, simple and compound sentences and supportive images *

A

clearly and effectively reads short texts with some unfamiliar vocabulary, simple and compound sentences and supportive images aloud with developing fluency

B

effectively reads short texts with some unfamiliar vocabulary, simple and compound sentences and supportive images aloud with developing fluency

C

reads short texts with some unfamiliar vocabulary, simple and compound sentences and supportive images aloud with developing fluency

D

with support, reads short texts with some unfamiliar vocabulary, simple and compound sentences and supportive images aloud with developing fluency

E

with direction, reads short texts with some unfamiliar vocabulary, simple and compound sentences and supportive images aloud with emerging fluency

* Denotes that observations for student performance may be required

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Topic 5 – Spending and saving for needs and wants (Year 1)

Activity 7

Achievement Standard

Mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics

What students do

Students recognise Australian coins according to their value

Students describe number sequences resulting from skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s

Students collect data by asking questions, draw simple data displays and make simple inferences

A

immediately recognises Australian coins according to their value and uses efficient strategies to find the total value

effectively describes number sequences resulting from skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s from any starting point

collects and represents data and makes and justifies inferences

B

recognises Australian coins according to their value and efficiently counts coins to find the total value

describes number sequences resulting from skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s from any starting point

collects and represents data and makes and explains inferences

C

recognises Australian notes and coins according to their value and counts coins to find the total value

describes number sequences resulting from skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s

collects and represents data and makes simple inferences

D

with support, recognises Australian coins according to their value and counts coins to find the total value

with support, describes number sequences resulting from skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s

with support, collects data and draws simple data displays and makes simple inferences

E

with direction, recognises Australian coins according to their value and counts coins to find the total value

with direction, describes number sequences resulting from skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s

with direction collects data, makes draws simple data displays and makes inferences

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Topic 6 – How I contribute to my community (Year 1)

Activity 2

Achievement Standard

English

HPE

The Arts (Drama)

What students do

Students listen to others when taking part in conversations, using appropriate language features and interaction skills *

Students demonstrate positive ways to interact with others *

Students make and present drama using the elements of role, situation and focus in dramatic play and improvisation

A

purposefully uses appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations

purposefully acts in positive ways to interact with peers when planning and performing a freeze frame

creates and performs a dramatic role play, with skilful and effective use of:

  • role
  • situation
  • focus

 

B

effectively uses appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations

effectively acts in positive ways to interact with peers when planning and performing a freeze frame

creates and performs a dramatic role play, with effective use of:

  • role
  • situation
  • focus

 

C

uses appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations

acts in positive ways to interact with peers when planning and performing a freeze frame

creates and performs a dramatic role play, with use of:

  • role
  • situation
  • focus

 

D

uses some appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations

acts in positive ways with some teacher guidance to interact with peers when planning and performing a freeze frame

with guidance, creates and performs a dramatic role play using aspects of:

  • role
  • situation
  • focus

 

E

unevenly uses some appropriate language features and interaction skills to listen to others when taking part in conversations

with direction, acts in positive ways to interact with peers when planning and performing a freeze frame

with direction, creates and performs a dramatic role play using aspects of:

  • role
  • situation
  • focus

 

* Denotes that observations for student performance may be required

Activity 3 part 1

Achievement Standard

English

English

English

What students do

Students create texts that show understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images

When writing, students provide details about ideas or events

Students accurately spell high frequency words and words with regular spelling patterns

A

purposefully creates texts that connect writing, speech and images to explain characters’ thoughts and feelings

writes descriptive sentences to accompany photos which purposefully elaborate on the actions, thoughts and feelings of characters in different scenarios

consistency and accurately spells high frequency words, words with irregular spelling patterns and unfamiliar words

B

effectively creates texts that connect writing, speech and images to explain characters’ thoughts and feelings

writes descriptive sentences to accompany photos which effectively elaborate on the actions, thoughts and feelings of characters in different scenarios

consistency and accurately spells high frequency words and words with irregular spelling patterns

C

creates texts that connect writing, speech and images to explain characters’ thoughts and feelings

writes descriptive sentences to accompany photos which elaborate on the actions, thoughts and feelings of characters in different scenarios

accurately spells high frequency words and words with irregular spelling patterns

D

with guidance, creates texts that show developing understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images

with guidance, writes sentences that describe the actions, thoughts and feelings of characters in different scenarios

with guidance, accurately spells high frequency words and words with irregular spelling patterns

E

with direction, creates texts that show emerging understanding of the connection between writing, speech and images

with direction, writes sentences that describe the actions, thoughts and feelings of characters in different scenarios

with direction, accurately spells high frequency words and words with irregular spelling patterns

Activity 3 part 1

Achievement Standard

English

English

HPE

What students do

Students use capital letters and full stops

Students correctly form all upper- and lower-case letters

Students identify how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

A

purposefully uses capital letters and full stops

purposefully uses correct forms of all upper- and lower-case letters

identifies and clearly describes how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

B

consistently uses capital letters and full stops

consistently uses correct forms of all upper- and lower-case letters

identifies and describes how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

C

uses capital letters and full stops

uses correct forms of all upper- and lower-case letters

identifies how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

D

with guidance, uses capital letters and full stops

uses correct forms of most upper- and lower-case letters

with guidance, identifies how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

E

with direction, uses capital letters and full stops

uses correct forms of some upper- and lower-case letters

with direction, identifies how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings

Activity 4

Achievement Standard

English

What students do

Students make short presentations on familiar topics

A

makes a clear presentation on a valued behaviour with confidence

B

makes a clear presentation on a valued behaviour

C

makes a short presentation on a valued behaviour

D

with support, makes a short presentation on a valued behaviour

E

with direction, makes a short presentation on a valued behaviour

  

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Across the suite of topics

Topics 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Achievement Standard

English

What students do

Students create short texts for a small range of purposes

A

Creates clear and effective texts for a range of purposes

B

Creates effective texts for a range of purpose

C

Creates short texts for a range of purposes

D

With support, creates short texts that partially suit their purpose

E

With direction, creates fragmented texts

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