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Learning to Learn

18 skills about learning itself — memory, focus and study habits. Quiet skills that make every other skill on the map easier to reach.

18 skillsages 5–11

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Asking for Helpages 5–6 Checking Your Own Workages 5–6 Persisting When It's Hardages 5–6

Around age 6

Feeling of not understandingages 6–7 Planning a Taskages 6–7 Thinking Before Startingages 6–7

Around age 7

Connecting New & Old Ideasages 7–8 Spotting Patternsages 7–8 Teaching It Backages 7–8 Trying a New Approachages 7–8

Around age 8

Describing Rules & Patternsages 8–9 Learning from Mistakesages 8–9 Transferring Skillsages 8–9 Understanding Whyages 8–9

Around age 9

Choosing a Strategyages 9–10 Reflecting After Learningages 9–10

Around age 10

Finding Knowledge Gapsages 10–11 Setting Learning Goalsages 10–11

This subject sits outside the Australian Curriculum learning areas — browse curriculum codes →