Learning Map

Friendship & Cooperation

Making friends, sharing and working together — 17 skills across 9 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Personal & Social Development17 skillsages 5–14

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 5–7 Listening to Othersages 5–7 Makes someone a good friendages 5–7 Taking Turns and Sharingages 5–7AC ✓ Vocabulary: working with othersages 5–8AC ✓

Around age 7

Communication Vocabularyages 7–11AC ✓ Friendships change over timeages 7–9 Resolving Disagreements with Friendsages 7–9 Roles in a Groupages 7–9AC ✓ Working Well in a Groupages 7–9AC ✓

Around age 9

Assertive Communicationages 9–11AC ✓ Giving and Receiving Feedbackages 9–11 Helping Others Resolve Conflictsages 9–11 Self-Reflection in Relationshipsages 9–11AC ✓

Around age 11

Social Cues and Group Dynamicsages 11–12

Around age 12

Honest Conversations and Conflict Repairages 12–13

Around age 13

Leadership Styles and Influenceages 13–14

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