Asking for Help
Ask for help when you've had a go yourself and are still stuck — knowing when to ask is a skill in itself
How to tell they’ve got it
Tick these off as you see them — no test required.
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Try this together
If your child has tried something and is still stuck, do they come and ask for help rather than sitting frustrated or giving up?
Where this sits on the map
Stuck here? Check the skills it builds on first. Confident? Here’s what it unlocks.
Builds on
Nothing on the map comes before this — it’s a starting point.
Asking for Helpthis skill · ages 5–6
Unlocks
Feeling of not understandingages 6–7Noticing confusion and acting on it requires already knowing that asking for help is a valid response to being stuck
solid = must come firstdashed = helps
Curriculum alignment
Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).
This skill aligns to ACARA’s General Capabilities rather than a learning-area code.