Emotion Vocabulary
Your child can name more feelings than happy or sad. They can pick words like worried, jealous, proud or shy — the one that fits best.
In curriculum terms
Use a wider vocabulary of emotion words beyond the basics — including frustrated, worried, anxious, embarrassed, jealous, proud, disappointed, grateful, and lonely — and distinguish between similar emotions
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How to tell they’ve got it
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Try this together
If your child doesn't get invited to a classmate's party, can they describe whether they feel disappointed, jealous, lonely, or a mix — rather than just saying 'sad'?
Where this sits on the map
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Curriculum alignment
Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.
Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 3 VIC
Australian Curriculum v9 candidate
explain how and why emotional responses can vary and practise strategies to manage their emotions
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
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