Personal & Social Development Emotional Literacyusually ages 9–11

Emotions and Decision-Making

Understand how emotions influence thinking and decision-making — that strong feelings can cloud judgement, that we often make different choices when calm versus when upset, and that recognising this gives us more control

How to tell they’ve got it

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Give an example of a time a strong emotion led them or someone else to a poor decision
Explain the idea of 'cooling off' before making an important choice
Describe how the same situation looks different when you're calm versus upset

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If your child sends an angry message to a friend during an argument and later regrets it, can they explain how their anger affected their decision and what they might do differently next time?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

How Emotions Feel in Your Bodyages 7–9Emotions influencing decisions builds on body-emotion awareness

Stop, Think, Then Chooseages 7–9Understanding emotions affect decisions connects to the decision-making process

Emotions and Decision-Makingthis skill · ages 9–11

Unlocks

Emotional Patterns Over Timeages 9–11Reflecting on emotional patterns builds on understanding emotions influence decisions

Brain Science of Emotionsages 11–12Advanced emotional literacy depends on earlier emotional awareness skills

Resilience and Bouncing Backages 9–11Resilience benefits from understanding emotions influence decisions

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 ACARA · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9HP4P06medium confidenceYear 3–4 · Personal, social and community health

explain how and why emotional responses can vary and practise strategies to manage their emotions

AC9HP6P06low confidenceYear 5–6 · Personal, social and community health

apply strategies to manage emotions and analyse how emotional responses influence interactions

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2HP4P06medium confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 3 and 4 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand

VC2HP6P06medium confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 5 and 6 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Culture and Experience Shape Emotionsages 9–11 Emotional Patterns Over Timeages 9–11 Mixed and Conflicting Emotionsages 9–11 Brain Science of Emotionsages 11–12

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