Understand that feelings and actions are separate — you can feel something strongly without having to act on it straight away
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Does your child understand that feeling angry, scared, or jealous doesn't mean they have to act on it immediately — that there's a gap between the feeling and what they choose to do next?
Where this sits on the map
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Builds on
Naming Your Feelingsages 5–6Understanding that feelings and actions are separate requires first being able to name and identify what you are feeling
Vocabulary: selfages 5–10Understanding the feelings-actions separation requires vocabulary to distinguish and name each component
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Feelings Versus Actionsthis skill · ages 6–8
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Patterns in Your Own Reactionsages 7–9Noticing patterns in your reactions requires first understanding that feelings and responses are separable — you can only track a pattern once you're aware of the gap between feeling and action
Your Impact on Othersages 8–9Reflecting on impact requires understanding that your actions were choices, not automatic responses to feelings — the feelings/actions distinction underpins social accountability
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Curriculum alignment
Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).
Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 ACARA · 3 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
AC9HP2P03low confidenceYear 1–2 · Personal, social and community health
identify how different situations influence emotional responses
Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only
VC2HP4P06medium confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 3 and 4 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand
VC2HP2P04low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 1 and 2 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand
VC2HPFP04low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Foundation · 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.