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Mild to Strong Emotions

Understand that emotions come in different intensities — from mild to strong — and that the same emotion can feel very different depending on how intense it is (e.g., annoyed → angry → furious, or nervous → anxious → panicked)

How to tell they’ve got it

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Can your child tell the difference between being a bit annoyed about losing a game and being truly furious — and explain that they're different levels of the same feeling?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Naming Basic Emotionsages 5–7Emotion intensity builds on knowing basic emotion categories
Mild to Strong Emotionsthis skill · ages 7–9
Unlocks
Mixed and Conflicting Emotionsages 9–11Mixed emotions builds on understanding emotion intensity/nuance
Hidden and Masked Feelingsages 7–9Recognising masked feelings benefits from understanding emotion intensity

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9HP4P06low confidenceYear 3–4 · Personal, social and community health

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2HP4P06medium confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 3 and 4 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand
VC2HP2P04medium confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 1 and 2 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand
VC2HP6P06low 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.

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All Emotional Literacy skills →