Learning Map
Personal & Social DevelopmentSelf-Regulation & Resilienceusually ages 9–11

Personal Goal-Setting

Set realistic personal goals, create a simple plan to achieve them, monitor their own progress, and adjust their approach when things aren't working

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Can your child set themselves a goal — like improving their swimming or finishing a book series — and actually work towards it step by step, adjusting their plan if needed?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Breaking Tasks into Stepsages 7–9Goal-setting builds on ability to break tasks into steps
Vocabulary: resilience and selfages 7–10Goal-setting and progress monitoring uses vocabulary of self-regulation and managing distress when things go wrong
Setting Learning Goalsages 10–11PSD goal-setting scaffolds the learning goal practices taught in Learning-to-Learn
Personal Goal-Settingthis skill · ages 9–11
Unlocks
Habits and Motivationages 12–13Advanced resilience skills depends on earlier coping strategies
Personal Coping Toolkitages 9–11Reflecting on strategies benefits from goal-setting experience

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 1 NSW · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9HP4P02low confidenceYear 3–4 · Personal, social and community health

plan, rehearse and reflect on strategies to cope with the different changes and transitions they experience, such as the changes associated with puberty

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

PH2-SMI-01low confidencePDHPE K-6 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2HP4P02low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 3 and 4 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand
VC2HP4P10low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 3 and 4 · 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

Personal Coping Toolkitages 9–11 Resilience and Bouncing Backages 9–11 Time and Attention Managementages 9–11 Breaking Tasks into Stepsages 7–9

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