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Similarities & Differences

Notice and appreciate ways that people are similar to and different from each other — including appearance, family structures, languages spoken, foods eaten, and celebrations observed — and understand that differences make communities interesting

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Can your child talk positively about how families in their class are different — some have two mums, some speak another language at home, some celebrate different holidays — and see this as interesting rather than strange?

Where this sits on the map

Stuck here? Check the skills it builds on first. Confident? Here’s what it unlocks.

Builds on
Vocabulary: understanding othersages 5–8Noticing similarities and differences among people draws on vocabulary of community, fair, and care
Similarities & Differencesthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Different Lives and Experiencesages 7–9Understanding different lives builds on noticing similarities/differences

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9HS3K01medium confidenceYear 3 · Knowledge and understanding

causes and effects of changes to the local community, and how people who may be from diverse backgrounds have contributed to these changes

AC9HSFK01medium confidenceFoundation · Knowledge and understanding

the people in their family, where they were born and raised, and how they are related to each other

AC9HS1K01low confidenceYear 1 · Knowledge and understanding

differences in family structures and roles today, and how these have changed or remained the same over time

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

HS1-GEO-01low confidenceHSIE K-6 · Stage 1
HSE-ACH-01low confidenceHSIE K-6 · Early Stage 1

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2HH4K02medium confidenceHistory · Levels 3 and 4 · Historical Knowledge and Understanding strand
VC2HC4K06medium confidenceCivics and Citizenship · Levels 3 and 4 · Knowledge and Understanding strand
VC2HP2P01low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 1 and 2 · 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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