Learning Map
Personal & Social DevelopmentFriendship & Cooperationusually ages 5–7

Taking Turns and Sharing

Take turns, share materials, and play cooperatively with others — understanding that group activities work better when everyone gets a fair go and that waiting for your turn is part of being a good friend

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Try this together

When your child is playing a board game with friends or siblings, can they wait for their turn and share the pieces without grabbing or getting upset?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Vocabulary: working with othersages 5–8Taking turns and sharing cooperatively requires vocabulary like 'cooperate', 'take turns', and 'include'
Taking Turns and Sharingthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Working Well in a Groupages 7–9Effective group work builds on turn-taking and sharing

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9HP2M05low confidenceYear 1–2 · Movement and physical activity

apply strategies to work collaboratively when participating in physical activities

AC9HP2M04low confidenceYear 1–2 · Movement and physical activity

co-construct and apply rules to promote fair play in a range of physical activities

AC9HPFP04low confidenceFoundation · Personal, social and community health

explore how to seek, give or deny permission respectfully when sharing possessions or personal space

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2HPFM05medium confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Foundation · Movement and Physical Activity – Physical Education strand
VC2HP2M05low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 1 and 2 · Movement and Physical Activity – Physical Education strand
VC2HP4M10low confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 3 and 4 · Movement and Physical Activity – Physical 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

Asking for Helpages 5–7 Listening to Othersages 5–7 Makes someone a good friendages 5–7 Vocabulary: working with othersages 5–8

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