Personal & Social Development Self-Regulation & Resilienceusually ages 7–10

Vocabulary: resilience and self

Know and use the vocabulary of resilience and self-management — including regulate, resilience, growth mindset, fixed mindset, self-talk, trigger, setback, persevere, and distress — and understand what each word means in practice

How to tell they’ve got it

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Explain what 'resilience' means in their own words and give an example of a time they kept going when something was hard
Use 'growth mindset' correctly — e.g. 'I can't do it yet, but I can improve with practice'
Define 'self-regulation' and describe a strategy they use to manage frustration or setbacks

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If your child's team loses a match or they fail a test, can they talk about what happened using words like 'resilience' or 'growth mindset' — showing they understand the difference between giving up and bouncing back?

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Vocabulary: resilience and selfthis skill · ages 7–10

Unlocks

Choosing the Right Coping Strategyages 7–9Distinguishing different coping strategies requires the vocabulary of regulation, triggers, and distress

Growth Mindsetages 7–9The growth mindset concept requires understanding the vocabulary pair 'growth mindset' vs 'fixed mindset'

Positive Self-Talkages 7–9Positive self-talk practice requires knowing the term 'self-talk' and distinguishing it from intrusive negative thoughts

Resilience and Bouncing Backages 9–11Resilience as a concept requires understanding 'resilience', 'setback', 'persevere', and 'regulate' as precise terms

Breaking Tasks into Stepsages 7–9Breaking tasks into steps is a self-regulation strategy; vocabulary of being overwhelmed and managing setbacks is helpful

Personal Goal-Settingages 9–11Goal-setting and progress monitoring uses vocabulary of self-regulation and managing distress when things go wrong

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Curriculum alignment

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

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

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9HP4P01medium confidenceYear 3–4 · Personal, social and community health

investigate how success, challenge, setbacks and failure strengthen resilience and identities in a range of contexts

AC9HP2P05low confidenceYear 1–2 · Personal, social and community health

identify and demonstrate protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies they can use to help them and others stay safe

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

PH1-SMI-01medium confidencePDHPE K-6 · Stage 1

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

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2HP4P01medium confidenceHealth and Physical Education · Levels 3 and 4 · Personal, Social and Community Health – Health Education strand

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

Breaking Tasks into Stepsages 7–9 Choosing the Right Coping Strategyages 7–9 Growth Mindsetages 7–9 Positive Self-Talkages 7–9

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