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Personal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Other People's Feelings and ThoughtsUnderstand that other people have their own feelings and thoughts, and that these might be different from your own — a foundational awareness that not everyone…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Everyday Kindness and CareShow kindness and care towards others in simple everyday ways — comforting a friend who is upset, helping someone who has dropped their things, sharing without…
Ages 5 to 7MethodPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Similarities & DifferencesNotice and appreciate ways that people are similar to and different from each other — including appearance, family structures, languages spoken, foods eaten…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Seeing Someone Else's Point of ViewPractise perspective-taking by imagining how someone else might feel in a given situation — using prompts like 'How would you feel if that happened to you?' and…
Ages 7 to 9MethodPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Vocabulary: social awarenessKnow and use the vocabulary of social awareness — including stereotype, prejudice, discrimination, equality, equity, bias, compassion, and fairness — and…
Ages 7 to 11LanguagePersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Different Lives and ExperiencesUnderstand that people's lives and experiences can be very different from their own — that some children face challenges like disability, poverty, family…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Fairness, Equality and EquityUnderstand what fairness means and why it matters — recognising that fair doesn't always mean equal (everyone getting the same) but can mean equitable (everyone…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Questioning Your Own BiasesReflect on their own assumptions and biases — recognising that everyone carries unconscious assumptions about others, and that actively questioning these…
Ages 9 to 11Thinking skillPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Prejudice and DiscriminationUnderstand the impact of prejudice and discrimination on individuals and communities — that treating people unfairly because of their identity causes real harm…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Stereotypes and Individual DifferencesRecognise stereotypes — oversimplified beliefs about groups of people based on gender, race, age, or other characteristics — and understand that stereotypes are…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
The world contains many cultures, traditionsUnderstand that the world contains many cultures, traditions, and belief systems, and that learning about others' perspectives enriches our own understanding…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Systemic Inequality and AllyshipMove beyond 'treating everyone the same' to understand that structural advantages and disadvantages exist regardless of individual effort or intention; explore…
Ages 11 to 12ConceptPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Sympathy Versus EmpathyDistinguish sympathy ('I feel sorry for you') from empathy ('I understand what you're experiencing'); develop active listening skills: reflecting, paraphrasing…
Ages 12 to 13MethodPersonal & Social Development // Empathy & Social Awareness
Global CitizenshipUnderstand what it means to be a citizen in an interconnected world where decisions in one place affect people elsewhere; explore global issues (climate…
Ages 13 to 14Thinking skillPersonal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation
Vocabulary: working with othersKnow and use the vocabulary of working with others — cooperate, share, take turns, team, listen, agree, disagree respectfully, and include — and understand that…
Ages 5 to 8LanguagePersonal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation
Listening to OthersListen to others when they are speaking — looking at the speaker, waiting until they finish, and showing they have heard by responding to what was said rather…
Ages 5 to 7MethodPersonal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation
Makes someone a good friendUnderstand what makes someone a good friend — being kind, honest, reliable, and including others — and recognise behaviours that are not friendly, such as being…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptPersonal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation
Taking Turns and SharingTake turns, share materials, and play cooperatively with others — understanding that group activities work better when everyone gets a fair go and that waiting…
Ages 5 to 7MethodPersonal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation
Asking for HelpAsk for help when they need it — from a friend, teacher, or family member — and understand that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness
Ages 5 to 7MethodPersonal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation
Resolving Disagreements with FriendsResolve simple disagreements with peers by talking it through — explaining how they feel, listening to the other person's side, and finding a compromise or…
Ages 7 to 9MethodPersonal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation
Friendships change over timeUnderstand that friendships change over time — that it's normal for friends to drift apart or for new friendships to form — and develop strategies for making…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptPersonal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation
Working Well in a GroupWork effectively as part of a small group — contributing their own ideas, listening to others' ideas, taking on a fair share of the work, and supporting the…
Ages 7 to 9MethodPersonal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation
Communication VocabularyKnow and use the vocabulary of healthy communication and conflict — assertive, passive, aggressive, compromise, conflict, resolution, mediate, bystander…
Ages 7 to 11LanguagePersonal & Social Development // Friendship & Cooperation
Roles in a GroupUnderstand different roles people play in groups — leader, supporter, mediator, idea-generator — and recognise that effective groups need a mix of roles, not…
Ages 7 to 9Concept