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analyse factors that influence emotional responses and devise strategies to self-manage emotions (AC9HP8P06)

Elaborations
  • investigating personal, social and cultural factors that influence the way individuals respond emotionally to different situations and determining the impact these responses could have on others
  • exploring different viewpoints, practising being empathetic and considering alternative ways to respond in a variety of situations, which take into account how they may affect others
  • recognising and interpreting emotional responses to stressful situations and proposing strategies for ensuring those responses don’t have a negative impact on others
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Emotions,  Communication skills,  Social competence

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  • TLF-IDA004781
  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
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  • Updated11/05/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels F; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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Building respectful relationships - full resource

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  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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This resource is designed to address and prevent family violence through the examination of matters of gender, power and respect. The resource consists of three units to be taught in Years 8, 9, and 10 respectively. These are also available as individual PDFs. The units should be used in conjunction with the ‘Resilience, ...

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  • TLF-IDA007609
  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 8
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • TLF-IDA007478
  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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This lesson encourages students to illustrate their understanding of optimism, by reflecting on case studies and personal examples. Through considering articles and personal experiences, students will explore how optimistic attitudes need to involve realistic ideas, how self-talk assists in developing optimism and how negative ...

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  • TLF-IDA007475
  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
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  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • TLF-IDA006361
  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • TLF-IDA006354
  • Learning areasHumanities and Social Sciences; Health and physical education; Civics and Citizenship
  • Year levels 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • TLF-IDA004877
  • Learning areasHealth and physical education; English
  • Year levels 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • TLF-IDA004876
  • Learning areasDigital Technologies; Health and physical education; Design and Technologies
  • Year levels 5; 6; 7; 8
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • TLF-IDA004778
  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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This resource includes the This is US series of short videos made to explore challenges and issues in the lives of teenage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Topics include relationships, underage drinking, managing friendships and trouble with the law. An accompanying Teacher Resource includes lesson plans ...

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  • TLF-IDA004776
  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
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  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • TLF-IDA003767
  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 7; 8
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • Learning areasHealth and physical education
  • Year levels 7; 8
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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  • TLF-IDA003732
  • Learning areasHealth and physical education; English
  • Year levels F; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Updated29/04/2026
  • AC version 8
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