1. Why PDHPE in schools?
Personal Development
Health and Physical
Education (PDHPE) is one
of the six key learning
areas(KLA) within the
NSW Primary School
Curriculum.
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2. Obesity in 21st
century
.
Childhood obesity is one of
the most serious public
health challenges of 21st
century
According to World Health
Organisation (2013) in 2010
number of obese children
under the age of 5 was
estimated to over 45 million!

3. Lets save our youth through
PDHPE.
 Lets do the Three E’s to achieve a healthy
life style:
at a healthy balanced diet.
exercise 60 minutes daily.
ducated on healthy life style.

4. IMPORTANCE OF PDHPE IN
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
 Provides students with knowledge and
understanding, skills , values and attitudes needs to
lead healthy, active and fulfilling lives.
 It promotes active lifestyle and physical activity.
 Educates Children about safe living- Road safety,
personal safety and safety at home and school.
 Helps to develop interpersonal relationships.
 Encourages them to make sound decisions for their
health choices.

5. PDHPE SKILLS
 Children develop skills:
- Communicating skills.
- Decision making skills.
- Interacting skills.
- Moving skills.
- Problem solving skills.

6. Active lifestyle. Dance skills.
- Games & sports.
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- Growth and development.
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- Gymnastics.
- Interpersonal relationships.
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Personal health choices.
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- Self living
Through PDHPE children develop knowledge
and understanding in a variety of aspects
including:

7. Live a happy and
full filling life with
your PDHPE
knowledge, skill
and attitude.
.

8. Reference list
 Images (Retrieved from)
http://images.google.com/.
 Curriculum Support (2013). Childhood Obesity: The Problem is getting
bigger. (online) Retrieved
from:http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/primary/pdh
pe/assets/pdf/csarticles/chobesity.pdf .
 K6. Board of Studies.nsw.edu.au(2013).K-6 Educational Resources::
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education(PDHPE). (Online)
Retrieved from : http://K6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/go/personal-
development-health-and-physical-education.pdhpe.
 Who.int (2013). WHO I Childhood overweight and obesity. [online]
Retrieved from http:// www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood/en.