2. KEY LEARNING AREA
• PDHPE IS VITALLY IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPING FINE
MOTOR SKILLS AND PROMOTING REGULARY PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY
• “PROMOTES LIFELONG INVOLVEMENT IN PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY” (K-6 SYLLABUS BOARD OF STUDIES)
• “DEVELOPS AN ABILITY IN STUDENTS TO MAKE
INFORMED DECSIONS IN THEIR LIVES” (K-6 SYLLABUS
BOARD OF STUDIES)
3. LONG TERM HEALTH BENEFITS
• AUSTRALIA IS FAST BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST
OBESE NATIONS IN THE WORLD AND THEREFORE,
THIS ISSUE MUST BE ADDRESSED AT THE EARLIEST
STAGES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
• ENCOURAGING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BY
ENGAGING IN REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS
WELL AS KNOWING WHAT FOODS TO EAT, IS WHY
PDHPE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IS SO IMPORTANT.
4. INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT
• FROM EARLY STAGE ONE TO THE LATTER
STAGES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL, STUDENTS
NEED TO DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS IN THE
FORM OF TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
• REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN TEAM BASED
GAMES AS WELL AS GAMES THAT INVOLVE
STRATEGY SHOULD BE REGUALRY
CONDUCTED IN PDHPE CLASSES TO HELP
CHILDREN DEVELOP
5. MOST IMPORTANTLY
• THE 5 PDHPE SKILLS THAT HAVE BEEN OUTLINED IN
THE NSW PRIMARY SCHOOL’S SYLLABUS ARE;
DECISION MAKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, MOVING,
INTERACTING AND COMMUNICATION
• DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SKILLS IS ESSENTIAL TO
A CHILD’S WELL-BEING AND REGULAR
ENGAGEMENT WITH PROPER P.E AND HEALTH
LESSONS WITH HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR
MAXIMUM POTENTIAL
