1. PDHPE
RATIONALEPDHPE is a vital and important part of Children’s
education it enhances and helps Children’s learning
and development in all Key Learning Areas of the
school curriculum

2. WH Y I S I T
I M P O R T A N T T O T E A C H
P D H P E ?
 To promote healthy active lifestyles
 Decreased health risks and
problems
 Helps improve
academically
 Value of self and others
 Learn responsibilities
 Develops safety
awareness knowledge
in all situations
 Increased physical fitness
 Teaches non-locomotor and
locomotor skills

3. WH A T C A N WE L E A R N
I N P D H P E ?
 Develop interpersonal relationships
 Promote an active lifestyle
 Enhance dance skills and movements
 Increase gymnastics skills
 Practice safe living
 Learn about growth and development
 Expand knowledge and learn about games and sports

4. D E V E L O P M E N T A N D
H E A L T H
 The importance of PDH
is to make children
aware of all safe living
practices
 Teach and give
knowledge to children
about healthy lifestyle
and personal choices  Have children develop
communication skills and
understanding of different
relationships and fair
treatment of others
 Promote difference and
diversity and value of self
identity and others

5. P H Y S I C A L
E D U C A T I O N
 In PE children learn a
game sense approach
that increases physical
activity and movement
and skills
 Children learn about
invasion games and the
values of playing the
game
 Development of new skills
through gymnastics and
dance
 PE promotes and teaches
decision-making,
communication skills,
sharing and interaction
with peers through
physical activity

6. P D H P E a l l o w s f o r a l l c h i l d r e n
t o i n c r e a s e t h e i r a b i l i t i e s .
L e a r n n e w s k i l l s a n d p r o m o t e
a c t i v e h e a l t h y l i f e s t y l e s .
P D H P E h e l p s d e c r e a s e h e a l t h
r i s k s a n d i n c r e a s e c h i l d r e n ’s
a c a d e mi c a c h i e v e me n t s
t h r o u g h a c t i v e q u a l i t y
l e a r n i n g a n d p h y s i c a l
a c t i v i t y . G i v e s c h i l d r e n
k n o w l e d g e t h a t i s a p p l i c a b l e
t o s i t u a t i o n t h e y w i l l
e n c o u n t e r t h r o u g h o u t l i f e .
C h i l d r e n l e a r n t h e v a l u e s o f
s e l f i d e n t i t y , o t h e r s a n d
r e l a t i o n s h i p s . P D H P E i s a f u n
i n t e r a c t i v e w a y o f l e a r n i n g
t h a t r e s u l t s i n c h i l d r e n
b e i n g h a p p y , h a v i n g a