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. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO TEACH
PDHPE?
 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. WHAT CAN WE LEARN IN PDHPE?
 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. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
HEALTH
 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. PHYSICAL EDUCATION
 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. PDHPE allows for all children to increase their abilities. Learn new
skills and promote active healthy lifestyles. PDHPE helps
decrease health risks and increase children’s academic
achievements through active quality learning and physical
activity. Gives children knowledge that is applicable to situation
they will encounter throughout life. Children learn the values of
self identity, others and relationships. PDHPE is a fun
interactive way of learning that results in children being
happy, having a knowledge of safety and awareness, learning
and developing skills and abilities and positive social
relationships and interactions.