The document discusses the importance of PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) in primary schools. It teaches students about health, safety, problem solving, self-confidence, and living an active, healthy lifestyle. PDHPE covers 5 key areas - physical activity, safety, personal health choices, growth and development, and interpersonal relationships. The goal is to encourage students' well-being and help them lead positive, healthy lives.

1. PDHPE
RATIONALE
• PDHPE in primary
schools is important. It
teaches students about
good health and safety.

2. Why PDHPE is important?
 It encourages good health and safety.
 It develops problem solving and decision
making skills in students.
 It encourages the importance and valuing of
oneself and others.

3. Why PDHPE is important for
children?
 It improves physical fitness.
 It improves self-confidence and self- esteem
 Skill development
 Decision making and ability to solve
problems
 Stress reduction
 Improves peer relationship's.
 It leads to regular and healthy life.
 Helps in setting goals.

4. What PDHPE teaches students?
 It teaches students active life style and physical
activity.
 Safe living- road safety, personal safety, safety at
home and at schools.
 Personal health choices-decision making, drug
education, nutrition and health services and
preventive measures.
 Growth and development- make students aware
of identity, body growth and human sexuality.
 Interpersonal relations- communication ,
relationships with family and friends.

5.  These 5 areas of PDHPE teaches the
importance of wellbeing and development of
the student.
 Byteaching these 5 area’s PDHPE helps each
student to lead towards a healthy, positive
and active lives.

6.  PDHPE is important for K-6 students as it
not only promotes healthy bodies but
healthy brains to.
 PDHPE allows kids to learn while being
active, which not only warm their brains
up but their bodies also.