This document discusses the importance of teaching PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) in primary schools. It outlines how PDHPE programs play a pivotal role in developing students' knowledge, skills, and health. PDHPE is the only subject that teaches children five essential life skills: communicating, decision making, interacting, moving, and problem solving. It also promotes understanding of self and others, physical activity, informed decision making, and positive relationships.

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4. PDHPE teaches children 5 essential skills that are used in everyday life. 1. COMMUNICATING 2. DECISION MAKING 3. INTERACTING 4. MOVING 5. PROBLEM SOLVING Ghania Kechtban 16113448

5. PDHPE is an important key learning area as it relates to various themes: Encourages an understanding and valuing of self and others Promotes physical activity Emphasises informed decision making leading to effective and responsible action Involves skills that enable action for better health and movement outcomes Involves the development and maintenance of positive interpersonal relationships Relates to the fundamental movement patterns and coordinated actions of the body Relates to the factors influencing personal health choices Associates to living and learning in a safe secure environment Concerns the adoption of an active lifestyle Concerned with physical, social, cognitive and emotional growth and development patterns Ghania Kechtban 16113448