This document discusses the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) curriculum in primary schools in New South Wales. It teaches students skills like communication, decision-making, and problem-solving through encouraging self-understanding, physical activity, and informed choices. The 30-minute daily PDHPE program incorporates games, sports, dance, gymnastics, and other activities to promote an active lifestyle and healthy choices. Teachers act as role models by setting good examples and making lessons fun. The goal is for all students to believe in themselves, learn, achieve success, and enjoy their time at school.

1. Teaching Personal
Development, Health
and Physical Education P
in Primary Schools D
H
P
E

2. As one of the six key learning areas in
the NSW primary curriculum it :
 Encourages an understanding and valuing of self
and others
 Promotes physical activity
 Emphasises informed decision making leading to
effective and responsible action

3. Skills students learn in our pdhpe
lessons
 Communication
 Decision – making
 Interacting
 Moving
 Problem –solving
These skills are essential for physical, social,
cognitive and emotional development and
growth in a child’s early years.

4. 30 MINS A DAY!
Our PDHPE program teaches students that physical
activity like Games and Sports can lead to a better
lifestyle. There are 7 extra strands that are
interrelated with games and sports that reinforce
the concept of a healthy lifestyle
 Active Lifestyle
 Dance
 Growth and Development
 Gymnastics
 Interpersonal Relationships
 Personal Health Choices
 Safe Living

5. TEACHERS AS ROLE MODELS
Teachers are
responsible for
educating students
about fitness,
nutrition, health and
lifestyle...
...By setting good
examples, being
positive and
HAVING FUN!

6. WE WANT STUDENTS TO ENJOY
THEIR TIME AT SCHOOL
ALL students deserve to believe in themselves –
why not inspire this?
ALL students have the ability to learn and achieve
– why not encourage this?
ALL students should be valued and to encouraged
to succeed– why not allow this?
PDHPE teaches students life skills to BELIEVE,
ACHIEVE and SUCCEED!
PDHPE is ... FUN!

7. REFERENCES
 Personal Develomemnt, Health and Pyhsical
Education K-6, Board of Studies, New South
Wales; pages 5-11