PDHPE in primary schools allows children to build skills, values and attitudes for a healthy lifestyle by developing communication, decision making, interaction, movement, and problem solving abilities. It benefits students mentally through identity, self-esteem and attitudes, physically through motor skills and growth, and socially through teamwork, cooperation and relationships. PDHPE teaches the importance of nutrition, hygiene, various movements like dance and gymnastics, games, sports, and maintaining personal wellbeing and safe living in the community.

1. Teaching PDHPE in primary
schools

2. Why it is important to
teach PDHPE in schools.
PDHPE In schools allows children
to build the necessary skills, values and
attitudes required for children to lead a
healthy and active lifestyle.

3. Subject matter skills
PDHPE develops a variety of skills that are vital
to everyday life
Communication
Decision making
Interacting
Moving
Problem solving

4. Benefits of PDHPE
Mental: Personal identity, self-esteem
and values/attitudes.
Physical: Motor skills, movement
patters, growth and development,
nutrition
Social: Teamwork, cooperation,
sportsmanship, interpersonal skills, peer
relationships and communication

5. PDHPE teaches students the importance
of personal health choices such as
Nutrition and hygiene.
Students learn various kinds of movement
Such as dance and gymnastics and are introduced
to different kinds of games and sport.
PDHPE teaches student the importance of
safe living and how to maintain their own
wellbeing in the community.