PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) is an important subject for primary school students for several reasons. It helps students develop important life skills like communication, decision making, problem solving and interacting. It also develops their knowledge and understanding of topics like healthy lifestyles, physical activities, and relationships. Additionally, PDHPE helps shape students' values and attitudes by encouraging responsibility, respect for others, self-worth, and reaching their full potential.

1. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION

2. IMPORTANCE OF PDHPE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLSTeaching PDHPE in schools is important for every child. The following slides will explore why PDHPE is an important theme. It is necessary to explores the K-6 PDHPE syllabus outcomes in order to convey the rationale for teaching PDHPE.

3. PDHPE DEVELOPS SKILLSFirstly PDHPE is important because it helps students develop skills:Communicating skills.

4. Decision making skills.

5. Interacting skills.

6. Moving skills.

7. Problem solving skills. These skills are essential in all aspects of life, therefore PDHPE is important not just in the school but for all children in every part of their lives.

8. PDHPE DEVELOPS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Secondly children will develop their knowledge and understanding in a variety of aspects including: Active lifestyle.

9. Dance skills.

10. Games and sports.

11. Growth and development.

12. Gymnastics.

13. Interpersonal relationships.

14. Personal health choices.

15. Self living. Through this children develop knowledge and understanding on how to build and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Building children physically, socially and emotionally.

16. PDHPE DEVELOPS VALUES AND ATTITUDESLastly children will develop their values and attitudes through:Referring to a sense of their own worth and dignity.

17. Learning how to respect the right of others to hold different values and attitudes from their own.

18. Enjoying a sense of belonging.

19. Increasingly accept responsibility for personal and community health.

20. Willingly participate in regular physical activity.

21. Commit to realising their full potential. This is important as it builds the child’s value of themselves and others.