K-6 PDHPE Syllabus

2. EXPLORING THE RATIONALE:
When focusing on PDHPE as a KLA, its focus explores:
Community awareness surrounding the importance of living a healthy
lifestyle is constantly developing. This increased awareness can to lead
to an improved quality of life, less sickness and healthier personal,
family and social experiences. This starts at school!
PDHPE is a key learning area for primary students as it encourages an
understanding and valuing of self and others, promotes physical
activity and emphasis informed decision making leading to effective
and responsible action

3. PERSONAL TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
CONNECTIONS PDHPE
It is my belief that PDHPE is an essential element of the overall
personal development of K-6 students.
PDHPE provides students with the knowledge to better understand
personal health, whilst providing them the tools needed to implement
this knowledge in their own lives.
Within my own teaching practice, I will create an inclusive learning
space so that all students feel supported and want to become included
in all sports.

4. STAGE 1 FOUNDATION STATEMENT
OVERVIEW
The PDHPE syllabus provides foundation statements which aim to clearly
outline the knowledge, skills and understanding that students should
develop during each stage.
Fundamental Movement and Physical Activity
Stage 1: Healthy Choices – Students participate in physical activity and are
taught the importance of choosing to lead active healthy lifestyles. Healthy
choices relating to food, sun safety and personal safety are also explored.
Students learn to make healthy choices relating to personal safety around
roads, at home, on the way to school and near water.
Self and Relationships –
Students learn to identify and describe differences between them selves and
others. Students also developed and understanding of the body and how the
body changes and grows. Finally, students explore different types of
relationships and identify the skills needed to develop and maintain positive
relationships.

5. STAGE 1 STRAND OVERVIEW
PDHPE Stage 1 Strands
I: Interpersonal Relationships: Students develop skills in the way in
which they interact with others. They develop ways too communicate,
care and cooperate with others.
2: Safe Living: Students learn to identify that their safety depends on
the environment in they are in and the way that they behave.
3: Personal Health Choices: Students learn to recognize the importance
of positive health choices and the way that these choices affect their
own wellbeing.
4: Gymnastics: Student develop skills in completing sequences of
basic movements.

6. STAGE 1 STRANDS CONTINUED..
5: Growth and Development: Students learn to describe the
characteristics that are similar and different to others.
6: Games and Sport: Students learn the skills involved in fundamental
movement in minor games using equipment.
7: Dance: Students develop movement skills and patterns,
incorporating them into simple dance sequences.
8: Active Lifestyle: Students learn that physical activity can be
enjoyable and is also important for health through participation in
physical activity.