This document discusses the importance of PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) as a key learning area for primary students. It explores how PDHPE encourages healthy lifestyle choices, understanding of self and others, and informed decision making. The document also outlines the stage 1 PDHPE syllabus, including the foundation statements and focus of each strand, which aim to develop students' knowledge, skills, and understanding of health, wellbeing, relationships and movement.

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
OVERVIEWAs this assignment has concentrated on on stage 1 year 2, I have focused
my theory solely on this stage. In saying this, I advocate all stages and
believe each stage encompasses vital aspect of education and should be
integrated into teaching and learning programs.
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
Each strand in the PDHPE syllabus focuses on encouraging students to
make informed decisions in regards to their own personal development and
lifestyle choices. Each strand provides the foundation for a lifelong
commitment to healthy living and explore inclusivity in the classroom. These
factors contribute to the importance of PDHPE in K-12 education.
Stage 1 Strand Focus:
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.