The document outlines the benefits of teaching PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) in primary school. It promotes movement confidence, interaction skills, problem solving, emotional intelligence, and everyday skills applicable across life. PDHPE also teaches healthy eating, active lifestyles, and influences like media, competitions, and families. Students learn friendships, teamwork, goal setting, social skills, competitiveness, and confidence through PDHPE. It prepares students for personal growth and decision making in the real world.

1. TEACHING PDHPE IN PRIMARY
What are the Benefits?
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2. SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
 PDHPE promotes movement with confidence
 Provides skills for interaction and decision-making
amongst peers
 Problem solving when playing games using
strategies and techniques
 Learning to deal with emotions and communicates
well with others
 Every day skills which can be used in every other
aspect of life.
 Promotes healthy eating and active lifestyle

3. INFLUENCES…
 Media
 Newspapers/Magazines
 School Competitions
 Social groups promoting fitness
 Families
 IT’S ALL AROUND US!!!!

4. INFLUENCES…
 Friendships
 Competitiveness
 Working towards goals
 Team Work
 Social Skills
 CONFIDENCE!

5. PDHPE ALSO TEACHES…
 Individual personal Growth
 Prepares us for the real world
 SAFE. SMART. RIGHT DECISIONS!!
 Drugs and Alochol are bad!!
 Pressures of Society and Expectations