The document discusses the importance of PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) by outlining its rationale, aims, and methods. Its rationale is to encourage self-understanding, promote physical activity, and emphasize informed decision making. Its aims are to develop values and attitudes, skills, and knowledge and understanding. It does this by creating self-worth, respecting others, promoting physical exercise, using communication, decision making, interaction, movement, and problem solving skills, and teaching about an active lifestyle, dance, sports, relationships, health choices, and safe living.

1. The
importance
of PDHPE

2. Rationale
 Encourages an understanding and
valuing of self and others
 Promotes physical activity
 Emphasises informed decision making
leading to effective and responsible
action
Aims to Develop
 Values and Attitudes
 Skills
 Knowledge and Understanding

3. How??Values
 Creates self worth and sense of belonging
 Respects other people’s values and
attitudes
 Realises their full potential and
participates in regular physical exercise

4. How??
 Communication
 Decision Making
 Interacting
 Moving
 Problem Solving
Skill outcomes enhance

5. How??
 Active lifestyle
 Dance
 Games and Sports
 Growth and Development
 Gymnastics
 Interpersonal Relationships
 Personal Health Choices
 Safe Living
Knowledge and
understanding through

6. Most importantly…

7. References
 Board of Studies, NSW. (2007). Personal
development, health and physical
education K-6 syllabus. Sydney, Australia:
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