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PDHPE is an important subject in primary schools for several reasons. It promotes physical activity, which can improve cardiovascular health and reduce risks like obesity. It also helps develop positive social relationships through team sports and teaches skills like cooperation. Additionally, PDHPE promotes making healthy lifestyle choices and living in a safe, secure environment by teaching students about health, safety strategies, and making the subject fun.
Pdhpe slide share
- 1. Why teach PDHPE in primary schools? Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) may just be one of six key learning areas (KLA) in the NSW primary curriculum but it is just as important as any other KLA due to its unique contribution to the total school curriculum.
- 2. Promotes physical activity Improve cardiovascular efficiency; Reduce risk of coronary heart disease; Control obesity; Enhance bone development; Improve psychological health; Assist in acquisition of movement skills. Children need to be encouraged to participate in physical activity on a regular basis as this can:
- 3. Develop and maintain positive social relationships Engaging in physical activity through participation in team sports allows students to develop positive social relationships. Within teams students are able to develop skills in negotiation, conflict resolution, tolerance, effective communication and working cooperatively which is then applied in social relationships.
- 4. Promotes making healthy lifestyle choices By teaching and providing guidance to students in relation to appropriate health attitudes and behaviours, students are then able to make healthy lifestyle choices resulting in an improved quality of life.
- 5. Promotes living and learning in a safe secure environment MAKE SURE PDHPE is FUN!!!!! One final note: Students need to be taught to recognise situations where their personal safety may be at risk… …and taught to use strategies to protect themselves.