Rationale 2
- 1. Rationale For Teaching PDHPE in Primary Schools
- 2. PDHPE Develops a Number of Important Skills • Moving • Problem Solving • Decision making • Communication • Interacting
- 3. It Provides Content in a Number of Areas • Gymnastics • Dance • Active Lifestyle • Personal Health Choices • Games and Sports • Growth and Development • Interpersonal Relationships • Safe Living
- 4. It Promotes Physical Activity • One area in which PDHPE is important in primary schools is that it promotes physical activity. It provides many different ways in which a child can keep active and shows that physical activity can be very enjoyable.
- 5. Lastly it Promotes a Healthy Lifestyle • Not only does it promote physical activity, it goes further and promotes a healthy lifestyle. This includes education about nutrition and a good diet, personal health, relationships and issues about safety in a number of areas.