Rationale for teaching pdhpe in schools
- 1. It is important that we teach and implement the concepts of personal development, health and physical education in our schools in order for our children to maintain healthy lifestyles into adulthood. Developing positive attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle!!!!!
- 2. AIMS FOR TEACHING PDHPE PDHPE aims to develop in each student knowledge and understanding of the skills, values and attitudes needed to maintain and lead a healthy, active and long life. Knowledge and Understanding: Values and Attitudes: - Enhancing personal health and wellbeing -Appreciation of Skills: healthy living -Enhancing community -Communicating health -Commitment to -Making healthy healthy choices -Appreciation and choices. recognition of the need -Movement for exercise. -Positive relationships
- 3. Overview of learning in PDHPE for K-6 •PDHPE focuses on the development of: Moving Problem-solving Communicating Skills Interacting Decision-making
- 4. PDHPE is a key learning area alongside subjects such as English and Maths. In NSW primary schools, there is only 2 hours of timetabled physical activity per week. 5-12 year olds need at least 60 minutes of physical activity outside of school everyday. Department of Health and Ageing 2004)
- 5. PDHPE is not all about sport. It covers many everyday life aspects such as: •Growth and development •Nutrition •Safe Living •Sexuality •Self-esteem •Friendships/Relationships •Disease •Water/Road Safety •First Aid •And many more...