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Rationale for Teaching PDHPE in Schools

Rationale for Teaching PDHPE in Schools. The teaching of good health is increasingly important in our ever-changing society. Health affects children and adults, so it is important that concepts of personal development, health and physical education are taught in Primary Schools in

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Rationale for Teaching PDHPE in Schools

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  1. Rationale for Teaching PDHPE in Schools The teaching of good health is increasingly important in our ever-changing society. Health affects children and adults, so it is important that concepts of personal development, health and physical education are taught in Primary Schools in order to encourage healthy lifestyles into adulthood.

  2. Aims of Teaching PDHPEPDHPE as taught in Primary Schools in Australia, aims to enhance the students’ development , life-long learning and knowledge and understanding of the skills, values and attitudes which allow healthy, active and long lives. Healthy Lives!

  3. What is Needed for Healthy Living?Knowledge/Understanding of: Personal Health Choices: -Decision making -Nutrition -Health Services -Drugs -Environmental Health -Prevention • Interpersonal Relationships: • Relationships • Family • Communication • Peers • Groups Growth & Development: -Personal Identity -The Body -Sexuality -Changes -Values

  4. Safe Living: -Personal Safety -Home/Rural Safety -School/Play Safety -Road Safety -Water Safety -Emergency Procedures Games & Sports: -Non-locomotor skills -Locomotor skills -Manipulative skills -Games -Athletics -Aquatics -Playing Active Lifestyle: -Being Active -Effects of Physical Activity

  5. Gymnastics: -Locomotor and non-locomotor skills -Elements of movement -Composition Dance: -Locomotor/non-locomotor skills -Elements of dance -Composition Dance styles It is important that students are concerned and aware of their own health and have the knowledge to improve the health of their society in the future. PDHPE in schools strives to achieve better health for individual students and the community through the teaching of the 8 strands.

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