Why do we teach PDHPE??

• Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) is concerned with developing students with knowledge and understanding, skills, values and attitudes that will enable children to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.

(Board of Studies, NSW, 2007)

• PDHPE is an important learning area as it;

• Encourages an understanding and valuing of self and others

• Promotes physical activity• Emphasises informed decision

making leading to effective and responsible action

PDHPE K-6 Syllabus• PDHPE learning areas focus on

important issues in regards to individual development.

• Develop 5 fundamental skills;o Communicatingo Decision Makingo Interactingo Movingo Problem Solving

• These skills are acquired over the following subject matter;o Safetyo Sexualityo Growth and developmento Sporto Drug educationo Food and nutritiono Ethicso Relationshipso Health promotiono Traffic safetyo Fitness and recreation

Tinning, McCuaig and Hunter, 2006.

Social View of PDHPE!!

• BULLYING

• 20% of children in Australian schools have been subjected to bullying (Healey, 2001).

• PDHPE is the only KLA which addresses bullying in the syllabus. It’s syllabus allows teachers to address the concerns of bullying.

Nutrition- Eating Well

• PDHPE addresses poor eating habits, as a result leads to increased levels of obesity• Allows for students to develop healthy eating choices• Go for 2 & 5• Sometimes food

Being Active• Advances in technology have lead to an increase in child obesity (Tinning,

McCuaig and Hunter, 2006).• PDHPE allows children to experience participation in sports and

recreation.• Invasion games, Striking and fielding games, Target games, Dance and

Gymnastics• All of these help develop a child’s knowledge, skills and attitudes towards

being active.