Teaching PDHPE in Primary Teaching PDHPE in Primary SchoolsSchools

An important, critical and An important, critical and essential component in essential component in creating healthy future creating healthy future

citizens!!citizens!!

What is PDHPE?What is PDHPE? PDHPE is not just sports!!!PDHPE is not just sports!!! It involves many elements that roll into one which It involves many elements that roll into one which

strives to teach children about several topic areas and world issues in a strives to teach children about several topic areas and world issues in a multidimensional way.multidimensional way.

These include:These include:– Safe LivingSafe Living– SexualitySexuality– Growth and developmentGrowth and development– SportSport– Drug educationDrug education– Food and nutritionFood and nutrition– EthicsEthics– RelationshipsRelationships– Consumer HealthConsumer Health– Health promotionHealth promotion– Traffic safetyTraffic safety– Fitness and recreationFitness and recreation

Living an Active and Healthy Living an Active and Healthy LifestyleLifestyle

Statistics show that obesity is a major health issue in Australia, not Statistics show that obesity is a major health issue in Australia, not only for adults, but for children as well. For children and adolescents, only for adults, but for children as well. For children and adolescents, the 2007-08 National Health Survey results indicate that 24.9% of the 2007-08 National Health Survey results indicate that 24.9% of children aged 5 – 17 years are overweight or obese. It is essential to children aged 5 – 17 years are overweight or obese. It is essential to teach children from a young age to live an active and healthy life, so teach children from a young age to live an active and healthy life, so that statistics like this are reversed. that statistics like this are reversed. (Australian Government, Department of Health (Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing)and Ageing)

PDHPE promotes an active and healthy lifestyle and can ensure PDHPE promotes an active and healthy lifestyle and can ensure children are made aware of issues such as obesity so that they may children are made aware of issues such as obesity so that they may make well-informed, health-conscious decisions about their own life. make well-informed, health-conscious decisions about their own life. PDHPE does this through specific subject matter such as:PDHPE does this through specific subject matter such as:– NutritionNutrition– Growth and DevelopmentGrowth and Development– Drug EducationDrug Education– Personal SafetyPersonal Safety

Benefits of PDHPEBenefits of PDHPE

PDHPE has many benefits for children as it PDHPE has many benefits for children as it provides them with certain life skills which are provides them with certain life skills which are essential components of life:essential components of life:– Communication skillsCommunication skills– Peer relationship skillsPeer relationship skills– Values about their own well-being, self-esteem, self-efficacy and Values about their own well-being, self-esteem, self-efficacy and

self-regulationself-regulation– Problem-solving skillsProblem-solving skills– Decision-making skillsDecision-making skills– Gross and fine motor skills and competenciesGross and fine motor skills and competencies– Understanding how to be a responsible citizen in the community.Understanding how to be a responsible citizen in the community.

AS TEACHERS WE MUST AS TEACHERS WE MUST BELIEVE THAT PDHPE IS AN BELIEVE THAT PDHPE IS AN

ESSENTIAL COMPONENT IN OUR ESSENTIAL COMPONENT IN OUR TEACHING PRACTICES!!TEACHING PRACTICES!!

WE MUST LIVE IT!! WORK IT!! EAT WE MUST LIVE IT!! WORK IT!! EAT IT!! MOVE IT!!IT!! MOVE IT!!

SO THAT OUR CHILDREN AND SO THAT OUR CHILDREN AND FUTURE CITIZENS DO TOO!!!FUTURE CITIZENS DO TOO!!!