Year 3 Health and Physical Education ASHPEY34

This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 3 Health and Physical Education by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.

By the end of Year 4, students identify influences that strengthen identities and describe strategies to manage emotions, changes and transitions. They apply skills and strategies to interact respectfully with others. They describe the influences that inclusion and stereotypes have on choices and actions. Students describe and apply protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies to keep themselves and others safe online and offline. They interpret health information to apply strategies to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing. Students apply fundamental movement skills and demonstrate movement concepts across a range of situations. They adapt movement strategies to enhance movement outcomes. Students examine factors that influence participation and propose strategies to incorporate regular physical activity into their own and others’ lives. They demonstrate fair play and inclusion through a range of roles in movement contexts.

Content Descriptors by Strand

This standard is supported by 19 Content Descriptors:

Movement and physical activity

Moving our bodies

AC9HP4M01 refine and apply fundamental movement skills in new movement situations AC9HP4M02 apply and adapt movement strategies to achieve movement outcomes AC9HP4M03 demonstrate how movement concepts related to effort, space, time, objects and people can be applied when performing movement sequences

Making active choices

AC9HP4M04 participate in physical activities to explore how their body feels and describe how regular physical activity helps the body stay healthy and well AC9HP4M05 participate in physical activities in natural and outdoor settings to examine factors that can influence their own and others’ participation AC9HP4M06 explore recommendations about physical activity and sedentary behaviours, and discuss strategies to achieve the recommendations

Learning through movement

AC9HP4M07 apply creative thinking when designing movement sequences and solving movement problems AC9HP4M08 apply rules and scoring systems to promote fair play when participating or designing physical activities AC9HP4M09 perform a range of roles in respectful ways to achieve successful outcomes in group or team movement activities

Personal, social and community health

Identities and change

AC9HP4P01 investigate how success, challenge, setbacks and failure strengthen resilience and identities in a range of contexts AC9HP4P02 plan, rehearse and reflect on strategies to cope with the different changes and transitions they experience, such as the changes associated with puberty AC9HP4P03 describe how choices and actions can be influenced by stereotypes

Interacting with others

AC9HP4P04 select, use and refine personal and social skills to establish, manage and strengthen relationships AC9HP4P05 describe how valuing diversity influences wellbeing and identify actions that promote inclusion in their communities AC9HP4P06 explain how and why emotional responses can vary and practise strategies to manage their emotions AC9HP4P07 rehearse and refine strategies for seeking, giving and denying permission respectfully and describe situations when permission is required

Making healthy and safe choices

AC9HP4P08 describe and apply protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies in a range of online and offline situations AC9HP4P09 interpret the nature and intention of health information and messages, and reflect on how they influence personal decisions and behaviours AC9HP4P10 investigate and apply behaviours that contribute to their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing

At a Glance

Strand	Substrand	CDs	Elaborations
Movement and physical activity	Moving our bodies	3	13
Movement and physical activity	Making active choices	3	10
Movement and physical activity	Learning through movement	3	10
Personal, social and community health	Identities and change	3	14
Personal, social and community health	Interacting with others	4	19
Personal, social and community health	Making healthy and safe choices	3	18
Total		19	84

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Year 3 Health and Physical Education?

By the end of Year 4, students identify influences that strengthen identities and describe strategies to manage emotions, changes and transitions. They apply skills and strategies to interact respectfully with others. They describe the influences that inclusion and stereotypes have on choices and actions. Students describe and apply protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies to keep themselves and others safe online and offline. They interpret health information to apply strategies to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing. Students apply fundamental movement skills and demonstrate movement concepts across a range of situations. They adapt movement strategies to enhance movement outcomes. Students examine factors that influence participation and propose strategies to incorporate regular physical activity into their own and others’ lives. They demonstrate fair play and inclusion through a range of roles in movement contexts.

How many Content Descriptors support this standard?

19 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Movement and physical activity: 3, Movement and physical activity: 3, Movement and physical activity: 3, Personal, social and community health: 3, Personal, social and community health: 4, Personal, social and community health: 3).

How does this compare to Year 1?

The Year 1 Health and Physical Education standard (ASHPEY12) covers the preceding year level. Standards build progressively, with Year 3 expectations extending what was introduced in Year 1.

Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?

Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.