AC9HP4M05 Year 3 Health and Physical Education

AC9HP4M05 – Year 3 Health and Physical Education: Making active choices

Strand

Movement and physical activity

Substrand

Making active choices

This Content Descriptor from Year 3 Health and Physical Education provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

participate in physical activities in natural and outdoor settings to examine factors that can influence their own and others’ participation

Elaborations

• participating in physical activities in natural settings in the local area and reflecting on the enjoyable components of participation and how to encourage family and friends to participate
• exploring First Nations Australians’ connection to special places and how these places are linked to physical activities
• participating in physical activities they can do at home and exploring how they can be more active at home using everyday items as equipment
• exploring ways in which people can connect with other members of their community through participating in physical activities

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 3 ASHPEY34

Year 3 Health and Physical Education Achievement Standard

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.