AC9HP4M07 Year 3 Health and Physical Education

AC9HP4M07 – Year 3 Health and Physical Education: Learning through movement

Strand

Movement and physical activity

Substrand

Learning through movement

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

apply creative thinking when designing movement sequences and solving movement problems

Elaborations

• transferring and applying fundamental movement skills to solve movement challenges such as how to move the ball from one end of the field to the other, how to return the ball over the net into space and how to deceive an opponent
• drawing on prior knowledge from other physical activity experiences to solve challenges faced when participating in outdoor activities
• developing questions and seeking and trialling answers with others as a strategy for solving movement challenges, such as partner or group balance challenges, game tactics to increase scoring chances and obstacle course challenges

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.