Descriptors›Health and Physical Education›Years 5 to 6›Personal, social and community health›Making healthy and safe choices›AC9HP6P08
AC9HP6P08 Years 5 to 6 Health and Physical Education

AC9HP6P08 | Years 5 to 6 Health and Physical Education: Making healthy and safe choices

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor analyse and rehearse protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies that can be used in a range of online and offline situations
Strand
Personal, social and community health
Substrand
Making healthy and safe choices

This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 5 to 6 Health and Physical Education. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

  • • Elaboration researching sources of health information and places where they can seek help, and prioritising those that are reliable and trustworthy
  • • Elaboration examining ways to normalise and de-stigmatise help-seeking behaviour so all students feel more comfortable and confident to seek help when needed
  • • Elaboration discussing strategies for maintaining online safety when using digital tools and environments, including the options and processes for reporting negative or harmful behaviour
  • • Elaboration exploring actions they can take when they feel unsafe when online; for example, who to speak to if someone posts an embarrassing picture of them without permission or when to step away from negative online social interactions
  • • Elaboration proposing strategies they can use if they witness others in unsafe situations, such as accessing support networks or telling an adult they trust
  • • Elaboration analysing the responses of characters in TV shows or movies when in unsafe or risky situations and discussing the efficacy of their response to the situation

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