AC9HPFM03 Foundation Health and Physical Education

AC9HPFM03 – Foundation Health and Physical Education: Making active choices

Strand

Movement and physical activity

Substrand

Making active choices

This Content Descriptor from Foundation 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 a range of activities in natural and outdoor settings and explore the benefits of being physically active

Elaborations

• exploring a range of ways to be active and participate safely in outdoor or natural settings
• playing traditional First Nations Australian games and discussing how they are like other games they have experienced
• discussing opportunities to be active in spaces in and around their homes
• exploring strategies for taking considered risks and developing self-regulation skills when moving and playing in outdoor settings

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Foundation ASHPEFY

Foundation Health and Physical Education Achievement Standard

By the end of Foundation, students describe similarities and differences between themselves and others, and different emotions people experience. They demonstrate personal and social skills to interact respectfully with others. They identify and demonstrate protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies to keep themselves safe. Students identify how health information can be used in their lives. Students apply fundamental movement skills to manipulate objects and space in a range of movement situations. Students identify the benefits of being physically active and how rules make play fair and inclusive.