AC9HPFP06 Foundation Health and Physical Education

AC9HPFP06 – Foundation Health and Physical Education: Making healthy and safe choices

Strand

Personal, social and community health

Substrand

Making healthy and safe 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

identify health symbols, messages and strategies in their community that support their health and safety

Elaborations

• identifying household substances that are dangerous and explaining what symbols are used to identify the danger
• identifying symbols on food packages that indicate healthier choices
• identifying different types of advertising that influence choices about food
• exploring different community strategies that keep children safe; for example, pedestrian crossings and traffic lights, safety procedures at swimming pools and beaches, and traffic controllers at school crossings
• recognising and following safety symbols and procedures at home and in water and road environments

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.