Health and Physical Education / Year 3 and 4 / Movement and physical activity / Making active choices

Curriculum content descriptions

participate in physical activities to explore how their body feels and describe how regular physical activity helps the body stay healthy and well (AC9HP4M04)

Elaborations
  • participating in physical activity circuits to explore how the body feels before, during and after participation
  • performing warm-up and stretching routines to understand how to prepare the body to be active
  • investigating the influence of regular physical activity on quality of sleep, concentration and overall wellbeing
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
ScOT terms

Wellbeing,  Physical activity,  Physical fitness

Video

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