Health and Physical Education / Year 3 and 4 / Personal, social and community health / Making healthy and safe choices

Curriculum content descriptions

describe and apply protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies in a range of online and offline situations (AC9HP4P08)

Elaborations
  • describing warning signs (physical, emotional and external) that can help them to know if they are safe or unsafe
  • examining protective behaviours to stay safe in different situations, including near water or roads, in the park, when they are online or when someone makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe
  • identifying a range of help-seeking strategies to negotiate positive outcomes when challenging situations, such as reporting negative or harmful online behaviour by seeking help from trusted adults
  • indicating on a local map the location of safe places and people who can help if they feel unsafe or scared
  • proposing strategies for managing online safety by recognising when they feel uncomfortable or unsafe, and identifying steps for reporting negative or harmful behaviour
  • discussing different protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies characters in texts use to keep themselves and others safe
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
ScOT terms

Internet safety,  Help-seeking behaviour,  Private body parts

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Online friends and strangers

This presentation follows the story of a young student who makes a friend online and starts to question their unusual behaviour. Students are encouraged to examine and discuss what to do when an online friendship becomes unsafe or worrying.

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Privacy and security

This classroom activity is designed to empower students to protect their online privacy and the personal information that identifies them. Students will learn about the skills required to create safer online environments. The resource includes an animated slide deck video, lesson plan, student worksheet and student follow-up ...

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Handling peer pressure

In this lesson, students will understand and identify examples of positive and negative peer pressure. They will develop strategies to help prevent them from giving in to negative peer pressure.

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Digital Citizenship Resources: Digital Wellbeing

Find resources about evaluating what should be shared online, learning more about the nature of in-app purchasing, assessing the value of playing a lot of video games, and support for students in the development of positive and assertive online skills.

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TrackSAFE Education Primary School Resources: Year 3, Year 4 Health & Physical Education

This webpage includes a unit of work focuses students on becoming aware of unsafe situations and using self-talk to keep themselves safe. Students identify strategies to avoid unsafe situations and communicate their understandings by creating comic strips, role plays and games. Finally students are challenged to identify ...

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Respectful Relationships: Teaching and Learning

Find comprehensive resources organised by stages of schooling including a scope and sequence, teaching and learning activities and links to resources. The activities provide explicit opportunities for developmentally appropriate learning about consent education, gender stereotypes and roles, keeping safe, respectful relationships ...