Health and Physical Education / Year 5 and 6 / Personal, social and community health / Making healthy and safe choices

Curriculum content descriptions

analyse how behaviours influence the health, safety, relationships and wellbeing of individuals and communities (AC9HP6P10)

Elaborations
  • recognising actions that can help keep classmates safe, including strategies to reduce potential for contamination, infection and anaphylaxis
  • investigating practices that help promote and maintain health and wellbeing, such as eating a diet reflecting The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, meeting recommendations for daily physical activity and creating connections with others to enhance social health
  • exploring how kinship and extended family structures in First Nations Australian communities support and enhance the health, safety and wellbeing of their communities
  • proposing strategies they can use in daily routines to increase physical activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour
  • practising and refining assertive communication techniques that can be used in a range of situations where they may be asked to do something they don’t believe is appropriate
  • proposing and implementing strategies to positively contribute to online environments, such as evaluating the impact of “character” behaviour when gaming with peers
  • examining sustainable food practices to measure the quality of food available in the school canteen or local area
  • describing strategies to support a sense of belonging and connection, and recognising the importance of social support for enhancing mental health and wellbeing
General capabilities
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Wellbeing,  Health promotion,  Safety

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