Health and Physical Education / Foundation / Personal, social and community health / Making healthy and safe choices

Curriculum content descriptions

identify health symbols, messages and strategies in their community that support their health and safety (AC9HPFP06)

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
General capabilities
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Wellbeing,  Health promotion,  Safety

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