Health and Physical Education Year 5 Term #
Unit Title:
Achievement
Standard
Healthy Habits
By the end of Year 6, students investigate developmental changes and transitions. They recognise the influence of emotions on behaviours and
discuss factors that influence how people interact. They describe their own and others’ contributions to health, physical activity, safety and wellbeing.
They describe the key features of health related fitness and the significance of physical activity participation to health and wellbeing.
Students access and interpret health information and apply decision making and problem solving skills to enhance their own and others’ health,
safety and wellbeing.
HPE Strands
Content Descriptions
Personal, social and community
health
Being healthy, safe and active
Communicating and
interacting for health and well
being
Contributing to healthy and
active communities
In this unit, students explore the concept of health and the
importance of food and activity. They identify good habits and the
concept of mental fitness. They identify how activity and good food
contribute to overall health and mental fitness.
Being healthy, safe and active
● identify community resources that are available to assist
with good health (ACPPS053)
● explore habits that they have and how they are developed
(ACPPS054)
● identify which are good habits (ACPPS054)
● explore the concept of mental fitness – (mental fitness
refers to a person’s capacity to be self-determined; selfdetermination refers to a person’s capacity to think about, plan
and act on personal decisions that contribute to emotional, social
and physical development). (ACPPS056)
● identify how activity and good food contribute to mental
fitness and isolate the mental fitness, food and activity habits.
(ACPPS058)
● identify what is meant by the term ‘preventative health’
(ACPPS058)
● explore the concept of health and the importance of food
and activity and identify the characteristics of a healthy person
(ACPPS058)
Movement and Physical Activity
Moving our body
Understanding movement
Learning through movement
Assessment (A)
Assessment For Learning
Students put themselves on a ‘health continuum’,
displaying how healthy they think they are.
Assessment As Learning
Students produce a poster or brochure which displays
what health services are available in their area.
Assessment Of Learning
Students complete a multimodal presentation. They investigate a
school procedure and rules related to health and wellbeing, and
prepare a multimodal presentation to highlight the importance of
these practices as healthy habits.
● explore how physical activity supports wellbeing and cultural
understanding (ACPPS059)
Focus Areas HPE
Alcohol and other drugs (AD)
Food and nutrition (FN)
Health benefits of physical activity (HBPA)
Mental health and wellbeing (MH)
Relationships and sexuality (RS)
Safety (S)
Learning Framework
Cross Curricula
Priorities
General Capabilities
Links to other LA’s
Active play and minor games (AP)
Challenge and adventure activities (CA)
Fundamental movement skills (FMS)
Games and sports (GS)
Lifelong physical activities (LLPA)
Rhythmic and expressive activities (RE)
Community Contributor
Leader and Collaborator
Active Investigator
Effective Communicator
Catholic Ethos
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Histories and Cultures
Literacy
Critical and Creative Thinking
Intercultural Understanding
Social Emotional Learning
Asia and Australia’s Engagement with
Asia
Numeracy
Ethical Understanding
Designer and Creator
Quality Producer
Inclusive Education
Sustainability Education
ICT
Personal and Social Capability
Links to other Learning Areas: Australian Curriculum: HPE
English, ICT, SEL
Situational Context
of Unit
This unit can be completed in the following ways:
General Classroom Teacher - HPE Combination 2 hours
HPE Specialist in addition to Classroom Teacher
PE Component(specialist) 1 hr PE Component (Classroom Teacher)...hrs
H Component (specialist/classroom teacher) 10 hrs
Additional information: This unit can be taught in conjunction with any of the PE units.
Learning and Teaching Strategies
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cross Curricular Priorities
Catholic Ethos, Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education
General Capabilities
Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT
Engage ⇒
Explore ⇒
Explain ⇒
7
Elaborate ⇒
Engage
What is ‘preventative health’?
Activity 1
Introduction:
Ask the question - ‘ If health was a stool, how many legs would it have and what would each leg be?’
8
9
10
Evaluate
Resources
Teacher Resources
http://www.healthykids.
nsw.gov.au/teacherschildcare/nutrition-
As a class, discuss the various aspects of health.
Students use iPads to research what ‘health’ is.
(They should be able to come up with at least three legs:- physical, mental, social/emotional + spiritual)
Students draw their ‘health stool’ in their health books.
Explain to students that if any of the legs of their ‘Health Stool’ is not attended to it will fall over.
Note: the students will be adding more information to their stools so make sure they are big and have plenty of room around them.
Activity 2
Get the students to put themselves on a health continuum starting at extremely unhealthy on one side of the room and extremely
healthy on the other side. Ask individual students why they think they belong where they put themselves.
Activity 3
Open a class discussion about who the students think are the healthiest people they know and why.
Activity 4
As a class, use the ‘think, pair, share’ strategy to brainstorm what the term, ‘preventative health’ means.
Write ideas down on poster paper or the board and have displayed for the duration of the unit.
primary-school/primarynutrition-teachingresources.aspx
Student resources
8 To Live By:
http://intermountainhe
althcare.org/ext/Dcmnt?
ncid=520289779
http://www.healthykids.
nsw.gov.au/kidsteens.aspx
http://blog.missionforhe
alth.com.au/category/sc
hools/
http://www.nourishinte
ractive.com/kids
Health and Physical Education Metalanguage
Assessment
Opportunities
Preventative health, physical, mental, social/emotional, spiritual, nutrition, think/pair/share strategy, continuum,
Health continuum
Reflection
Learning and Teaching Strategies
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Cross Curricular Priorities
Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education
General Capabilities
Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT
Engage ⇒
Explore ⇒
Explain ⇒
Elaborate ⇒
Engage
Resources
What is ‘preventative health’?
Activity 1
Introduction:
Revise the answers from last lesson on ‘What is Preventative Health?’
Activity 2
Students use iPads, computers or library resources to check their understanding of ‘preventative health’. (see student resources)
Activity 3
After looking at the preventative health websites students write a definition of what the term ‘preventative health’ means.
As a class, come up with an agreed upon definition for ‘preventative health’. (eg Things we can do to prevent us from dying earlier)
Activity 4
Ask students to think about people in our community who can help us to be healthy.
Students develop a ‘People Who Help Me To Be Healthy’ map with themselves in the middle and people or health practitioners
surrounding them who contribute to their health.
Health and Physical Education Metalanguage
Health services, practitioners, preventative health
Reflection
Evaluate
Teacher Resources
Student resources
Dettol Mission for
Health:
http://blog.missionforhe
alth.com.au/category/sc
hools/
Aust National
Preventative Health
Association:
http://www.anpha.gov.a
u/internet/anpha/publis
hing.nsf
People Who Help Me To
Be Healthy - H/O
Assessment
Opportunities
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Cross Curricular Priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education
General Capabilities
Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT
Engage ⇒
Explore ⇒
Explain ⇒
Elaborate ⇒
Explore
10
Evaluate
Resources
Who can help?
Activity 1
Introduction:
Discuss with the class what services there are in the community to help us with our health. eg doctors, dentists, physios etc.
Ask the question - ‘What health professionals have YOU been to?’
Discuss if there are different services for different people. ie indigenous services / needs
Activity 2
Use the link to Qld Health website to help explore what services are available.
Health and Physical Education Metalanguage
Teacher Resources
Student Resources
Qld Health:
http://www.health.qld.g
ov.au/publichealth/schools/
Assessment
Opportunities
Community health, practitioner, specialist, indigenous, physiotherapist, chiropractor, podiatrist, nutritionist, doctor, dentist,
orthodontist, dermatologist, optometrist, psychologist, psychiatrist, speech therapist, occupational therapist, massage therapist,
Reflection
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Cross Curricular Priorities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education
General Capabilities
Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT
Engage ⇒
Explore ⇒
Explain ⇒
Elaborate ⇒
Explore
10
Evaluate
Resources
Who can help?
Activity 1
Introduction:
Discuss from the last lesson what services the students found on the Qld Health website.
Ask: ‘Where else could you find out what health services are available?’ (phone book, doctor’s surgery etc)
Students make a list of health care professionals and what they do.
Activity 2
Students produce a brochure or poster to display what health services are available locally.
Health and Physical Education Metalanguage
Teacher Resources
Student Resources
http://www.health.qld.g
ov.au/publichealth/schools/
Assessment
Opportunities
Community health, practitioner, specialist, indigenous, physiotherapist, chiropractor, podiatrist, nutritionist, doctor, dentist,
orthodontist, dermatologist, optometrist, psychologist, psychiatrist, speech therapist, occupational therapist, massage therapist
Poster / brochure
Reflection
Week
1
2
3
4
5
Cross Curricular Priorities
Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education
General Capabilities
Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT
Engage ⇒
Explain
What are good habits?
Activity 1
Explore ⇒
Explain ⇒
6
7
Elaborate ⇒
8
9
10
Evaluate
Resources
Teacher Resources
Introduction:
Use the ‘think, pair, share’ strategy to generate a list of habits the students have in relation to their health (good and bad).
Put this list where it is visible. ie whiteboard, interactive board, poster paper etc.
Activity 2
Students make a table in their books with two columns: Good Habits / Bad Habits
Activity 3
Students use the Healthy Kids website link to extend their list of habits.
Activity 4
Students are assigned one of the 5 habits from the Healthy Kids website and report back to the class (class expert) after using the
website for research to elaborate.
The 5 habits are: Get Active Each Day; Eat Fewer Snacks and Select Healthier Alternatives; Turn Off the TV or Computer and Get Active;
Eat More Fruit and Vegies; Choose Water as a Drink.
Student Resources
Healthy Kids website:
http://www.healthykids.
nsw.gov.au/kidsteens.aspx
Health and Physical Education Metalanguage
Assessment
Opportunities
Reflection
Week
1
2
3
4
5
Cross Curricular Priorities
Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education
General Capabilities
Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT
Engage ⇒
Explore ⇒
Explain ⇒
6
7
Elaborate ⇒
8
9
10
Evaluate
Explain
Resources
What are good habits?
Activity 1
Introduction:
Revise what are some good health habits from the previous lesson. (use the Healthy Kids website as reference)
Activity 2
Students peruse the 8 to Live By resource and highlight the main points (ie what ARE the 8 healthy habits?)
Activity 3
Discuss with the class what the 8 healthy habits are.
Activity 4
Students go back to their Good / Bad Habits list and revise it.
Teacher Resources
Student Resources
Healthy Kids website:
http://www.healthykids.
nsw.gov.au/kidsteens.aspx
8 to Live By:
http://intermountainhe
althcare.org/ext/Dcmnt?
ncid=520289779
Health and Physical Education Metalanguage
Assessment
Opportunities
Reflection
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Cross Curricular Priorities
Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education
General Capabilities
Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT
Engage ⇒
Explore ⇒
Explain ⇒
Evaluate
Elaborate ⇒
Elaborate
Resources
Excuses, excuses!
Activity 1
Introduction:
Revisit the 8 to Live By pages and revise the 8 habits.
Activity 2
Ask the question: ‘What are some of the excuses that kids give for not making healthy choices?’
Students use the 8 to Live By resource to answer the question.
Class discussion: ‘Have YOU ever used any of these excuses or other excuses for the choices you have made?’
Teacher Resources
Student Resources
8 to Live By:
http://intermountainhe
althcare.org/ext/Dcmnt?
ncid=520289779
Health and Physical Education Metalanguage
Assessment
Opportunities
Reflection
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Cross Curricular Priorities
Catholic Ethos, Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education
General Capabilities
Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT
Engage ⇒
Explore ⇒
Explain ⇒
Elaborate ⇒
Elaborate
Resources
Excuses, excuses!
Activity 1
Introduction:
Revisit the 8 to Live By pages and revise the 8 habits.
Students write down the 8 habits and then summarise ‘Why’ we should have those habits.
Activity 2
Students report back to the class their findings as to ‘Why’ we should have the 8 habits.
Activity 3
Students relate the 8 habits back to their stool from the first lesson. Where do they fit in?
Students label the 8 habits on their stools from the first lesson. (eg Always Eat Breakfast - physical, mental; Eat Meals Together As a
Family - physical, social/emotional)
Activity 4
Discuss with the class: ‘What leg of the Health Stool has NOT been addressed?’ (spiritual) ‘How can we address this part of health?’
Health and Physical Education Metalanguage
Reflection
Evaluate
Teacher Resources
Student Resources
8 to Live By:
http://intermountainhe
althcare.org/ext/Dcmnt?
ncid=520289779
Assessment
Opportunities
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cross Curricular Priorities
Catholic Ethos, Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education
General Capabilities
Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT
Engage ⇒
Explore ⇒
Explain ⇒
7
8
9
Elaborate ⇒
Evaluate
How do you rate?
Activity 1
Introduction:
Students work through the 8 to Live By booklet and use a ✩for the things they already do and a ✓for something they are going to do in
the future.
Activity 2
Students make a list of school procedures and rules.
Activity 3
Students relate the procedures or rules back to the 8 to Live By healthy habits and to the Health Stool.
Activity 4
Students use whatever resources they have at their disposal to begin a multi-media presentation which highlights how a school
10
Evaluate
Resources
Teacher Resources
Student Resources
iPads
video camera
poster materials
Healthy Kids website:
http://www.healthykids.
nsw.gov.au/kidsteens.aspx
8 to Live By:
procedure or rules are important to developing healthy habits.
http://intermountainhe
althcare.org/ext/Dcmnt?
ncid=520289779
Health and Physical Education Metalanguage
Assessment
Opportunities
Multimedia
presentation
Reflection
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cross Curricular Priorities
Catholic Ethos, Social Emotional Learning, Inclusive Education
General Capabilities
Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, ICT
Engage ⇒
Evaluate
Assessment
Activity 1
Introduction:
Explore ⇒
Explain ⇒
7
Elaborate ⇒
8
9
10
Evaluate
Resources
Teacher Resources
Student Resources
Remind students about what their task is.
Activity 2
Students use whatever resources they have at their disposal to produce a multi-media presentation which highlights how a school
procedure or rules are important to developing healthy habits.
Health and Physical Education Metalanguage
iPads
video camera
poster materials
Healthy Kids website:
http://www.healthykids.
nsw.gov.au/kidsteens.aspx
8 to Live By:
http://intermountainhe
althcare.org/ext/Dcmnt?
ncid=520289779
Assessment
Opportunities
Multimedia
presentation
Reflection
Planning for Differently Abled Students
Student/s
Different Ability
Australian Curriculum
Content Descriptions
being addressed
Learning and Teaching Strategies
Assessment Strategies
PEOPLE WHO HELP ME TO BE HEALTHY