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• Health and Physical Education: Level A achievement standards

  By the end of Level A, students recognise themselves. They demonstrate different emotions people experience. They participate in actions that help them to be healthy, safe and physically active. They experience different settings where they can be active. Students show general awareness of body...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education | Level A

• Health and Physical Education: Level A description

  The Level A curriculum provides the basis for developing knowledge, understanding and skills for students to lead healthy, safe and active lives. Students learn about themselves and experience simple actions and activities to keep themselves healthy and safe.

  Students develop their awareness of...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• VCHPEM011

  Experience their body moving in relation to effort, space, objects and people

  Elaborations

  • exploring the space around them and learning to move in space and complete basic movement patterns
  • experiencing and demonstrate awareness of own body moving in aquatic environment
  • assisting to position body to perform routine movements involved in stretching routines, hydrotherapy or sitting or bearing weight

  VCHPEM011 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM014

  Engage in physical activities

  Elaborations

  • reacting to teacher direction during physical movement
  • experiencing the safe use of equipment
  • experiencing using and tolerating safety equipment

  VCHPEM014 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEM008

  Experience their body being moved through a variety of positions and locations

  Elaborations

  • developing and performing basic motor skills including head control, hand-to-mouth movements and a squeeze grasp
  • experiencing their body being led through a variety of movements in a range of locations
  • participating in basic routine movement activities and showing a readiness to participate, initiating some of their own body movements and demonstrating controlled head movements
  • developing competence and confidence in their movement abilities

  VCHPEM008 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM013

  Experience body movement and demonstrate some basic movements

  Elaborations

  • experiencing their body being moved and changed in space
  • attempting different ways to move their body
  • moving their body to explore space and manipulate objects

  VCHPEM013 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEM012

  Cooperate when experiencing physical activities and movement

  Elaborations

  • demonstrate an awareness of the teacher when participating in physical activity
  • assisting with the movement of body parts during physical activities

  VCHPEM012 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEM009

  Experience a variety of physical and structured leisure activities

  Elaborations

  • developing their grasp and demonstrating a squeeze grasp
  • experiencing various games and reacting to sensory stimuli during a game

  VCHPEM009 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM010

  Experience regular physical activities and begin to develop an awareness of how different parts of the body move

  Elaborations

  • participating in physical activities which increase their mobility, flexibility and endurance including in an aquatic environment
  • reacting to participation in different physical activities
  • experiencing the benefits of regular physical activities including strength, balance, flexibility and endurance

  VCHPEM010 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEP001

  Identify self (self-awareness)

  Elaborations

  • exploring objects using their senses and through their reactions having their preferences identified
  • participating in activities which explore physical (facial and body) characteristics and abilities, e.g. exploring and viewing images of their body, identifying photo image of self
  • practising and using their abilities to help themselves, including indicating when thirsty or hungry

  VCHPEP001 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP002

  React as body parts are moved and named

  Elaborations

  • experiencing the functions of body parts during sensory activities
  • experiencing body parts being named, moved and manipulated during a variety of physical activities
  • showing awareness of body movements and assisting to move body parts during routine activities

  VCHPEP002 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP005

  Use facial expressions to indicate an emotion and demonstrate preference

  Elaborations

  • show a reaction to multimodal texts that identify what emotions what they look like, and identify the actions that make them feel that way
  • using facial expressions, gestures, sounds to indicate an emotion, want or need
  • reacting to being comforted when distressed
  • relying on adults for support or comfort to cope with emotional events

  VCHPEP005 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP007

  Experience play activities

  Elaborations

  • participate in structured play with significant people and classmates
  • experiencing objects and environments and learning to react to elements
  • experiencing a range of ways to play and reacting to and demonstrating a readiness to engage in play

  VCHPEP007 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCHPEP003

  React to significant people

  Elaborations

  • indicating awareness of and reacting to familiar people
  • react to multimodal texts that identify significant people, their relationship and indicate which of these relationships make them feel loved, safe and supported
  • react to multimodal texts that identify protective behaviours that can help keep them safe and significant people in their community who can help them stay safe

  VCHPEP003 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP004

  React to people and sensory experiences

  Elaborations

  • learning how to be socially responsive with the support of familiar adults when interacting with others in structured environments
  • reacting to and recognising significant adults and class mates
  • participate in various interactions, sensory feedback and feeling of inclusion through structured activities and multimedia texts

  VCHPEP004 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP006

  Experience health and safety actions

  Elaborations

  • experiencing activities related to eating, drinking and life skills and exploring their sensory impact and indicating an awareness of these activities
  • experiencing a variety of activities related to healthy and active community and learning to anticipate some familiar events
  • participating in simple activities associated with their basic personal hygiene, needs and care, and beginning to assist in the process

  VCHPEP006 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities