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• Health and Physical Education: Levels 3 and 4 description

  The Levels 3 and 4 curriculum further develops students’ knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to their health, wellbeing, safety and participation in physical activity. In these years, students begin to explore personal and social factors that support and contribute to their identities...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 1 and 2 description

  The curriculum for Levels 1 and 2 builds on the learning from Foundation Level and supports students to make decisions to enhance their health, safety and participation in physical activity. The content enables students to explore their own sense of self and the factors that contribute to and...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 9 and 10 description

  The Level 9 and 10 curriculum supports students to refine and apply strategies for maintaining a positive outlook and evaluating behavioural expectations in different leisure, social, movement and online situations. Students learn to apply health and physical activity information to devise and...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 7 and 8 description

  The Level 7 and 8 curriculum expands students’ knowledge, understanding and skills to help them achieve successful outcomes in classroom, leisure, social, movement and online situations. Students learn how to take positive action to enhance their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing. They...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 5 and 6 description

  The Levels 5 and 6 curriculum supports students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills to create opportunities and take action to enhance their own and others' health, wellbeing, safety and physical activity participation. Students develop skills to manage their emotions, understand the...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

• VCHPEM138

  Participate in and investigate the cultural and historical significance of a range of physical activities

  Elaborations

  • examining how sport, physical activity and outdoor recreation pursuits have changed over the last century as a result of different cultural groups migrating to Australia
  • researching and participating in a range of physical activities that were performed in the early twentieth century, such as games from the Asia region
  • participating in culturally significant physical activities from around the globe and exploring the links to the culture and heritage of the country of origin of these activities

  VCHPEM138 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8 | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM158

  Devise, implement and refine strategies demonstrating leadership and collaboration skills when working in groups or teams

  Elaborations

  • evaluating the contribution they make as an individual to teamwork, leadership and enjoyable participation for all
  • using self-talk and encouragement to motivate themselves and team members to continue to participate and improve performance
  • creating and implementing self-assessment and peer-assessment tools to evaluate performance in a variety of roles
  • identifying and critiquing leadership styles and group/team dynamics through collaboratively solving initiative games

  VCHPEM158 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 9 and 10 | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEM067

  Identify and describe how their body moves in relation to effort, space, time, objects and people

  Elaborations

  • moving at different speeds and in different directions with others in a designated area
  • demonstrating the difference between personal space and general space in physical activities
  • describing body positions when performing a range of different movements

  VCHPEM067 | Health and Physical Education | Foundation Level | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM103

  Apply innovative and creative thinking in solving movement challenges

  Elaborations

  • transferring and applying skills to solve movement challenges
  • testing alternative responses to movement challenges and predicting the success or effectiveness of each
  • posing questions to others as a strategy for solving movement challenges
  • drawing on prior knowledge to solve movement challenges

  VCHPEM103 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEM140

  Evaluate and justify reasons for decisions and choices of action when solving movement challenges

  Elaborations

  • explaining and justifying the movement concepts and strategies selected in response to movement challenges
  • demonstrating to others the approach taken to solve movement challenges
  • identifying factors that enabled them to achieve success in movement activities and explaining how these factors can be transferred to other learning contexts

  VCHPEM140 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8 | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEM066

  Explore how regular physical activity keeps individuals healthy and well

  Elaborations

  • describing their feelings after participating in different physical activities
  • describing how the body responds to participating in different physical activities
  • sharing the things they enjoy about being physically active
  • identifying how regular physical activity can help keep people healthy

  VCHPEM066 | Health and Physical Education | Foundation Level | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM025

  Explore the space around them and learn to move in relation to effort, space and objects

  Elaborations

  • exploring movement over various surfaces and environments
  • moving in different ways and in different directions in a designated area
  • following directions to keep personal space during physical activities
  • exploring body positions and developing coordination and flexibility when performing a range of different movements

  VCHPEM025 | Health and Physical Education | Level B | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM040

  Take turns with a partner or in small groups when participating in physical activities

  Elaborations

  • copying simple physical movement patterns
  • demonstrating beginning understandings of safety rules when participating in structured physical activities
  • taking turns with a partner or in small groups when using equipment
  • grasping and manipulating objects of various sizes and weights
  • participating in structured activities and games which involve turn taking and participating as part of a group or team

  VCHPEM040 | Health and Physical Education | Level C | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEM115

  Practise specialised movement skills and apply them in different movement situations in indoor, outdoor and aquatic settings

  Elaborations

  • applying stability and locomotor skills to dodge and feint in different movement situations
  • applying kicking, striking and throwing skills to propel an object and keep it in motion
  • combining surface propulsion and underwater skills in an aquatic environment
  • performing a range of complex static and dynamic balances on different body parts or rotating and/or pivoting
  • jumping with control for height and distance using a variety of body positions

  VCHPEM115 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM065

  Participate in games with and without equipment

  Elaborations

  • participating in games that require students to be aware of personal safety and game boundaries
  • participating in games from other cultures
  • participating in games responding to stimuli, such as musical chairs, rhythm actions, alphabet shapes

  VCHPEM065 | Health and Physical Education | Foundation Level | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM081

  Construct and perform imaginative and original movement sequences in response to stimuli

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating changes in speed, direction and level of movement in response to changes in music tempo
  • creating, following, repeating and altering movement sequences in response to rhythm, music or words
  • selecting and implementing different movement skills to be successful in a game

  VCHPEM081 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• 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

• VCHPEM023

  Engage in a variety of physical activities and explore basic play equipment

  Elaborations

  • using basic play equipment
  • developing balance whilst moving independently and beginning to negotiate steps and uneven surfaces
  • developing their fine motor grasp and manipulation skills as they reach for, grasp and hold objects
  • copying others to use equipment and play
  • following personal safety actions and game boundaries while participating in structured games
  • participating in games which involve responding to stimuli

  VCHPEM023 | Health and Physical Education | Level B | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM120

  Participate positively in groups and teams by encouraging others and negotiating roles and responsibilities

  Elaborations

  • understanding the contribution of different roles and responsibilities in physical activities that promote enjoyment, safety and positive outcomes for participants
  • demonstrating negotiation skills when dealing with conflicts or disagreements in movement situations
  • using reflective listening when working in small groups on movement tasks or challenges
  • exploring and performing the duties and responsibilities of different roles for a range of physical activities

  VCHPEM120 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEM038

  Engage in regular physical activities and explore the development of their ability and health

  Elaborations

  • moving around their environment and perform simple whole-body movements
  • learning through a range of structured learning activities to use equipment to slide, climb, float, ride and swing
  • choose from a series of structured leisure activities at home and at school
  • identifying how regular physical activity can help keep people healthy
  • exploring how their ability and health improve over time due to regular physical activities

  VCHPEM038 | Health and Physical Education | Level C | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement