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• Health and Physical Education | Health and Physical Education: Scope and Sequence

  The curriculum sets out what students are expected to learn and is designed as a continuum of learning. The curriculum is being presented in a scope and sequence chart to support teachers to easily see the progression and assist in planning teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse needs...

  Overview material | Health and Physical Education

• VCHPEM116

  Design and perform a variety of movement sequences

  Elaborations

  • composing movement sequences including balances to travel from point to point
  • performing activities that involve a transition from one skill to another, such as from dribbling to shooting or from leaping to balancing
  • experimenting with different music genres such as Indian Bhangra music when performing creative dances
  • designing a sequence of passes between team-mates to maintain possession or move a piece of equipment from one point to another
  • designing and participating in a simple fitness circuit involving activities that require different types of movement

  VCHPEM116 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | 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

• VCHPEM134

  Compose and perform movement sequences for specific purposes in a variety of contexts

  Elaborations

  • designing and performing movement sequences to create, use and defend space
  • composing and performing a group dance sequence in response to a piece of music or other stimuli
  • demonstrating control when transitioning between twists, rotations and leaps
  • travelling, marking and intercepting to achieve and retain possession
  • designing and performing movement sequences to travel around, over, under and through natural or man-made obstacles

  VCHPEM134 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM098

  Perform movement sequences which link fundamental movement skills

  Elaborations

  • performing routines incorporating different jumping techniques and connecting movements
  • demonstrating fundamental movement skills in correct sequence to complete a movement task or challenge
  • performing tumbling routines using rolling actions, incline, weight transfer, flight and balances
  • participating in dance routines from different cultures, such as Tinikling from The Phillipines, Polynesian dance, Japanese parasol dance, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance
  • using a surface dive and propelling the body underwater to recover an object

  VCHPEM098 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEP044

  Identify the major parts of the body by their names and sequence images of major stages of life

  Elaborations

  • identifying the major parts of the body by their proper names and beginning to describe their function
  • identifying those parts of the body that are ‘private’ and identify the contexts in which body parts should be kept private
  • learning how bodies grow and change over time through major stages of life, baby, toddler, child, teenager, adult, older person

  VCHPEP044 | Health and Physical Education | Level D | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEM119

  Manipulate and modify the elements of effort, space, time, objects and people to perform movement sequences

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating an understanding of how to adjust the force and speed of an object to improve accuracy and control
  • creating a movement sequence that demonstrates variations in flow and levels and involves individuals moving together in time
  • working with a partner to explore pushing and pulling movements and how these can be manipulated to perform counter-balances

  VCHPEM119 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM156

  Analyse the impact of effort, space, time, objects and people when composing and performing movement sequences

  Elaborations

  • experimenting with the manipulation of force and speed applied to an object to examine the difference created in movement paths
  • demonstrating and describing how the body can absorb force
  • creating a group performance that demonstrates synchronous and individual movements
  • using ICT to analyse movements and enhance movement sequences and performances

  VCHPEM156 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 9 and 10 | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM084

  Incorporate elements of effort, space, time, objects and people in performing simple movement sequences

  Elaborations

  • comparing different types of movements and identifying which ones are easier and harder and why this might be the case
  • performing movements under, over, through and between objects, people and equipment
  • demonstrating how they can balance on different parts of the body and make different shapes

  VCHPEM084 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM101

  Combine the elements of effort, space, time, objects and people when performing movement sequences

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating acceleration and deceleration of movement in physical activities
  • discussing and demonstrating different levels, movement pathways, and use of space and flow in movement sequences
  • using the body to demonstrate an understanding of symmetry, shapes and angles when performing movement skills, balances or movement sequences

  VCHPEM101 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM064

  Practise fundamental movement skills and movement sequences using different body parts and in response to stimuli in indoor, outdoor and aquatic settings

  Elaborations

  • performing locomotor skills in any direction from one point to another
  • sending, controlling and receiving objects at different levels and in different ways
  • performing a range of water confidence skills
  • creating movement sequences without equipment
  • responding with movement to rhythm, beat, music and words

  VCHPEM064 | Health and Physical Education | Foundation Level | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• Health and Physical Education | Health and Physical Education: Structure

  The Health and Physical Education curriculum is organised by two strands: Personal, Social and Community Health, and Movement and Physical Activity. Each strand contains content descriptions which are organised under three sub-strands.

  Strands and sub-strands

  Strands	Personal, Social and Community Health

  Overview material | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students investigate developmental changes and transitions. They understand the influences people and places have on personal identities. They recognise the influence of emotions on behaviours and discuss factors that influence how people interact. They describe their own...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 1 and 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students describe changes that occur as they grow older. They recognise how strengths and achievements contribute to identities. They understand how emotional responses impact on others’ feelings. They examine messages related to health decisions and describe how to...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students recognise strategies for managing change. They examine influences that strengthen identities. They investigate how emotional responses vary and understand how to interact positively with others in different situations including in physical activities. Students interpret...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students investigate strategies and resources to manage changes and transitions and their impact on identities. Students evaluate the benefits of relationships on wellbeing and respecting diversity. They analyse factors that influence emotional responses. They gather and...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8

• 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 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

• VCHPEM117

  Propose and apply movement concepts and strategies

  Elaborations

  • demonstrating defensive and offensive play in modified games
  • proposing and applying movement concepts and strategies to perform movement sequences at different levels using different types of equipment
  • proposing and applying movement concepts and strategies to safely traverse a natural environment

  VCHPEM117 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body