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Good morning, parents, and Families, before we get too far into today’s meeting, I acknowledge Darug on the lands that we are meeting today, I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging and celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples and their ongoing cultures and connections to the lands and waters of NSW. Hello and welcome, parents and families who joined us today. My name is Berna, and today we will be discussing
the Health and Physical Education Curriculum for primary-level year 1 students. Our focus will be on the importance of physical education in developing motor skills among young learners. We will also explore a holistic approach to teaching and learning. I have allocated sufficient time for this discussion, so please hold your questions until the end. Let's get started without further delay.
The Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum is designed to teach two main areas: personal, social, and community health, and movement and physical activity. These areas are divided into 12 focus areas, which are listed on the slideshow. The physical education part of the curriculum is important because it helps to strengthen muscles and bones. Students participate in weight-bearing exercises for 60 minutes, three days each week. These exercises are taught through a program in HPE classes, which includes sports and rhythmic expression to make it fun and engaging.
The Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum is essential for students as it gives them valuable knowledge, understanding, and practical skills that can be used in real-life situations. This subject is now part of the Australian Curriculum and promotes student well-being by helping them make informed decisions that lead to healthy lifestyles. Physical education offers many benefits to young learners, such as healthy physical development, improved focus, stress and anxiety management skills, social skills, productivity, and a positive school atmosphere.
Fundamental motor skills fall into three main categories: locomotor skills (e.g. running, skipping, and hopping), manipulative skills (e.g. catching, striking, and kicking), and stability skills (e.g. balancing). Generally speaking, children should have attempted key skills like dodging, skipping, throwing a ball with direction, kicking a rolling ball, and balancing on one leg by the age of 5. These skills should be fully mastered by the end of year 1. By the end of year 2, children should have mastered skills like running and avoiding collisions, throwing overhead with two hands, catching a bouncing ball with two hands, and catching with one hand using either hand. In addition, they should be attempting more advanced skills like trapping a rolling ball with their non-preferred foot and catching with one hand using their non-preferred hand. In the holistic pedagogical approach, it's crucial to ensure that each task is clear and that the main objectives are stated during the lesson introduction. This provides clarity to students about the learning intentions and helps to keep them motivated throughout the lesson. To introduce tasks, I like to use WALT and WILF, which stands for 'What Are We Learning Today' and 'What I'm Looking For'. For example, if I'm teaching a lesson on identifying rules and fair play during physical activities, I would introduce the activity by saying, "Today, we will be learning about our body movements through kicking a soccer ball. I would like to see a lot of sharing and turn-taking with those who are kicking the ball to ensure that everyone is included."
It is important to warm up the body before engaging in any activity. A brief 5 to 10-minute warm-up readies the body for the upcoming activity, which can help prevent injuries. The most important part of the lesson is when the students actively participate in the activity, rather than just listening to the teacher. Following the activity, we provide feedback that includes both constructive and positive comments. It is crucial to be specific about when and why errors have occurred and how to address them, as well as how to improve. Finally, we end with a cool-
down period during which students stretch to refocus before leaving the area.
Physical education is both enjoyable and essential for keeping our children in good physical shape. It helps them to develop their body autonomy by learning and practising new movements, both individually and in group sports or games, as well as during recreational play. As children learn to appreciate physical activity and what their bodies are capable of, they may develop passions and interests that could follow them into adulthood. Additionally, physical exercise enables children to explore important life skills, such as leadership roles, negotiating, and navigating relationships with their peers.
Having a well-structured format, the Australian curriculum ensures that every student is well-
informed about what they are being taught and what is expected of them. This guarantees
that our children receive top-notch instructions in health and physical education. The
curriculum is segmented into two strands: Personal, social, and community health, and the
movement of physical activity. We will concentrate on strand 2, which deals with movement
and physical activity. This strand is further divided into three sub-strands, as illustrated on
the Australian Curriculum website.
Table 1: Overview of sub-strands and threads in the Australian Curriculum: Health and
Physical Education
al In this program, we will initially focus on the first sub-strand, Moving our body. It is crucial as it lays the foundation
for play and fundamental movement skills that are linked to Year 1 Content Description "Practice fundamental movement skills and movement sequences using different body parts ACPMP008." For instance, while participating in the move your body activity, which involves exercise dance with music, students will learn locomotor skills in all directions, respond to rhythm, beat, music, and words, and avoid collisions while running. They will also learn to throw overhead with two hands, catch a bouncing ball with two hands, and catch with one hand using either hand. Additionally, they should try more advanced skills such as trapping a rolling ball with their
non-preferred foot and catching with one hand using their non-preferred hand. We will use game-based or play-
based methods to teach fundamental motor skills. The advantages of using play or game-based pedagogy are that it is less prescriptive, more engaging, and may promote skill transfer and holistic development beyond fundamental motor skills. If you are interested in obtaining more information about the Health and Physical Education of grade 1 level, I am providing a link to the Australian curriculum.
Thank you for attending today's meeting. I am delighted to have shared with you the importance of HPE for our year 1 students, the specific learning objectives, and our teaching methodology. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the information presented, please feel free to share them with me now.
https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/health-andphysical-education/
Understanding movement
Learning through movement
Thank you for today's meeting. I am pleased to have shared with you the importance of HPE for our year 1 students, the specific learning objectives, and our teaching methodology. Should you have any questions or concerns about the information presented, please feel free to share them with me now.
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