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Rationale Advocating teaching PDHPE in Primary Schools. Why is PDHPE important to teach in Primary schools?. It’s important because it teaches kids everything they need to know about living a long, happy, healthy life. It’s not just about physical health. It’s about (good) mental health too!.
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Why is PDHPE important to teach in Primary schools? • It’s important because it teaches kids everything they need to know about living a long, happy, healthy life. • It’s not just about physical health. It’s about (good) mental health too!
Personal Development (PD) • PDH allows students the opportunity to learn about themselves, their bodies and how it changes as they get older in a safe environment. • Students are taught about different types of relationships. Appropriate/ Inappropriate. (Comfortable/ Uncomfortable)
Health and Safety • Students learn about being healthy. • Healthy foods and Sometimes foods. • Obesity • Anorexia • Bulimia • Medicine and drugs. • Road Safety
Personal Education (PE) • The warm up and invasion games in PE teach kids new skills and improve old ones. Such as fundamental movement skills, communication skills, decision making skills, and development of their interpersonal skills. • Movement helps prevent diseases such as obesity which may lead to diabetes.
IN THE END, THE MAIN REASON PDHPE SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN PRIMARY SCHOOL IS BECAUSE IT’S FUN!!!