PDHPE Resources

Great resources Has lessonplans for other KLAs as well Integrated art across other KLAs Has clear lesson plans and resources for the lesson plans. Ready for use in the classroom.

A handy resource to match the ACARA Capabilities. I liked how it gave background information for each game.

I really like this. These seem to be games that are quick and easy to set up, little reliance of resources, and simple rules!

Many schools use life education to support the Healthy Lifestyle part of the PDHPE curriculum.

This resource is a skipping program for schools teaching the students about the importance of fitness and health while enjoying themselves. Jump rope for heart also makes students aware that not everyone is as lucky as them as they also ask friends and family to sponsor their participation to help raise money for the heart foundation which could lead to a personal health choices lesson. A great resource to the help students improve their strength, gain confidence, build stamina and extend their physical abilities in other activities.

I agree Kaley. From a personal perspective, I remember this organisation from when I was in primary school- it is a really engaging and exciting experience. As a primary benefit it informs students of heart health. As a secondary benefit it is definitely motivating and stimulates students' to get involved in skipping during recess and lunch.

This website has simple resources, but very useful when looking for ideas. As I don't know many games, I usually have a look here for ideas. Sometimes I have to modify, but what really matters is the idea.

This looks like another handy resource to find videos, photos and activities for a given KLA. It will have links to the national curriculum as time goes along....Well worth a look

AusSport link offers some online training. Other students have told me it is quite good and useful

A website from the UK and although you have to register, has resources for both teacher and students to learn about media and advertisement. Includes resources such as lesson plans and ideas, games for students to play and covers range of topics about advertisement such as what ads are and body images.

Footsteps Dance Company specialises in curriculum based school dance programs. We use dance as a vehicle to develop students inter/ intra personal skills, fitness levels, and provide teachers with classroom resources as a part of our integrated cross curriculum. Offering age based school dance programs for Early years, middle years, upper primary and secondary students, Footsteps also delivers quality outcomes with discos, socials, formals, parent presentations and school concerts.

What a fantastic resource for schools, Paul. I am a dancer and dance teacher myself and understand the benefits of dance for students. With my prac class the term, for example, we have been doing some Zumba lessons for our morning fitness sessions. This was met with hostility for the first lesson, however after they got to dance to funky music that they knew and enjoyed and realised that they could do the simple routines, they got into it. Now when I say we are having a Zumba lesson, they are out the door ready to go up to the hall and they do a great job with it! I think a resource like this is so important for teachers as there are few teachers out there who have the knowledge and experience to teach an engaging and enjoyable dance lesson. An organisation like this caters for all year levels and is taught by people who will be able to provide students with a meaningful dance session that they will all benefit from. I will definitely keep this resource in mind for when I am teaching (and too old to do Zumba along with the students!).

This 12 part series covers a variety of pains that are relevant to all children, including stomach aches, headaches, tonsillitis and cancer. Each learning object uses vivid animation to explore what the pain or illness is and how or why it is relevant, and includes an interactive element such as quizzes or decision making.These activities can be presented in sequence or separately. PASSWORD TO ACCESS: kyhseb

This website is a great resource as it has a great range of lesson plans, games, worksheets, activities and videos. It also integrates many of the sub-strands of the Personal Health Choices strand. Therefore, teachers will be able to make connections and make learning more meaningful,

This website provides information about health. It uses a simple language and has different links (tags) to different audiences, such as parents, aboriginal kids and kids. It also provides coloured pdf files that can be downloaded and kep in your personal folder. Although the Physical some of the broshure work only as guidelines, it is stil worth to look at the information contained in the documents. Additonally, links to other websites are provided, giving you more options to expand your reseach.

This website provides links to other sites with important resources such as pdf files to be downloaded, such as borshure on traditional Indigenous games, which is very useful regardless the cultural background of the community where you will be teaching. The files can be selected according to the stages you need or you can download all of them to keep it safe. Also copies DVDs and CDs can be requested by contacting the providers. I highly recommend Yulung: Traditional indigenous games suitable for school years K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12 and post school age. They are Excellent resources for their rich visual quality and content. They are not only divided according appropriateness of stages, but also for the background information provided, giving teachers opportunity to immerse in this important part of the Indigenous culture.

This website promotes healthy eating in schools and provides teachers with learning resources such as activity ideas and how to teach children to read nutrition labels in order for them to make informed choices. It provides teachers with a foundation as to why teaching children about nutrition is important and has some really good ideas about how to create a whole-school approach to making healthy eating choices. What I like about this website is that they seem to have included all types of eaters such as fussy eaters and makes practical suggestions as to how to introduce 'new' foods. It also has a page for parents to read and includes healthy recipes, portion sizes and links to other organisations and resources for further learning. To top if off, this site also has an interactive website where students can create their own food guide based on the nutritional information that has been included.

This is a fantastic website that provides a wide range of resources and teaching ideas that can be implemented into the primary classroom. The website is based on healthy eating and covers most areas in relation to nutrition as well as food saftely standards. 'Nutrition in the classroom' is however a Canadian website, therefore teachers would need to search how they could link ideas from the website with the NSW syllabus. The website would benefit from having a clearer layout where all material is easily accessible. The website has links to other useful internet resources, however non of these are Australian.

The PEI Healthy Eating Alliance website, is an amazing resource for teachers and parents, as it sets out all the information associated with healthy eating for children in a easy to use manner (very user friendly). It will be ideal for teachers to use, as it has a lot of downloadable content and interactive activities for students. One thing that stood out was the 'Eat Right Stay Fit Song', I've done a similar healthy eating song with my practicum class, and they loved it (i'll be emailing this to my supervising teacher to use for the assembly item that we were working on). The other good thing about this website is the links to other amazing sites about the same topic (saves you the time from having to search for hours to find something useful, as teachers our time is very precious). Lastly something, which I agree with Michelle on is that the website content will need to be altered a little to be specific for the NSW syllabus, but that will not be too much of a hassle (healthy eating advocacy is very universal).

This website provides information on some sports, being some rich in detail, such as marking, history, rules, etc.

This resource is absolutely fantastic for incorporating indigenous perspectives into PDHPE and in particular, games and sport. It has organised games into a range of categories (e.g. ball games, tag games, skipping games etc) and for each game, it gives a full fact sheet including the rules, appropriate age groups, safety considerations, resources and any modifications you can make for the game. I found it had a lot of games for older children, but it has games for younger learners too. This site has been developed by the Australian Sports Commission which is a government website.

This resource is one that should become a part of all classroom teachers resource collection in teaching games and sports. It provides teachers with a range of games and sports that acknowledges Aboriginal perspectives and allows students the opportunity to appreciate and experience aspects of Indigenous culture in an engaging and meaningful way. The games and sports can be played using modern equipment. The fact sheets to accompany the games and sports are easy to follow, ready for implementation and most importantly are easy to modify according to age, accessibility and ability levels. The games can be used as lead- up activities, warm up, skill development or extended play and will be an invaluable addition to the teacher resource folder. Integration with other KLA's especially when teaching and learning about Aboriginal perspectives is easy and effective with this resource.

This resource is fantastic, it provides swo many activities and can easily be integrated into other KLA's. I actually have a copy of this at home, you can order it for free via this link http://shop.ausport.gov.au/epages/ais.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/ais There is an $8.00 shipping charge but if a few people order at the same time you can split the cost. The thing I love about this resource is that it offers activities for sports and games that are away from the "norm" so it is likely to engage students who aren't all that keen on sports.

When you enter this page I would suggest choosing the option-More Stuff. Here you will find games targeting Health for all stages.

This interactive game reinforces the food groups that students should already have learned about when studying the Food Pyramid and tests student understanding of how to build a balanced meal plan for one day. It supports content in the Stage 3 Personal Health Choices strand of the PDHPE curriculum. When playing this game, students must determine what food group each food belongs to and combine the foods to make a balanced meal. When dragging foods from the cupboard, fridge and supermarket, they must consider calorie intake for their age and gender and the distribution of foods from grains, vegetables, fruit, dairy and meats and legumes for each meal. Students plan for five meals; breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner. When they have completed the game successfully their meal plan is displayed on the screen and they can print it off and use it to plan their school lunchbox.

This blog is absolutely fantastic for those wanting to integrate PDHPE with technology (as well as English and Mathematics). It contains a list of iPad apps that have been reviewed and there are also suggestions of how to use each app in a lesson. The only downside is that they are designed for Stage Three to secondary students. If you're like me and lucky enough to be on prac in a school that has iPads available, do try one of these. Also, check out the link at the bottom of the page. You'll be directed to another blogspot with even more iPad apps for PDHPE.

This is a great interactive tutorial that is highly engaging with animations and practical mini activities. It focuses on personal hygiene in dental care, tobacco effects on the body and the need to have a balanced eating habit. Children will need to experiment and decide what is the most healhiest choice in regards to the different topics and learn the results of what will happen if you make or do not make these healthy choices. It is also integrated with other KLAS such as science and creative arts.