What do students learn in Foundation Health and Physical Education?

The Australian Curriculum v9 has 10 Health and Physical Education content descriptions for Foundation. They are listed on this page with their codes.

How do I plan a Foundation Health and Physical Education lesson for a content description?

Choose "Plan this" next to the content description. Heapso opens a lesson plan set to Foundation Health and Physical Education with that code linked, so the plan is built around it. You can change anything before Pip writes.

Foundation Health and Physical Education in the Australian Curriculum

10 content descriptions from Version 9.0. Choose "Plan this" to open a lesson plan set up for that content description.

Content descriptions

Personal, social and community health

Identities and change

AC9HPFP01
investigate who they are and the people in their world
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Interacting with others

AC9HPFP02
practise personal and social skills to interact respectfully with others
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AC9HPFP03
express and describe emotions they experience
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AC9HPFP04
explore how to seek, give or deny permission respectfully when sharing possessions or personal space
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Making healthy and safe choices

AC9HPFP05
demonstrate protective behaviours, name body parts and rehearse help-seeking strategies that help keep them safe
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AC9HPFP06
identify health symbols, messages and strategies in their community that support their health and safety
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Movement and physical activity

Moving our bodies

AC9HPFM01
practise fundamental movement skills in minor game and play situations
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AC9HPFM02
experiment with different ways of moving their body safely and manipulating objects and space
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Making active choices

AC9HPFM03
participate in a range of activities in natural and outdoor settings and explore the benefits of being physically active
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Learning through movement

AC9HPFM04
follow rules to promote fair play in a range of physical activities
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Elaborations and achievement standards on the Australian Curriculum website

Other Foundation learning areas

Questions teachers ask

What do students learn in Foundation Health and Physical Education?: The Australian Curriculum v9 has 10 Health and Physical Education content descriptions for Foundation. They are listed on this page with their codes.
How do I plan a Foundation Health and Physical Education lesson for a content description?: Choose "Plan this" next to the content description. Heapso opens a lesson plan set to Foundation Health and Physical Education with that code linked, so the plan is built around it. You can change anything before Pip writes.

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