What do students learn in Year 2 Health and Physical Education?

The Australian Curriculum v9 has 11 Health and Physical Education content descriptions for Year 2 (some are written for a band of years: Years 1 and 2). They are listed on this page with their codes.

How do I plan a Year 2 Health and Physical Education lesson for a content description?

Choose "Plan this" next to the content description. Heapso opens a lesson plan set to Year 2 Health and Physical Education with that code linked, so the plan is built around it. You can change anything before Pip writes.

Year 2 Health and Physical Education in the Australian Curriculum

11 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

AC9HP2P01
describe their personal qualities and those of others, and explain how they contribute to developing identities
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Interacting with others

AC9HP2P02
identify and explore skills and strategies to develop respectful relationships
Written for Years 1 and 2
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AC9HP2P03
identify how different situations influence emotional responses
Written for Years 1 and 2
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AC9HP2P04
practise strategies they can use when they need to seek, give or deny permission respectfully
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Making healthy and safe choices

AC9HP2P05
identify and demonstrate protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies they can use to help them and others stay safe
Written for Years 1 and 2
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AC9HP2P06
investigate a range of health messages and practices in their community and discuss their purposes
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Movement and physical activity

Moving our bodies

AC9HP2M01
practise fundamental movement skills and apply them in a variety of movement situations
Written for Years 1 and 2
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AC9HP2M02
investigate different ways of moving their body, and manipulating objects and space, and draw conclusions about their effectiveness
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Making active choices

AC9HP2M03
participate in a range of physical activities in natural and outdoor settings, and investigate factors and settings that make physical activity enjoyable
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Learning through movement

AC9HP2M04
co-construct and apply rules to promote fair play in a range of physical activities
Written for Years 1 and 2
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AC9HP2M05
apply strategies to work collaboratively when participating in physical activities
Written for Years 1 and 2
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Elaborations and achievement standards on the Australian Curriculum website

Other Year 2 learning areas

Questions teachers ask

What do students learn in Year 2 Health and Physical Education?: The Australian Curriculum v9 has 11 Health and Physical Education content descriptions for Year 2 (some are written for a band of years: Years 1 and 2). They are listed on this page with their codes.
How do I plan a Year 2 Health and Physical Education lesson for a content description?: Choose "Plan this" next to the content description. Heapso opens a lesson plan set to Year 2 Health and Physical Education with that code linked, so the plan is built around it. You can change anything before Pip writes.

Plan your next Year 2 HPE unit

Heapso opens a unit plan set to Year 2 Health and Physical Education. Add the content descriptions you're teaching and Pip cites only those.

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