Course Plan: Enhancing Health, Safety, Relationships, and Wellbeing
Course Introduction
Welcome to the Health Course for Year 3 students! This course aims to help you understand the importance of health information and how it shapes our choices and behaviors. Throughout the next ten lessons, we will explore various topics that will empower you to take charge of your health and wellbeing while maintaining safe and positive relationships with others.
By interpreting health information and reflecting on our decisions, we can support not only our health but also the health of our friends and family. The course aligns with the Australian Curriculum's Health and Physical Education standards (AC9HP4P09, AC9HP4P10, AC9HP4P04, AC9HP4P02), providing you with the essential knowledge and skills to thrive.
Course Goals and Aims
- To interpret health information effectively and understand its influence on our behaviors and decisions.
- To investigate and apply behaviors that contribute positively to health, safety, relationships, and overall wellbeing.
- To develop personal and social skills needed to establish, manage, and strengthen relationships with peers and family.
- To plan, rehearse, and reflect on strategies for coping with life changes and transitions, including puberty.
Course Modules and Lessons
Module 1: Understanding Health Information
Lesson 1: What is Health?
- Goal: Define health and its importance.
- Activities: Group discussion on different aspects of health (physical, mental, social).
- Reflection: What does being healthy mean to you?
Lesson 2: Sources of Health Information
- Goal: Identify various sources of health information (friends, family, internet, books).
- Activities: Create a poster showcasing reliable versus unreliable sources.
- Reflection: How do we know if a source is trustworthy?
Module 2: Making Healthy Choices
Lesson 3: Nutrition Matters
- Goal: Explore the basics of good nutrition and food groups.
- Activities: Plan a healthy meal with a variety of food groups.
- Reflection: Why is it important to eat healthy food?
Lesson 4: Physical Activity and Wellbeing
- Goal: Understanding the role of physical activity in health.
- Activities: Engage in a fun exercise relay race and discuss feelings afterward.
- Reflection: How does moving our bodies make us feel?
Module 3: Relationships and Social Skills
Lesson 5: Building Healthy Relationships
- Goal: Recognize the qualities of healthy relationships.
- Activities: Role-play scenarios on good communication and respect.
- Reflection: What makes a friendship strong?
Lesson 6: Resolving Conflicts
- Goal: Explore methods of resolving conflicts peacefully.
- Activities: Group work on role-playing conflict resolution strategies.
- Reflection: How can we solve disagreements without arguing?
Module 4: Personal Safety and Wellbeing
Lesson 7: Safety First!
- Goal: Identify safe and unsafe situations.
- Activities: Discuss various scenarios and classify them as safe or unsafe.
- Reflection: What should you do when you feel unsafe?
Lesson 8: Emotional Wellbeing
- Goal: Understand emotions and how to cope with them.
- Activities: Create a feelings chart and discuss coping strategies.
- Reflection: How do our feelings affect our actions?
Module 5: Coping with Change
Lesson 9: Changes in Life
- Goal: Discuss changes that come with growing up, including puberty.
- Activities: Group sharing on personal experiences with change.
- Reflection: How do changes in life make you feel?
Lesson 10: Planning for the Future
- Goal: Create a personal health and wellbeing plan.
- Activities: Students develop a simple action plan for maintaining health, confidence, and managing change.
- Reflection: What is one thing you will do to take care of your health?
Conclusion
At the end of this course, students will be equipped with valuable knowledge and skills in health, safety, relationships, and wellbeing. By reflecting on what they learn and applying it in their lives, students will be better prepared to take charge of their health and support others in their communities. Together, let's have a fun and informative journey toward a healthier future!