Dates
Joining the rap
Rap points
Outcomes and content
Overview
Teaching and Learning activities for rap points
Credits
This rap will be available during Term 2, 2005. It will focus on working towards Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) outcomes in the PDHPE K–6 syllabus.
| Dates |
| *Rap live for subscription |
Week of 26 April 2005 (T2 Wk1) |
| *Introductions from |
2 May 2005 (T2 Wk2) |
| *Rap point 1 |
9 May 2005 (T2 Wk3) |
| *Rap point 2 |
16 May 2005 (T2 Wk4) |
| *Rap point 3 |
23 May 2005 (T2 Wk5) |
| *Rap wrap up |
30 May 2005 (T2 Wk6) |
Joining the rap
From 26 April 2005, you can view the support material for this rap and prepare to participate by entering your email address in the boxes below and clicking the Submit buttons. Please ensure you have registered the email addresses before doing so. Note that the rap does not start until the week of 2 May 2005.
Teacher email will not be archived to protect privacy. The teacher rap runs concurrently with the book rap to provide additional support for teachers, and the opportunity to discuss issues which may arise during the rap.
You will receive confirmation emails for your Class group and the Teacher support listserv. Please save these messages as they contain important email addresses, and simply follow the instructions these contain when posting messages once the rap starts.
Archives of the class email discussion
These discussion questions guide the book rap. The question for the week is posted to the rap at the beginning of that week by the coordinator. Class groups post their answers and can respond via the rap to other school's replies during the relevant week for that rap point.
Rap point 1
Rap point 2
Rap point 3
Outcomes and content
Outcomes |
Indicators |
Knowledge and understanding
Active Lifestyle (ALS3.6)
Shows how to maintain and improve the quality of an active lifestyle.
Safe Living (SLS3.13)
Describes safe practices that are appropriate to a range of situations and environments.
Skills Communicating (COS3.1)
Communicates confidently in a variety of situations.
DMS3.2 Decision making
Makes informed decisions and accepts responsibility for consequences.
Values and attitudes V4
Increasingly accepts responsibility for personal and community health
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- compares activities people do to be active
- devises strategies to enable participation in regular physical activity
- devises strategies to keep themselves safe in a road environment
- identifies and use safety devices and equipment
- uses negotiation skills during group activities
- analyses information in order to make informed decisions
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RELATED CONTENT
Active Lifestyle
Components of an active lifestyle
- use of leisure time
- accumulated activity
Ways to be active
- developing behavioural skills
Effects of physical activity
- monitoring personal activity progress
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Safe Living
Road safety
- pedestrian safety
- safety on wheels
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Week 1 - 26 April 2005 |
Online registrations |
Week 2 - 2 May 2005 |
Introductions
Each class sends introductory statement to the rap. |
Week 3 - 9 May 2005 |
Rap point 1
Theme: Ways to be active
To be submitted to the rap
- Each class provides a brief statement explaining to other students why it is important to be physically active.
- Classes provide three examples of ways that students in their class could increase their physical activity levels.
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Week 4 - 16 May 2005 |
Rap point 2
Theme: The need for safety in physical activity and games and sports
To be submitted to the rap:
- Students develop a checklist of considerations that must be taken into account when participating in particular physical activities, games or sports.
- Each class decides on three examples that represent their class and sends them to the rap.
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Week 5 - 23 May 2005 |
Rap point 3
Theme: Safety issues in familiar environments
To be submitted to the rap:
- Using the information that students have gathered, each class determines what the main safety messages for pedestrians and bicycle riders should be for the following groups:
- Kindergarten students?
- Year 2 students?
- Years 5 or 6 students?
- For each group, classes select at least two main messages for pedestrians and two for bicycle riders and send them to the rap.
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Week 6 - 30 May 2005 |
Rap wrap up
Concluding remarks and comments |
Credits
This rap is a joint project of the PDHPE and School Libraries and Information Literacy Units, Curriculum K-12 Directorate. Support materials developed by the PDHPE Unit, Curriculum K-12 Directorate, NSW Department of Education and Training.
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