Health and Physical Education develops literacy by introducing specific terminology used in health and physical activity contexts. Students understand the language used to describe health status, products, information and services. They become critical consumers able to access, interpret, analyse, evaluate and challenge the changing knowledge base in health and physical education.
Students also learn to comprehend and compose texts related to Health and Physical Education. This includes learning to communicate effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes. Students learn to express their ideas, evaluate others’ viewpoints and express their emotions appropriately in different social and physical activity contexts.
