Y2 Content Descriptions - Personal Social and Community Health
Content descriptions
Personal identity and change
Personal strengths, qualities and achievements, and how they contribute to developing identities
WA2HEHPP1
For example:
- personal qualities, such as perseverance and resilience
- personal achievements and relevant feelings
- how culture and place develops personal identity
The body’s reactions to emotions, and strategies to help manage these reactions
WA2HEHPP2
For example:
- early warning signs, such as butterflies in the stomach and a racing heart
- taking deep breaths
- walking away
- closing your eyes
Staying safe
Protective behaviours and communication skills to respond to unsafe situations
WA2HEHPS1
For example:
- seeking help to ensure the safety of self and others
- identifying and practising strategies to use when requiring assistance
Strategies to use when help is needed
WA2HEHPS2
For example:
- knowing and practising the procedure for dialling 000 in an emergency, such as responding to an allergic reaction
- identifying and accessing trusted networks in the local community
Strategies to use when needing to seek, give or deny permission are practised
WA2HEHPS3
For example:
- saying ‘no’ to inappropriate touching
Healthy and active communities
Strategies and behaviours that promote health and wellbeing
WA2HEHPH1
For example:
- personal hygiene practices
- positive nutrition choices
- sufficient sleep
- hydration
- regular physical activity
Ways health messages are communicated in the media and how they can influence personal health choices
WA2HEHPH2
Actions that keep people safe and healthy
WA2HEHPH3
For example:
- respecting body autonomy
- being sun smart
- following school rules
- wearing helmets and seatbelts
Interacting with others
Ways to interpret the feelings of others in different situations to help develop respectful relationships as individuals grow older
WA2HEHPI1
For example:
- paying attention to words other people use
- noticing facial expressions and body language
- recognising and respecting cultural diversity