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Yukon · Grade 5

Physical and Health Education

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

1Physical literacy

Movement concepts and strategies; monitoring and adjusting exertion; health-related components of fitness; FITT principle

2Healthy and active living

Food choices for an active lifestyle; preventing illness; sources of health information and support

3Social and community health

Protecting oneself and others from abuse, exploitation and harm

4Mental well-being

Factors in psychoactive substance use and its harms; puberty changes, including sexuality and relationships; how identity adapts in different settings