Year 1 Health – Term 4 (WA Curriculum): Building Positive Relationships Through Movement and Communication

What this unit covers

In Term 4, Year 1 Health in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Building Positive Relationships Through Movement and Communication”.

Students develop personal and social capabilities by learning positive communication skills, emotional regulation strategies, and fundamental movement skills through interactive activities with peers.

Lesson sequence (8 lessons)

The unit breaks down into the following lesson-by-lesson sequence — each title below is a teachable lesson, in order:

1. Using Kind Words and Good Manners with Friends
2. Learning to Balance and Roll Safely with Others
3. Jumping Together: One Foot Fun
4. When I Feel Upset: Walking Away and Staying Calm
5. Skipping and Sharing: Moving as a Team
6. Throwing and Catching: Encouraging Our Partners
7. Kicking Games: Praising Good Tries
8. Side Strikes and Seeking Help When Needed

Curriculum codes in this unit

Content codes:

Reading the codes: WA codes (the ones starting with WA) pack the year level, learning area, strand and content number into one string, while the national Australian Curriculum v9 uses a different anatomy that starts with AC9 — same content family, different labels. Our complete WA Curriculum guide decodes both, character by character.

Planning notes for Term 4

WA terms run roughly 9–11 weeks, and in 2026 Term 4 runs from Monday 12 October to Thursday 17 December — 10 weeks for WA public schools. With 8 lessons in this unit, that leaves breathing room for assessment, moderation and the weeks that disappear to carnivals, camps and public holidays — plan the assessable work to land two to three weeks before the end of term rather than in the final week.