Year 4 Health – Term 4 (WA Curriculum): Building Positive Relationships and Managing Emotions

What this unit covers

In Term 4, Year 4 Health in the WA Curriculum centres on the unit “Building Positive Relationships and Managing Emotions”.

Students develop strategies to cope with challenging situations, manage emotions effectively, and build positive relationships while consolidating fundamental movement skills through interactive activities.

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. Recognising My Emotions in Social Situations
2. The Stop, Think, Act Strategy for Managing Feelings
3. Dealing with Peer Pressure and Saying No
4. Conflict Resolution Skills with Friends
5. Teamwork and Communication Through Movement Games
6. Building Empathy and Understanding Others' Feelings
7. Coping Strategies When Things Don't Go My Way
8. Celebrating Differences and Building Inclusive Friendships

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.