Year 1 & 2 Health - Keeping Healthy Unit - Australian Curriculum

Help your students explore health messages and practices in their community with this engaging, curriculum-aligned 10-lesson unit designed specifically for Year 1/2. Throughout this comprehensive Health unit, students investigate a range of health messages and practices in their community and discuss their purpose, building essential knowledge and understanding aligned to the Australian Curriculum v9.

This thoughtfully sequenced unit empowers young learners to recognise health messages at school, at home and in the wider community, while developing critical thinking, communication and personal health skills.

 An alternative WA Curriculum planner (2026+) is also included, making this unit ideal for Western Australian teachers preparing for the new requirements.

Why Teachers Love This Unit

✩ Comprehensive 10-Lesson Unit (Perfect for a Term)

Carefully structured across 10 engaging lessons, this unit provides everything you need to confidently teach Health for a full term. Each lesson includes clear teaching steps, purposeful activities and ready-to-use resources that reduce planning time while maximising impact.

✩ 2 Editable Planners

Enjoy flexibility with fully editable planners aligned to both:

• Australian Curriculum Version 9
• WA Curriculum 

✩ Editable PowerPoint

Teach in your own style with an editable PowerPoint that supports every lesson. Modify slides, adjust examples and tailor discussions to suit your students and community.

✩ Simple, Structured and Time-Saving

Every lesson follows a clear five-to-six step structure, making implementation straightforward and stress-free. Explicit instructions highlight key teaching points so you can focus on what matters most: student engagement and meaningful learning.

✩ Engaging, Interactive Learning

Created by MrsAmy123, this unit incorporates cooperative learning strategies and interactive discussions to keep students motivated and involved. Not every lesson relies on worksheets, promoting rich discussion, collaboration and hands-on exploration of health concepts.

✩ Clear and Supportive Assessment

An included editable grading guide (A–E) clearly outlines expectations based on two key assessment tasks and is thoughtfully linked to the Year 1/2 Achievement Standard. Assess with confidence and clarity.

What’s Included

• Editable planner (5 pages) + WA Curriculum alternative
• Teaching resources (41 pages)
• Editable grading guide (1 page)
• Editable learning intentions and success criteria
• Editable PowerPoint

Everything is ready to print, project and teach.

🎯 Full Curriculum Alignment (Version 9)

Investigate a range of health messages and practices in their community and discuss their purpose (AC9HP2P06)

🎯 WA Curriculum Outcomes

Year 1:

Benefits of healthy eating and regular physical activity on health and wellbeing (WA1HEHPH1)

Ways health messages are communicated in the media (WA1HEHPH2)

Year 2:

Strategies and behaviours that promote health and wellbeing (WA2HEHPH1)

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)