Year 3 & 4 Health - Identities & Emotions Unit - Australian Curriculum

Empower your students with this comprehensive 10-lesson Year 3/4 Health unit focused on resilience, identity, success, challenge, setbacks and emotional regulation, fully aligned to the updated Australian Curriculum Version 9. Throughout the unit, students explore how success, challenges and failure strengthen identities, and investigate how and why emotional responses vary in different situations.

Designed for a full term of explicit Health instruction, this engaging and practical program builds resilience, emotional intelligence and self-awareness, equipping students with lifelong personal and social skills.

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

Why This Unit Is a Must-Have

✓ Fully Updated for Australian Curriculum Version 9

Plan with confidence using an editable unit planner aligned to Version 9, with an additional planner provided for WA. Curriculum links are clearly embedded, making reporting and documentation simple and streamlined.

✓ Complete 10-Lesson Program (Perfect for a Full Term)

This unit includes 10 carefully sequenced lessons, each structured in five to six clear steps for maximum clarity and efficiency. Lessons build progressively, guiding students through understanding resilience, identity formation and emotional regulation in age-appropriate ways.

✓ Editable PowerPoint

A matching PowerPoint that guides each lesson with:

• Learning intentions & success criteria
• Key discussion prompts
• Visuals and display resources
• Worksheets and answer keys shown at the right moment

✓ Engaging & Interactive Teaching Strategies

MrsAmy123 is known for vibrant, student-centred lessons that incorporate cooperative learning structures and rich discussions. While not every lesson relies on worksheets, this intentional balance ensures deep thinking, authentic conversations and meaningful learning experiences.

✓ Clear & Supportive Assessment

The included editable A–E grading guide outlines exactly what achievement looks like, based on two key assessment tasks. It is directly linked to the Year 3/4 Achievement Standard, supporting accurate and confident assessment.

What’s Included

• Editable planner (6 pages) + WA Curriculum alternative
• Editable PowerPoint
• Teaching resources (20 pages)
• Editable grading guide (1 page)
• Editable learning intentions and success criteria

Everything is organised, curriculum-aligned and ready to teach.

🎯 Full Curriculum Alignment (Version 9)

Investigate how success, challenge, setbacks and failure strengthen resilience and identities in a range of contexts (AC9HP4P01)

Explain how and why emotional responses can vary and practise strategies to manage their emotions (AC9HP4P06)

🎯 WA Curriculum Outcome

Year 1

Factors that strengthen personal identities, including family, friends, and school (WA3HEHPP1)

Circumstances that can influence the level of emotional response to situations (WA3HEHPI2)

Year 2

Ways to respond positively to challenges and failures, including the use of resilience and persistence (WA4HEHPP1)

Strategies to cope with adverse situations and the demands of others (WA4HEHPI2)

Strategies to identify and manage emotions before reacting (WA4HEHPI3)

→Other than where stated, this product is not editable ←