Year 5 & 6 Health - Relationships & Puberty Unit - Australian Curriculum

In this Year 5/6 Health unit, students learn to understand and manage the physical, emotional and social changes associated with puberty, while developing the skills needed to build and maintain respectful relationships. The unit is fully aligned to the Australian Curriculum Version 9, and now also includes separate planners for Year 5 and Year 6 teachers using the Western Australian Curriculum.

✨ Comprehensive Planning

The editable planners streamline your preparation by embedding the correct curriculum links for both Australian Curriculum Version 9 and WA Curriculum (Year 5 & Year 6). 

✨ Efficient Lessons

Each of the 10 lessons is crafted with simplicity in mind, following a 5–6 step structure. Clear instructions highlight the key teaching points so you can focus on your students and maximise learning time.

✨ Editable PowerPoint

A fully editable PowerPoint presentation supports every lesson, featuring:

• Learning intentions & success criteria
• Key discussion prompts
• Visuals and diagrams
• Worksheets and display resources

Perfect for Smartboards and TVs.

✨ Engaging Strategies

Mrs Amy123 lessons are known for being fun, interactive and thoughtfully designed. Students engage through a range of cooperative learning strategies — some lessons use worksheets, while others focus on discussion, movement and hands‑on activities.

✨ Assessment Clarity

An editable A–E grading guide is included, showing what achievement looks like using two tasks from the unit. This guide is aligned to the Year 5/6 Health Achievement Standard.

📦 Included in This Resource

• Editable planner x 2 (6 pages each)
• Australian Curriculum Version 9 planner
• WA Curriculum planners for Year 5 and Year 6
• Editable PowerPoint
• Worksheets (6 pages)
• Resources (43 pages)
• Editable grading guide (1 page)
• Editable learning intentions & success criteria

🎯 Curriculum Alignment

Australian Curriculum Version 9 Outcomes

• Investigate resources and strategies to manage changes and transitions associated with puberty (ACPPS052)
• Examine the influence of emotional responses on behaviour and relationships (ACPPS056)
• Practise skills to establish and manage relationships (ACPPS055)

🎯 WA Curriculum Outcomes (Included in Separate Planners)

Year 5

• Strategies to manage physical, mental/emotional and social changes associated with puberty (WA5HEHPP2)
• Skills and strategies to establish and maintain respectful relationships (WA5HEHPI1)
• Ways in which inappropriate emotional responses impact relationships (WA5HEHPI2)

Year 6

• Strategies and resources to understand and manage physical, mental/emotional and social changes and transitions associated with puberty (WA6HEHPP2)
• Skills to establish and manage positive relationships (WA6HEHPI1)

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