Year 3 & 4 Health - Keeping Safe Unit - Australian Curriculum

Empower your Year 3 and 4 students with practical protective behaviours, help-seeking strategies and coping skills in this comprehensive 10-lesson Health unit, fully aligned to Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum. Designed to build confident, capable learners, this unit explicitly teaches students how to stay safe, manage change and respond when they feel uncomfortable or unsafe, both online and offline.

This engaging and practical unit supports students to develop a strong “bank of strategies” they can draw on in real-life situations. Through explicit teaching, rehearsal, reflection and discussion, students learn how to seek, give and deny permission respectfully, cope with transitions and change (including puberty), and apply protective behaviours in a range of contexts.

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

What Makes This Unit Stand Out?

✔ Fully Updated to Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum

Every lesson is carefully aligned to the Health and Physical Education strand, ensuring curriculum coverage with confidence.

✔ 10 Structured, Ready-to-Teach Lessons

Each lesson follows a clear five-to-six-step format, making planning simple and delivery seamless. Instructions are explicit, purposeful and easy to follow so you can focus on quality teaching and meaningful student engagement.

✔ Editable & Flexible

Personalise the unit to suit your teaching style and classroom context with:

• Editable Unit Planner
• Editable PowerPoint (teach it your way!)
• Editable Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
• Editable Grading Guide

✔ Engaging, Interactive & Student-Centred

Built around cooperative learning strategies and active participation, these lessons are vibrant, practical and highly engaging. While not every session relies on worksheets, every lesson prioritises deep understanding, discussion and real-world application.

✔ Clear, Curriculum-Linked Assessment

The included grading guide clearly outlines what each grade (A–E) looks like, based on two key assessment tasks from the unit. It is directly aligned to the Year 3/4 Health Achievement Standard, ensuring clarity and consistency in your assessment process.

What’s Included?

• ♦ Editable Unit Planner (10 pages) + WA Curriculum alternative
• ♦ Editable PowerPoint
• ♦ Additional Teaching Resources (48 pages)
• ♦ Editable Grading Guide (1 page)
• ♦ Editable Learning Intentions and Success Criteria

Everything you need to teach a high-impact, curriculum-aligned Health unit without the planning overwhelm.

🎯 Full Curriculum Alignment (Version 9)

Rehearse and refine strategies for seeking, giving and denying permission respectfully and describe situations when permission is required (AC9HP4P07)

Plan, rehearse and reflect on strategies to cope with the different changes and transitions they experience, such as the changes associated with puberty (AC9HP4P02)

Describe and apply protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies in a range of online and offline situations (AC9HP4P08)

🎯 WA Curriculum Outcomes

Year 3

Physical, social and emotional changes that occur as individuals grow older (WA3HEHPP2)

Protective behaviours and communication skills to respond to unsafe situations (WA3HEHPS1)

Strategies to use when help is needed (WA3HEHPS2)

Strategies for seeking, giving and denying permission are rehearsed and refined, and situations where permission is required are described (WA3HEHPS3)

Year 4

Changes associated with puberty (WA4HEHPP2)

Strategies to manage changes associated with puberty (WA4HEHPP3)

Protective behaviours and strategies to remain safe in uncomfortable or unsafe situations (WA4HEHPS1)

Strategies to ensure safety at home and at school (WA4HEHPS2)

Strategies for seeking, giving and denying permission are rehearsed and refined, and situations where permission is required are described (WA4HEHPS3)

If you’re looking for a ready-to-teach, engaging Year 3/4 Health unit on protective behaviours, help-seeking and managing change, this resource will save you time while delivering powerful learning outcomes for your students.

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