Teaching Units

To assist teachers, the Australian Institute of Sport and Nestlé have compiled these 12 comprehensive teaching resource units.

Each teaching unit is linked to relevant outcomes and content strands for each state. These can be taught individually or as a module of work. To access the units you can select either the entire program or choose the individual unit that interests you in your specific state.

Unit 1 - Good Life

There are many benefits to a balanced lifestyle! In this unit students' are asked to explore the activities that provide balance in their own lives by completing a food and activity diary. This will help them become more aware of their own day-to-day activities and behaviours, in relation to health and nutrition.

Unit 2 - Mind Power

To be a champion, you need to think like one! In this unit, students' will look at the benefits of developing a positive-self concept and setting goals for themselves. Classroom discussions focus on how success and failure affect students, looking at examples of Australian Institute of Sport athletes and how they deal with the highs and lows of their everyday lives.

Unit 3 - Good Health & Nutrition

Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? This unit looks at the importance of good health and nutrition. Students' learn about the different food groups and how eating well is an important part of being healthy and improving performance.

Unit 4 - Food & You

It's often claimed 'you are what you eat'. This unit identifies how the food we eat affects our daily lives. Students' explore how to choose a winning diet to improve their performance and learn what nutrients and food varieties are important for the growth and development of strong bodies.

Unit 5 - Fuelling Your Body

Are you getting enough 'fuel' to help you through the day? Or are you getting more than your body needs? This unit explores the relationship between food and energy. Students' look at the affect of activity and inactivity on their body and overall wellbeing and discuss strategies to help find a happy balance.

Unit 6 - Fit Body

Am I fit enough? The level of fitness you need depends on the types of activities you do. Students' explore the affects of physical activity on the body and the fitness requirements for various activities. We compared these to the types of activity students' undertake in their own lives and encourage them to explore a wide range of sports/activities.

Unit 7 - Get Active

Go on, you can do it! Students' who understand the benefits of an active lifestyle are encouraged to 'Get Active'. They are asked to develop short term goals and start taking part in activities they enjoy, encouraging themselves and others to 'have a go!'.

Unit 8 - Games & Sports

Games and sports can be played in the school playground, at home or in the park. In this unit, students' are asked to make their own modified games, presenting and demonstrating the rules to the class and evaluating and modifying the games to reflect suggested improvements. Kids' are encouraged to have fun actively taking part in games and sports.

Unit 9 - Indigenous Games

Indigenous sports play an important part in Australia's sporting culture. In this unit, students' learn and participate in various Indigenous traditional games, modifying games to play in groups and then demonstrating skills and explaining the rules of the modified traditional Indigenous games.

Unit 10 - Indigenous Athletics

Participating in sports and combining teamwork, movement, and fair play are important skills. In this unit, students' will discuss and learn traditional indigenous athletics, incorporating Indigenous events into their school athletics programs. Students' will use different scoring systems and combine a number of skills and strategies for effective teamwork.

Unit 11 - You are part of a Great Sporting Nation

Sport is an integral part of Australian culture and our way of life. This unit looks at how sport has helped shape our nation over the last 100 years. A number of sporting heroes are discussed and students' are encouraged to explain why these people have become popular role models for all Australians.

Unit 12 - Champions: Olympic, Paralympic & Commonweath Games

There are many prominent Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games athletes in Australia. In this unit students' will compare the differences between these athletes, profiling a Commonwealth Games competitor and comparing the differences between the Ancient and Modern Olympics. Students' will also have the opportunity to be creative and develop their own new event for the 2008 Paralympic Games.

All Units

The entire program aims to encourage students' to consider their own attitudes and behaviours towards a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Throughout each unit and activity, students' demonstrate their achievement of knowledge, skill and value outcomes. Students' translate their understandings into real life situations beyond the classroom. By involving their own life experiences, students' are empowered to make healthy lifestyle decisions now and in the future.

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