Outcome Chart - Ontario - Health and Physical Education Grade 3

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Ontario Grade 3 Health and Physical Education curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Social-Emotional Learning Skills

Overall Expectations:

A1.1 Identification and Management of Emotions

Specific Expectations:

A1.1 apply skills that help them identify and manage emotions as they participate in learning experiences in health and physical education, in order to improve their ability to express their own feelings and understand and respond to the feelings of others (e . g., Active Living: when helping others observe safety rules, be aware of their feelings and speak in a positive and supportive way; Movement Competence: when learning new activities, show awareness of self and others as they demonstrate fair play; Healthy Living: identify the emotions shown by characters in fictional depictions of violence in various media forms, and describe how they may be different from the emotions involved when violence is real)

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A1.2 Stress Management and Coping

Specific Expectations:

A1.2 apply skills that help them to recognize sources of stress and to cope with challenges, including help-seeking behaviours, as they participate in learning experiences in health and physical education, in order to support the development of personal resilience

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A1.4 Healthy Relationships

Specific Expectations:

A1.4 apply skills that help them build relationships, develop empathy, and communicate with others as they participate in learning experiences in health and physical education, in order to support healthy relationships, a sense of belonging, and respect for diversity

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A1.6 Critical and Creative Thinking

Specific Expectations:

A1.6 apply skills that help them think critically and creatively as they participate in learning experiences in health and physical education, in order to support making connections, analysing, evaluating, problem solving, and decision making

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Healthy Living

Overall Expectations:

Understanding Health Concepts

Specific Expectations:

D1.4 identify the characteristics of healthy relationships (e.g., accepting and respecting  differences, avoiding assumptions, being inclusive, communicating openly, establishing and respecting personal boundaries, listening , showing mutual respect and caring , being honest) and describe ways of responding to bullying and other challenges (e.g., exclusion, discrimination, peer pressure, abuse) and of communicating consent in their interactions with others

D1.6 explain how the brain responds (i.e., the brain’s stress response – fight, flight, freeze) when it thinks there is a threat and how that response might affect thoughts, emotions, and actions

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Making Healthy Choices

Specific Expectations:

D2.2 apply their understanding of good safety practices by developing safety guidelines for a variety of places and situations outside the classroom, including online

D2.3 apply decision-making strategies to make healthy choices about behaviours and the use of various substances in ways that could lead to dependencies, identifying factors that should be considered (e.g., short-term use of medications can be helpful for an illness, but misuse of some medications could lead to dependency or harm; moderated television watching or computer use can provide healthy entertainment or new learning or be necessary to complete school work, but too much screen time can reinforce sedentary habits and inactivity, which can lead to social isolation and increased vulnerability to physical and mental health problems; cultural teachings can provide guidance when considering the  impact of using substances)

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Making Connections for Healthy Living

Specific Expectations:

D3.2 explain how the portrayal of fictional violence in various media, both on- and off line (e.g., television dramas, video games, Internet, movies), can create an unrealistic view of the consequences of real violence (e.g., physical trauma, chronic disability, family stress, death) 

D3.3 describe how visible differences (e.g., skin, hair, and eye colour; facial features; body size and shape; physical aids or different physical abilities; clothing; possessions) and invisible differences (e.g., learning abilities, skills and talents, personal or cultural values and beliefs, mental illness, family background, personal preferences, allergies and sensitivities) make each person unique, and identify ways of showing respect for differences in others

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