Alberta – Physical Education and Wellness Grade 3
Character Development
Exploration of life opportunities and virtues develops resilience and personal talents and promotes lifelong learning.
Guiding Question
How are roles connected to character development?
Learning Outcome
Students analyze different roles within varied contexts and examine how roles can support the development of talents, virtues, and resilience.
Knowledge: Resilience includes the capacity to manage adversity or stress in effective ways.
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Understanding: The development of resilience is supported through understanding of emotions.
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Skills and Procedures: Identify emotions in a variety of situations.
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Safety
A lifetime of optimal well-being is supported by prioritizing health and safety.
Guiding Question
How is safety connected to health?
Learning Outcome
Students investigate and explain safety and its correlation to health.
Knowledge
Proactive planning includes
- wearing appropriate and protective gear
- awareness of instructions and guidelines
- digital citizenship (responsible conduct and safety)
MediaSmarts Resources
- Break the Fake: What's Real Online?
- Privacy Pirates
- Privacy Pursuit: What is Privacy?
- Rules of the Game
- Social Smarts: Nothing Personal!
- Wacky Media Songs: Reading Media
- Wacky Media Songs: Community Engagement
- Wacky Media Songs: Ethics and Empathy
- Wacky Media Songs: Privacy and Security
Understanding
Safety involves prevention that requires proactive planning.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Privacy Pirates
- Privacy Pursuit: What is Privacy?
- Rules of the Game
- Social Smarts: Nothing Personal!
- Wacky Media Songs: Reading Media
- Wacky Media Songs: Community Engagement
- Wacky Media Songs: Ethics and Empathy
- Wacky Media Songs: Privacy and Security
Skills and Procedures
Examine situations that require proactive planning.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Privacy Pirates
- Privacy Pursuit: What is Privacy?
- Rules of the Game
- Social Smarts: Nothing Personal!
- Wacky Media Songs: Reading Media
- Wacky Media Songs: Community Engagement
- Wacky Media Songs: Ethics and Empathy
- Wacky Media Songs: Privacy and Security
Knowledge
Consent is established by clearly requesting, obtaining, and giving permission or communicating refusal in support of personal safety.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Privacy Pirates
- Privacy Pursuit: What is Privacy?
- Rules of the Game
- Social Smarts: Nothing Personal!
- Wacky Media Songs: Reading Media
- Wacky Media Songs: Ethics and Empathy
- Wacky Media Songs: Privacy and Security
Understanding
Consent is important for personal safety.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Privacy Pirates
- Privacy Pursuit: What is Privacy?
- Rules of the Game
- Social Smarts: Nothing Personal!
- Wacky Media Songs: Reading Media
- Wacky Media Songs: Ethics and Empathy
- Wacky Media Songs: Privacy and Security
Skills and Procedures
Practise permission and refusal skills in a variety of contexts.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Privacy Pirates
- Privacy Pursuit: What is Privacy?
- Rules of the Game
- Social Smarts: Nothing Personal!
- Wacky Media Songs: Reading Media
- Wacky Media Songs: Ethics and Empathy
- Wacky Media Songs: Privacy and Security
Knowledge
Specific rules or guidelines can
- determine a course of action
- prevent accidents
- protect safety of self and others
MediaSmarts Resources
- Privacy Pirates
- Privacy Pursuit: What is Privacy?
- Rules of the Game
- Social Smarts: Nothing Personal!
- Wacky Media Songs: Reading Media
- Wacky Media Songs: Ethics and Empathy
- Wacky Media Songs: Privacy and Security
Understanding
Rules and guidelines can promote safety in various contexts.
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Skills and Procedures
Explain the function or purpose of specific rules or guidelines within various contexts.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Privacy Pirates
- Privacy Pursuit: What is Privacy?
- Rules of the Game
- Social Smarts: Nothing Personal!
Knowledge
Resource that support personal safety include
- safety networks
- safety manuals or guidelines
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Understanding
Safety of self and others can be met through awareness of supports.
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Skills and Procedures
Safety of self and others can be met through awareness of supports.
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Growth and Development
Decision making that optimizes personal health and well-being is informed by understanding growth and development.
Guiding Question
How can development evolve throughout growth?
Learning Outcome
Students examine and describe development related to personal growth.
Knowledge: Development is the process of becoming a unique person.
Areas of development are interconnected and include
- mind
- body
- spirit
- emotion
- self-image