Teach the first 8 lessons of Stage 2 PDHPE Unit 4 with one ready-to-project PowerPoint that covers water safety, sun safety, respectful relationships and connection to Culture.

This student-facing slide deck supports the theory (PDH) component of the unit, with 224 slides across 8 complete lessons and 2 consolidation activities. Every lesson follows the same rhythm – learning intention and success criteria, key language, explicit teaching, discussion with click-to-reveal answers, a student task, a challenge and a concluding check – so students always know what they are learning and why.

Students begin with key water safety behaviours, safety signs and flags, changing conditions and safe rescue. They then learn how Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, Slide protects their skin and eyes and create their own sun safety messages. The middle lessons focus on similarities and differences, intimidation, inclusion and taking safe action as an upstander, and the final lessons explore bush foods and how connection to Culture supports identity and belonging.

The 8 lessons cover

1. Water safety behaviours
2. Rescue
3. Sun safety
4. Sun safety messages
5. Similarities and differences
6. Being an upstander
7. Bush food
8. Connection to Culture

Plus consolidation Activity 1 (sun safety campaign) and Activity 2 (upstanders online and offline).

Each lesson includes

• Learning intention and success criteria
• Key language cards with student-friendly meanings
• Discussion questions with click-to-reveal answers under each question
• Unit resources built into the slides, including official water safety signs, image pairs and scenario cards
• Video prompts and live links to websites and interactive tools
• Checks for understanding
• Individual and group tasks, a challenge task and an optional assessment

Curriculum alignment

• NSW PDHPE K–6 Syllabus (2024): PH2-RRS-01, PH2-RRS-02 and PH2-IHW-01
• Focus on safe behaviours in aquatic and outdoor environments, respectful and inclusive relationships, and identity, culture and wellbeing
• Perfect for
• Stage 2 PDHPE (PDH) lessons
• Year 3 and Year 4 classrooms
• Water safety and school swimming preparation
• Sun safety, respectful relationships and anti-bullying lessons
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures content in PDHPE
• Whole-class explicit teaching on an interactive whiteboard
• Low-prep PDH lessons across a term

Please note

• Teachers will need access to the relevant Stage 2 PDHPE Unit 4 lesson materials to gain the full benefit of this resource. This PowerPoint is designed to support the delivery of the unit and does not replace the complete teacher guidance, lesson notes, source materials or professional learning provided with the original unit.
• This deck covers Lessons 1–8 and Activities 1 and 2 only (the PDH lessons). The PE Lessons 9–16 and Activities 3 and 4 are not included.
• Videos and websites are linked rather than embedded, so an internet connection is needed to play them.
• The resource is adapted from the NSW Department of Education sample unit under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence; syllabus content is © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) 2024. This is a teaching resource and is not an official NESA or Department product.

File details

• 1 editable PowerPoint file (.pptx), about 13 MB, with the Poppins font embedded
• 224 slides across 8 lessons and 2 consolidation activities
• 108 click-to-reveal answers and a linked Contents page
• Stage 2 / Years 3 and 4
• Digital download
• Single-teacher licence

Open the deck, project it and teach – every lesson is already sequenced, structured and ready for your class.