Activity Introduction
Subjects: Health and Physical Education
Year levels: Years 9 & 10
Topics: Social Issues, Health & Wellbeing
Teaching time: 65 minutes
Quick summary: Generalising is putting people into boxes. Students will reflect on their personal experiences and the experiences of peers who have been generalised by others. They will evaluate how these experiences could change if kindness was demonstrated, and the impact of these behaviours on the mental health and wellbeing of others.
It is recommended that this lesson is delivered as part of the Tackling Racism Through Sport unit. This will help students to strengthen their understanding of these concepts and inspire them to have healthy and constructive conversations about race and racism. It may also support students to challenge racist behaviours and attitudes in themselves and others.
21st century skills:
Australian Curriculum Mapping
Content descriptions:
Years 9 & 10 Health and Physical Education:
- Analyse factors that shape identities and evaluate how individuals influence the identities of others (AC9HP10P01)
- Evaluate the influence of respect, empathy, power and coercion on establishing and maintaining respectful relationships (AC9HP10P04)
- Evaluate emotional responses in different situations to refine strategies for managing emotions (AC9HP10P06)
- Plan, justify and critique strategies to enhance their own and others’ health, safety, relationships and wellbeing (AC9HP10P10)
Syllabus outcomes: PDHPE5.3, PDHPE5.6, PDHPE5.7, PDHPE5.8, PDHPE5.11, PDHPE5.13, PDHPE5.16.
General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Intercultural Understanding, Personal and Social Capability.
Relevant parts of Years 9 & 10 Health and Physical Education achievement standards: Students critically analyse contextual factors that influence identities, relationships, decisions and behaviours. They analyse the impact attitudes and beliefs about diversity have on community connection and wellbeing. They evaluate the outcomes of emotional responses to different situations.
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – this lesson requires you to facilitate class discussions, lead and provide students with instruction in activities.
Resources required:
- A4 paper
- Blu-tack or other preferred method of hanging a poster
- Device capable of presenting a video to the class
- Lined paper or a small journal for each student
- Student worksheet – one per student.
Cool Australia’s curriculum team continually reviews and refines our resources to be in line with changes to the Australian Curriculum.
Cool Australia would like to thank Reflect Forward for supporting the development of these lessons. Reflect Forward is a joint movement between racism education company One Love Australia and the Australian sports industry. It’s about starting an ongoing conversation about racism in sport and working towards eliminating it at all levels throughout Australia.
