What Ontario grade 5 students learn in health and physical education

Your child will learn to recognize and handle their own feelings while participating in health and physical education activities. This will help them express themselves better and understand how others are feeling.

Your child will learn to recognize what causes them stress and how to deal with challenges, including knowing when and how to ask for help. This will help them build resilience, which is their ability to bounce back from tough situations.

Your child will learn to develop a positive attitude and keep trying even when things are difficult in physical education. This includes understanding how to set fitness goals based on their strengths, trying new things, and looking at disappointing events in a more positive way.

Your child will learn how to build strong relationships, understand other people's feelings, and communicate well with others during gym class and health lessons. This helps them feel like they belong, respect differences, and have healthy interactions with their classmates.

Your child will learn to understand their own strengths and weaknesses in physical activities, which helps them feel more confident and understand where they fit in. They will also learn how to help a friend who is struggling, while knowing when to ask an adult for help.

Your child will learn to think carefully and come up with new ideas when participating in physical education. This helps them connect ideas, understand problems, make good choices, and solve them, like understanding how being active helps their mind and body, or how to have healthy competition in sports.

Your child will participate in many different physical activities like games, sports, and dance, while showing good sportsmanship and encouraging others.

Your child will understand what makes physical activity fun for them, whether it's changing games to include everyone, trying new activities, or having clean and inviting places to play.

Your child will learn about the different things that can make it easier or harder for people to be active, like if they enjoy it or have friends to play with. They will also think about how to get around problems that stop them from being active, such as not having enough time or a place to go.

Your child will be able to participate in at least 20 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day, which means activity that makes their heart beat faster and makes them breathe a little harder. They will also learn to properly warm up their bodies before activity and cool down afterwards.

Your child will learn about the different parts of being fit and healthy, like having a strong heart and lungs (cardiorespiratory endurance), strong muscles, and being flexible. They will also understand why it's good to develop and keep up with each of these for a healthy life.

Your child will learn to check how their body responds during different physical activities, like how fast their heart beats or how flexible they are, to understand their own fitness. They will also keep track of these changes over time to see how they are improving.

Your child will create and follow a personal fitness plan for one area of their health, based on what they learned about their own fitness and what they enjoy doing.

Your child will learn how to stay safe and prevent injuries, like concussions, during physical activities, and how to help others stay safe too. This includes understanding their own role in safety, using good stretching techniques, and reporting broken equipment.

Your child will learn how to stay safe and healthy while playing outside, including things like drinking enough water, protecting themselves from the sun, and checking the weather. They will also understand the importance of bringing necessary medications, like inhalers, and paying attention to warning signs in outdoor areas.

Your child will be able to shift their weight smoothly in different situations, whether standing still (static balance) or moving (dynamic balance). They will learn to control their speed and body position, with or without equipment, while doing activities like rolling, jumping, or skipping.

Your child will be able to jump in different ways, like jumping high or far, while staying in control of their body. They will also learn to land safely and smoothly.

Your child will be able to try out different ways of moving their body, like running, jumping, or skipping (these are called locomotor movements). They will do this alone or with others, sometimes using equipment, and will practice moving at different speeds, levels, and in various directions.

Your child will be able to send and catch objects using different parts of their body and various tools, changing how fast they move based on what they are doing. They will also understand how basic movement rules apply, for example, how to kick a ball with the right amount of force to reach a target.

Your child will be able to control objects, like a ball or a puck, while moving around other people and equipment, even when changing direction or slowing down. This includes using tools like a scoop or a hockey stick to help them.

Your child will understand the different parts of physical activities, like the movements involved, how games are set up, and the rules, including how to play fairly and show good sportsmanship. They will use this understanding when they participate in various activities, such as modified sports, fun recreational games, fitness exercises, and different types of dance.

Your child will be able to describe common features of different types of physical activities, like individual sports or net/wall games (e.g., volleyball), and explain strategies that worked well for them in these activities.

Your child will learn to use different strategies and techniques in sports and activities to improve their performance and increase their chances of success. This includes things like adjusting their body in yoga, choosing the right distance from a target, or placing shots strategically in games.

Your child will learn to identify trusted adults and support services, like Kids Help Phone or 9-1-1, who can help them with various issues such as bullying, emergencies, or when they are feeling upset.

Your child will learn about the immediate and lasting impacts of drinking alcohol. They will also understand what makes someone feel the effects of alcohol more or less, like how much they drink, how quickly they drink it, their body size, or if they've mixed it with other things like cannabis or energy drinks.

Your child will learn about the different parts of the body involved in reproduction and understand how their body changes as they grow into an adult.

Your child will learn about menstruation (a girl's monthly period) and spermatogenesis (how a boy's body makes sperm), and how these processes are important for reproduction and overall development.

Your child will be able to understand how to read nutrition labels and ingredient lists on food packages to help them choose healthy and safe foods.

Your child will learn how to handle scary or difficult situations by using their social-emotional skills, like understanding their own feelings and how to calm down, and by using safety strategies, like having a plan and being aware of their surroundings.

Your child will be able to make good choices and stand up for themselves when faced with peer pressure to try alcohol, smoking, vaping, drugs, gambling, or too much video gaming. These are all things that could potentially lead to addiction.

Your child will learn that many things influence how they see themselves, including their sexual orientation, and how these different factors can affect their overall health and happiness.

Your child will learn about the emotional and social changes that come with puberty, like having crushes or adjusting to new relationships. They will also learn how to recognize signs of mental health concerns and practice ways to handle stress, build resilience (the ability to bounce back from tough times), and keep open communication with family and trusted adults.

Your child will understand their part in helping others with mental health concerns, and also know when they need to seek help from an adult or professional.

Your child will learn how advertising and media, like TV ads or social media posts, can influence what people choose to eat. They will also learn how to think critically about these messages to make healthier food choices.

Your child will learn that what someone says or does, whether in person or online, can impact how they and others feel, their self-esteem, and their standing with others. For example, unkind words or excluding someone can be hurtful, while compliments and support can make a positive difference.

Your child will learn about the many things that can influence someone's choice to use alcohol or cannabis, like their feelings, friends, or what they see in the media.

Your child will understand how their feelings and thoughts about mental health can affect the people around them. They will also learn how these attitudes can either help or hurt efforts to reduce stigma, which is when someone is viewed in a negative way because of a characteristic or trait.