Download Ethiopian new Curriculum grade 7 Health and Physical Education (HPE) Teacher's Guide PDF

The Grade 7 Health and Physical Education (HPE) Teacher’s Guide is designed to help educators deliver Ethiopia’s New Curriculum with an emphasis on holistic student development—physically, socially, and emotionally. Aligned with national goals, it integrates physical fitness, life skills, personal hygiene, traditional culture, and values-based sportsmanship.

Published by the Ministry of Education (MoE), this teacher’s guide includes 7 units across 51 pages, and offers structured lesson plans, skill-building activities, and cultural enrichment through local games and traditional dances. It’s ideal for schools in both urban and rural settings looking to implement the competency-based curriculum effectively.

Writers / Editors / Authors

The Teacher's guide is written by Gonie Aregay, Maregu wassu and Haymanot Yohannes

Teacher's Guide Summery

• Country: Ethiopia
• Publisher: MoE
• Published Year: 2021 G.C/2014 E.C
• Subject: HPE /Sport / የጤናና ሰውነት ማጎልመሻ ትምህርት/ Health and Physical Education
• Grade Level: Grade 7
• Curriculum: New curriculum
• Type: Teacher's Guide
• Total Units: 7 units
• Total Pages: 51
• File Size: 2.1 MB
• File Format: PDF

Chapter One: Concepts of Physical Education and Sport

• Difference between physical education and sport

• Personal hygiene and sports

• Ethiopian sport legends and their roles in job creation, politics, and social change

• Principles of the Olympic Games

• First aid and sport injury management

• Consequences of doping

Chapter Two: Social and Emotional Development

• Self-awareness and self-management skills in PE

• Social awareness and relationship skills

• Attention control and decision-making in PE

Chapter Three: Physical Fitness

• Cardiovascular endurance exercises

• Muscular endurance exercises

• Flexibility

• Speed

Chapter Four: Fundamentals of Athletics

• Sprint and sprint relay

• Running over obstacles (moderate distance)

• Jumping for height using three strides

• Throwing for precision and distance

Chapter Five: Gymnastics

• History of gymnastics

• Introduction to floor exercises

• Basic gymnastic movements

• Apparatus gymnastics

Chapter Six: Fundamental Skills of Shooting and Spiking

• Shooting the ball using different parts of the foot

• Small-sided games

• Set shooting techniques

• Mini-games using set shoot

• One-hand jump shooting using handball

• Basic spike techniques from different positions

• Recreational games

Chapter Seven: National Traditional Dances and Cultural Games of Ethiopia and Africa

• Selected traditional dances from Ethiopia

• Selected traditional dances from Africa

• Traditional cultural games in Ethiopia

• Cultural games in Africa