The National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023 (NCF-SE 2023) recognises the criticality of the health and wellbeing of individuals as a key factor for success in all aspects of life. Considering the focus on holistic well-being, NCF-SE has mandated Physical Education and Well-being as a core curricular area for all stages of school education. To help the teachers and students achieve curricular goals of Physical Education and Well-being, for the first time a textbook has been designed for Grade 6. This book enables students to experience the joy of playing, explore diverse physical activities, practice fitness skills, learn basic sports skills, and immerse in the world of yoga. Sports and physical activities teach important motor skills, socio-emotional awareness and regulation, associated cognitive abilities, as well as the values of self-discipline, hard work, teamwork, and a gracious acceptance of one’s strengths and vulnerabilities.
To achieve the goals of fitness, sports and holistic well-being, the Grade 6 textbook is designed to have five units.
1. Understanding the importance of Physical education
2. Motor fitness
3. Introduction to Kho-Kho
4. Introduction to Handball
5. Yoga

In Unit 1, students explore the connection between physical education (PE) and well-being, emphasizing its impact on personal and social behaviour. Through playing games and engaging in discussions, students will understand the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and how physical activity adds to their overall enjoyment and success.
Students will also learn about the safety measures to minimize the risk of injuries and create a healthy environment for the players.
In Unit 2, students learn different fitness components like endurance, strength, flexibility, and balance. The main aim is to understand how each of these components contributes to overall health. 

In the Units 3 and 4 focus is on learning new games. Kho-Kho is introduced in Unit 3 and Handball in Unit 4. Through interactive sessions and group exercises, students will discover the excitement of sport and health advantages of physical activity. The emphasis will be on inclusivity, team cohesion, and enjoyment of movement.
In the last unit, students immerse in the holistic nature of yoga. They learn about Yama (social discipline) and Niyama (Personal discipline) to inculcate healthy habits for positive behavior. Systematic practice of various yogasanas starting with Sūkshma Vyāyāma (loosening exercises), preparatory breathing practices and step-by-step performance of each asana helps our body to be flexible, strong, balanced and disease free. Various techniques of
Prānāyāma strengthen the lungs, improves functioning of major systems of our body, calm down the mind, improve concentration and help in achieving overall harmony and well-being. To explore the world within us and experience deep sense of peace, tranquility and bliss, students learn different techniques of Dhārana (single pointed concentration) and Dhyāna (meditation). Learning various yogic practices lays foundation for long and healthy life.
In this book, apart from learning the games and physical activities, students will learn to follow rules, understand the importance of safe practices and fair play, work harmoniously in groups, treat each other with courtesy and respect, as well as, help each other, and experience the joy of playing together. Inculcation of these values and dispositions will partly happen while children are engaged in the physical activities or games and partly, they will be reinforcedduring circle time after the game. Sufficient time must be given for circle time during the Physical Education and Well-being periods.