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Corner Switch
Hibernation Tag
All My Friends
Trees and Leaves
Pass and Roll in Snow
Winter Triathlon
Create a Meme
Foursies Snowyball
Winter Golf
Sending and Receiving within Boundaries
Introduction to Four Square: Moving in Bounds Curriculum Expectations: 1.4, A1.1, A3.2, B2.2 More Four Square Curriculum Expectations: 1.4, A1.1, B2.2 Against the Wall - Throwing and Catching Curriculum Expectations: A1.1, B2.2 Against the Wall: Using Our Feet Curriculum Expectations: A1.1, B1.5, B2...
Getting Started
Why Vaccination Talks and Health Literacy? The Health and Physical Education curriculum is based on the vision that the knowledge and skills students acquire in the program will benefit students throughout their lives. As students acquire the ability to get, understand and use information to make...
Making Connections to the Ontario Curriculum
Health and Physical Education Healthy Living “The Overall Expectations of the Healthy Living strand helps students develop an understanding of the factors that contribute to healthy development, a sense of personal responsibility for lifelong health, and a respect for their health in relation to...
Creating a Safe, Inclusive and Accepting Learning Environment
Much of the learning addressed in the Health and Physical Education curriculum is personal, particularly in the Healthy Living strand, including learning about vaccines and connections to health. This learning is intrinsically connected to students’ families and relationships and their cultural and...
Adopting a Trauma-Informed Approach
Trauma-informed education is an empathetic approach to teaching that recognizes that most students have experienced trauma or may be experiencing trauma of some kind at any given time. A trauma-informed approach is one that recognizes that reality, and approaches topics with gentleness and care...
Examining Bias - Vaccination Talks
Recognizing that biases and perspectives are inherent in any topic leads to understanding the values, assumptions, possible motives, and underlying messages in what educators and students say in class. As an educator, reflecting on personal attitudes, biases, and values concerning the topic includes...
Additional Resources
Ophea’s Related Webinars Beginning the Discussion: An Overview of the 2019 Elementary Health and Physical Education Curriculum Exploring Social-Emotional Skills in Health and Physical Education Learning Health and Physical Education Through Inquiry Ophea’s Related Blogs Beginning the Discussion: An...
Moving Objects in Space
Moving Beanbags Within Personal Space Curriculum Expectations: A1.1, A2.2, B1.4, B1.5, B2.2 Sliding and Rolling Objects Into Different Spaces Curriculum Expectations: A1.1, A2.2, B1.4, B1.5, B2.2 Throwing Objects at Different Levels and Heights Curriculum Expectations: 1.1, A1.1, A2.2, B1.4, B1.5...
Exploring Movement Patterns
Defining Personal Space Curriculum Expectations: 1.4, A1.1, A2.1, A3.1, B1.3 Moving Using Different Types of Locomotion Curriculum Expectations: 1.4, A1.1, A2.1, A3.1, B1.3 Moving Using Different Body Parts Curriculum Expectations: A1.1, A2.1, A3.1, B1.3, B2.2 Travelling with Others Curriculum...
Creative Movement
Body Shapes Curriculum Expectations: A1.1, A2.1, A3.1, B1.3, B1.1, B1.2 Moving and Travelling Shapes Curriculum Expectations: A1.1, A2.1, A3.1, B1.3, B1.2 Travelling in Different Directions Curriculum Expectations: A1.1, A2.1, A3.1, B1.3, B1.2 Balancing Act Curriculum Expectations: 1.4, A1.1, A3.1...