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PlaySport
PlaySport is an online activity-based resource designed to maximize the fun, inclusion, participation, and success of everyone when building their physical literacy. PlaySport helps children and youth develop an understanding of and competency with skills and strategies associated with physical...
H&PE Elementary Resources
Ophea’s H&PE Curriculum Resources: Grades 1-8 addressing the H&PE Curriculum, 2015 continue to be available. Throughout the school year, new lesson plans will be added to further support you in teaching the current curriculum. With the release of the 2019 Elementary H&PE curriculum, Ophea will...
Inquiry-Based Learning
Inquiry-Based Learning in Health and Physical Education is a free online resource guide for educators supporting the implementation of the Health and Physical Education (H&PE) Curriculum, Grades 1-12. Inquiry–based learning is a student-centered learning approach supporting students in developing...
Vaping Education Resources
Vaping Education Resources have been developed to provide educators with capacity building tools and conversation starter prompts to support students in developing the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions to support their health and well-being. The Vaping Educations Resources...
Learn to Move: Fundamental Movement Skills and Strategies
Learn to Move: Fundamental Movement Skills and Strategies is a poster series supporting the basic foundations of physical literacy. The posters follow a progression of skills, game strategies and tactics for basic, intermediate and advanced levels of movement competence, active living, and tactical...
Ideas for Action
Ideas for Action is a free activity-based resource supporting leaders of all ages in the planning and implementation of activities that promote and enhance the health and well-being of students, school staff, and the broader community. This resource provides easy-to-use activities on the topics of...
Internet Safety Resources
The Internet Safety Resources are free online resources that provide opportunities for parents/guardians/caregivers to reinforce and deepen the concepts of Internet safety. Technology has become a part of our children's daily lives. Technology has many benefits. Our children are using technology...
Rowan’s Law Day Toolkit for Schools
The Rowan’s Law Day Toolkit for Schools has been developed to help schools and classrooms recognize Rowan’s Law Day and encourage students to speak up about concussions. The toolkit contains sample tools to support recognition of Rowan’s Law Day at your school and to spark conversation among...
Virtual Field Trips: Stress Management and Coping
Ophea and School Mental Health Ontario partnered to produce a series of virtual field trips embedded in three-part lesson plans that were released each month from January 2021 to June 2021. The virtual field trips cover the following topics related to stress management and coping: Breathing...
DPA Every Day
DPA Every Day is a free resource designed to support the implementation of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) to enhance student well-being and achievement. This resource encourages healthy, active living and inspires students, parents/guardians/caregivers, and staff to prioritize getting active every...
HANDS UP
HANDS UP for Health and Physical Literacy is a free three part video series for teaching children and youth the importance of physical and health literacy in a way that’s fun and engaging. Introduction to Physical & Health Literacy is intended for children ages 4-9 and introduces the concepts of...
Wallet Wellness
Wallet Wellness is a free financial literacy resource designed to provide children and youth with a strong understanding of financial basics in order to successfully navigate today’s complex financial world. This resource includes activity cards and an activity booklet for Grades 4-6 students...
Vaccination Talks Toolkit
The Vaccination Talks Toolkit is a free online resource that integrates health literacy, digital media literacy and inquiry into discussions about vaccines as part of healthy living. This resource is intended to support children and youth in developing their health literacy related to vaccinations...
Play for All: Strategies for Inclusive Intramurals
The Play for All: Strategies for Inclusive Intramurals resource has been developed to provide educators with access to resources to enhance their capacity to implement inclusive, meaningful, safe, and fun intramural programming that meets the needs of every student in the school community.
50 Fitness Activity GIFs
Get your heart pumping with Ophea's 50 Fitness Activity GIFs . These GIFs are great for Daily Physical Activity (DPA), physical education, or personal fitness challenges in the face to face, virtual, and hybrid teaching and learning environments! The GIFs are based on Ophea's 50 Fitness Activity...
Vaccinations, Media and Personal Health
Creating Asthma Friendly Environments
Creating Asthma Friendly Environments provides information and resources for organizations to develop asthma friendly and supportive environments for children and youth. Empowering children and youth in a supportive environment helps them develop life-long skills for controlling their asthma. Your...
Cannabis Education Resources
Cannabis Education Resources has been developed to provide educators and administrators access to evidence-informed information on substance use (specifically cannabis) to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions to support their health and well-being. The...