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Healthy Body and Healthy Mind
We are learning how to take care of our mental health as a part of our overall health and we are learning how our thoughts, emotions and actions can affect our mental health and how to respond to...
Short to Moderate Distance Running
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: run short to moderate distances, utilizing simple tactics such as changing speed and pacing in order to facilitate participation in running...
Why People Need Food
We are learning why people need food to have healthy bodies and minds.
New Perspectives
Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy in Health and Physical Education
Ophea’s Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy in Health and Physical Education is a free online resource that has been developed to support educators in creating an inclusive Health and Physical Education (H&PE) learning environment to support students' personal, social and academic...
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...
Food for Thought Brainstorming
Balance Graffiti
All the Parts of Me
We are learning to identify body parts, including genitalia, using correct terminology and we are learning to respect ourselves and our body by taking care of it and setting and respecting boundaries.
Social and Emotional Learning Supports (SELS)
Please note : Social and Emotional Learning Supports (SELS) will no longer be available as of January 1, 2025. The resource will continue to be available until that time. Ophea continues to support educators by releasing new resources addressing emerging needs. Social and Emotional Learning Supports...
Recognizing Hunger and Thirst Cues
We are learning how to recognize cues our body sends to us, including when we are hungry, thirsty, or full; We are learning how to use these cues to care for ourselves and develop healthy eating
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...
Safety Practices for Preventing Infectious Diseases
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.
Germs and Vaccinations
Engaging Students in Healthy Living through Drama
This resource has been developed to support secondary educators in planning and exploring new approaches to teaching healthy living through drama-based activities. This resource may be used by teachers when addressing the healthy living expectations from the Health and Physical Education Curriculum...
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...
Against the Wall – Throwing and Catching
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: participate actively in a variety of simple net/wall activities; recover into a ready position to receive objects within a boundary; aim in...