Action Words
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: demonstrate relationship and social skills as they actively and safely create an action word sequence with a partner; demonstrate and apply their
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: demonstrate relationship and social skills as they actively and safely create an action word sequence with a partner; demonstrate and apply their
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: demonstrate and apply their understanding of the components of physical activities as they explore different combinations of locomotor movements
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: participate actively as they apply behaviours that maximize their own and others’ safety in creative movement activities; apply relationship and so
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: apply relationship and social skills appropriately as they participate actively in sustained moderate to vigorous combinations of locomotor moveme
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: apply relationship and social skills effectively as they participate safely and actively in sustained moderate to vigorous locomotor movements, al
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Ophea’s Sector Spotlight aims to illuminate the bright spots within the education sector through recognizing the critical work being done by community members and value-aligned organizations, and its impact on student and staff well-being. This initiative also aims to strengthen connections between...
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The Outdoor Education Toolkit for Grades 1 to 8 and the Outdoor Education Toolkit for Grades 9 to 12 were developed to enrich and promote a culture of safety-mindedness, increase teacher awareness, confidence, and preparedness to teach outdoor education safety and risk management, and increase...
Increasing opportunities for physical activity The classroom environment offers a wide range of opportunities for students to be physically active. Implementing meaningful opportunities for students to be physically active can influence a student’s overall school experience, their physical literacy...
Ophea’s H&PE Online Learning Resources have been developed to provide educational and development-focused curriculum-linked resources to support educators, parents/caregivers and all students to keep progressing in their learning. Ophea’s H&PE Online Learning Resources include: Ophea Open Class...
As we continue to move through the school year, we’re sharing our platform with the Ontario School Boards' Insurance Exchange (OSBIE) to provide you with some risk management tips related to activity management and injury prevention for physical education, intramurals, and interschool sports...
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