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Managing Stress and Fostering Positive Mental Health
We are learning how to describe the emotional and social stresses related to puberty and apply strategies to cope with these changes. We are learning how to explain ways to help someone with their men
Caught Choosing Healthy
Hallway “Manage” Messages
Journaling
Using technology Safely and Respectfully
I can identify the risks involved in using technology and describe precautions that I need to take and strategies to keep myself safe when communicating online and I can use my relationship skills to
Building Respectful, Accepting, and Inclusive Online Communities
I can explain how I can interact positively with others by being inclusive, respectful, and accepting when online and how it benefits everyone. I can make connections between a person's thoughts
Disability-Centred Movement: Supporting Inclusive Physical Education
Ophea’s Disability-Centred Movement: Supporting Inclusive Physical Education resource is a free online resource that has been developed to provide support to educators in designing a physical education program for students with disabilities, and approaches for physical activity providers to engage...
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...
Speaking Out Against Online Violence
We are learning to use our social-emotional learning skills to make reasoned decisions and take appropriate actions relating to our personal health and well-being; We are learning how our choices...
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.
H&PE Secondary Resources
Ophea is excited to support quality implementation of the Health and Physical Education (H&PE) Curriculum: Grades 9-12 . Ophea's H&PE Secondary Resources support teachers in helping students acquire the physical and health literacy skills needed to thrive in the 21 st century and lead a healthy...
Jack.org
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...
I Didn’t Quite See It that Way Before
So You’re Teaching Health & Physical Education – You Got This!
Participants will leave this workshop with a better understanding of the elementary H&PE curriculum. Exploration of program planning, differentiated instruction strategies, assessment and evaluation, and safety will be key elements of this active and informative session! *Intended for an elementary...
Secondary H&PE: Highlights, Opportunities & Challenges
This workshop will provide participants with a deeper understanding of the vision, goals and content of the 2015 secondary Health and Physical Education curriculum and available resources. Participants will explore the strands, analyze their current practice and determine how they will apply their...
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...
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...
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...
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...