Break the Ice
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to participate actively and safely with others as they develop interpersonal skills related to cooperative games.
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to participate actively and safely with others as they develop interpersonal skills related to cooperative games.
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to demonstrate interpersonal skills as they relate to cooperative team-building games.
Please note : Social and Emotional Learning Supports (SELS) will no longer be available as of August 31, 2024. 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...
Gender-Based Violence Prevention Education Resources has been developed to increase educators’ understanding of what is gender-based violence and harassment and to raise awareness of how they can be prevented through early education and honest classroom conversations. Gender-Based Violence...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This webinar is intended for elementary educators. This webinar will explore assessment and evaluation skills in the Elementary Health and Physical Education curriculum. Strategies, skills, tools and the integration of Social-Emotional Learning skills will be discussed. Learning goals of the webinar...
Health promotion for educators has a positive impact on overall well-being. H&PE can play a key role in shaping our students’ views about healthy and active living, but it is equally important to practice self-care and stay up to date on our own health education. Self-care ensures that we have what...
This webinar is intended for elementary educators and will include a discussion on the differences between the 2015 and 2019 Health and Physical Education curriculum. Together, in partnership with School Mental Health Ontario, this webinar will unpack the changes to the strands and components...
This webinar is intended for elementary educators. Together, in partnership with School Mental Health Ontario, this webinar will unpack the Strand A: Social-Emotional Learning Skills including implementation and assessment strategies. Mental health literacy in the context of Health and Physical...
This webinar is intended for elementary educators. Together, in partnership with School Mental Health Ontario, this webinar will explore Mental Health Literacy in the context of Health and Physical Education. By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Describe the new Health and...
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...
This workshop applies the principles from Growing Success for Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario Schools to Health and Physical Education. In this workshop participants will learn how to apply the principles of “assessment for” and “assessment as” learning in a health and physical...
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...
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...
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...