The Health and Physical Education (H&PE) Curriculum mandates that courses, including any one of the focus courses, should be designed to meet important educational values and goals that support the development of character. The content and the setting of learning in a focus course make it unique in...
The Healthy Active Living Education (HALE) courses outlined in the Health and Physical Education (H&PE) Curriculum are designed to allow secondary schools the opportunity to develop focus courses for Grades 9 through 12. These courses will focus on a particular group of physical activities through...
Once the decision has been made that a focus course will best serve the needs of the students, the department head, administration, guidance and physical education teaching staff will need to engage in a number of conversations to ensure that there is a common understanding about messaging and the...
A curriculum map is a working document that illustrates exactly what is taking place in classrooms. Maps reveal what is being taught over the course of a year, within a unit of study and even down to a specific lesson. Often, a map for a lesson will include essential questions, the content that will...
This example pertains to the active living strand and the activity options utilized in each type of course at the Grade 11 level. The example used in the chart references specific expectation A2.1 and the activity options provided – cycling, sledge hockey, snowshoeing, continuous movement during a...
This example pertains to the Movement Competence strand and the activity options utilized in each type of course at the Grade 11 level. This example uses all of the focus course codes but it will only be necessary to add the focus courses that each school is offering. Overall Expectation: B1...
This example pertains to the Healthy Living strand and the activity options utilized in each type of course at the Grade 11 level. This example uses all of the focus course codes but it will only be necessary to add the focus courses that each school is offering. Overall Expectation: C2. demonstrate...
A curriculum map is a working document that illustrates exactly what is taking place in classrooms. Maps reveal what is being taught over the course of a year, within a unit of study, and even down to a specific lesson. Often, a map for a lesson will include essential questions, the content that...
This example pertains to the specific expectation A1.1 and the activity options provided in both the Grade 11 and Grade 12 course: Note: the expectations selected are to emphasize the importance for differentiating the content in a focus course but the same considerations must be made to the HALE...
This example begins by examining the specific expectation B2.2 and the activity options provided in both the Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses: Note: the expectations selected are to emphasize the importance for differentiating the content in a focus course but the same considerations must be made to...
Activity Cards Activities are designed to integrate financial literacy into the Grades 1–8 Health and Physical Education (H&PE) curriculum by providing students with opportunities to explore healthy living skills while considering how financial choices and decisions affect our overall well-being...
Why can financial literacy be challenging to teach? In teaching financial literacy knowledge and skills, the teacher must keep in mind that many students come from families and backgrounds where financial realities may be a cause for stress in their lives. Other students may come from families and...
Health and physical education is linked to financial literacy education in a number of ways. The overall expectations in Grades 4-8 support students’ ability to: apply health knowledge and living skills to make reasoned decisions and take appropriate actions relating to their personal health and...
Need It! Want It! Students explore the difference between needs and wants by creating their own concept map using a hierarchy of needs as a reference. Focus will be on using real life examples. Eating Habits and Food Choices Students use simple comparison shopping techniques to make purchasing...
Let’s Shop! Students use comparison shopping techniques and a decision-making model to decide on purchasing foods to sell at a class bake sale within a budget. Decisions! Students explore factors that can influence how and why they make (financial) decisions and how those decisions can have an...
The activities in this booklet are designed for kids in grades 4-6. The activities were created to present basic financial literacy concepts and skills in an engaging and fun way. Each activity can be completed independently by kids regardless of their prior knowledge and experience. However, a...
This webinar will provide the opportunity for you to: Listen to educators with experience teaching human development and sexual health share effective strategies and practices they have implemented in their classrooms. Ask through a moderated Q&A session, educators from across the province questions...
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