These activities have been developed using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) approaches. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) The aim of UDL is to provide access to the learning in H&PE for every student. Understanding students’ strengths and needs, as...
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: use self-awareness and self-monitoring skills to demonstrate an understanding of how movement skills, concepts and strategies are transferable, and
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: participate safely and actively in a variety of sustained moderate to vigorous skipping activities while self-monitoring their fitness levels asses
Beyond the Walls (Available in English and French) Author: Ophea Audience (Grade): Teachers (Elementary, Secondary), Administrators (Elementary, Secondary) Topic: Activities for outdoor spaces, Intramural activity plans, Videos to support outdoor activity planning in different seasons ...
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: send balls of different shapes and sizes, at different levels and in different ways, using several different body parts receive balls of different
When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed its six-year investigation in 2015 into the Canadian Indian residential school system, it released a series of reports that documented how to move forward to address Canada's colonialism. Physical education and sport were important components of...
PlaySport supports the development of knowledge and skills that will benefit children and youth throughout their lives. PlaySport helps children and youth to thrive by enabling them to develop their physical literacy and the comprehension, capacity, confidence, and commitment needed to lead healthy...
Are you looking for a school-based program that everyone can feel good about? What if you could find one that promotes student leadership, enhances student and staff well-being and builds on what’s already happening in your school? How about if the program coincided with the school year, helped...
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. For over two decades, educators and student leaders across...
Food literacy and media literacy are concepts that can be taught leveraging The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1–8: Health and Physical Education (2019) . A key element of the Ontario Health and Physical Education curriculum for Grades 1–8 is for students to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to...
What you do this year will inspire change and lead to a healthier school and community. Building a strong sense of community and connectedness in schools is important now more than ever. Students need to feel physically and emotionally safe in order to learn and thrive. Growing up in today’s world...
