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Ask a Dietitian: Explore Nutrition Facts and the H&PE Curriculum Webinar
As educators we aim to inspire a generation of students to build a healthy relationship with food. But, it’s not always easy for educators to keep up with the latest nutrition news, since the science changes quickly and food fads come and go. Do you have the necessary knowledge to teach nutrition to...
Advertising and Food Choices
We are learning to describe how advertising, food marketing, and media affect food choices; We are learning to explain how advertising and media influences can be evaluated to help people make...
Inquiry in Action
This section provides both elementary and secondary examples of inquiry in both physical education and health education. The samples provide an overall outline and structure and some ideas as a starting point to allow for flexibility in educator planning. Full expectations, educator prompts, and...
Factors Influencing Vaccination Decisions
Evaluating Advertisements to Make Healthier Choices
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: make connections as they explain how advertising and media influences can be evaluated to make healthier choices use communication skills and
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...
Ask a Dietitian: Supporting Educator Nutrition and Well-being
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...
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Activities
Connected to School Think of the food you eat at school as fuel to keep your body and brain running. When you choose healthier "fuel", you have the highest-quality energy you need to make it through the day. Connected to the Community Working with members of your community is a great way to make...
Secondary Focus Courses Promote Lifelong Healthy Living
Grade 11-12
Inspired by Images Use images and a Gallery Walk to help students consolidate their learning about behaviours and actions that can lead to unnecessary risk. Students then create a performance to share their learning with others and promote behaviours that reduce injury and contribute to a healthy...
Board of Directors
Social and Environmental Considerations
A Journey through Canada’s NEW Food Guide: What Educators Need to Know
This webinar is intended for elementary educators and will include a discussion on Canada’s Food Guide and how to support students’ understanding of Canada's Food Guide. By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: Describe Canada’s Food Guide and the connections to the Health and...
Activities
Would You Choose Me?
Grade 9-10
What I Really Want to Know Use a Word Wall to help students generate questions of curiosity about healthy living concepts such as mental health, bullying and harassment, stereotypes, STIs, sexual health and/ or heatlhy relationships. Life in Images Use images to help students consolidate their...