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We are learning to evaluate personal eating habits and food choices on the basis of the recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide; We are learning to identify strategies for promoting healthy...
We are learning to evaluate personal eating habits and food choices on the basis of the recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide; We are learning to identify strategies for promoting healthy...
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...
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...
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...
Food for Thought – Improving Food Literacy is a free online resource that integrates food literacy and media literacy into discussions about healthy eating which provides students with the skills they need to make healthier food choices in a variety of settings, taking into account the factors...
We are learning to identify strategies for promoting healthy eating habits and food choices within the school, home, and community.
The Outdoor Education Toolkit for Grades 1 to 8 and the Outdoor Education Toolkit for Grades 9 to 12 were developed to enrich and promote a culture of safety-mindedness, increase teacher awareness, confidence, and preparedness to teach outdoor education safety and risk management, and increase...
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
We are learning to apply decision-making, assertiveness, and refusal skills to deal with pressures pertaining to alcohol use or other behaviours that can later lead to addiction and we are learning to
The Vaccination Talks Toolkit is a free online resource that integrates health literacy, digital media literacy and inquiry into discussions about vaccines as part of healthy living. This resource is intended to support children and youth in developing their health literacy related to vaccinations...
We are learning to set a goal for developing healthier eating habits using Canada’s Food Guide and we are learning ways of promoting healthier eating habits in different settings and situations.
Increasing opportunities for physical activity The classroom environment offers a wide range of opportunities for students to be physically active. Implementing meaningful opportunities for students to be physically active can influence a student’s overall school experience, their physical literacy...
On November 29, 2023, Ophea hosted a webinar in partnership with the Ontario Coalition for Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) ’s Draw the Line Campaign (#DTL16Days). Moderated by Ophea’s Curriculum Consultant Andrea Haefele (she/her), Youth Perspectives on Identifying and Responding to Gender-Based...
In previous webinars, we learned about Canada’s Food Guide and the connections to the Health & Physical Education(H&PE) curricula to help students develop the knowledge and skills to make the healthiest eating choices they can. Now we are going to hear from educators who are using these strategies...
We are learning to identify personal eating habits and set a goal for developing healthier eating habits using Canada’s Food Guide.
We are learning to identify people and supportive services that can assist us or another person cope with bullying, abusive, and violent situations. We are learning to use our self awareness and