Resources For Educators: Physical Activity Resources for Schools

Printed Resources
Activities and Kits
Displays
Workshops
Videos, DVD’s/CD’s

Printed Resources

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Resource	Curriculum Strand and Target Audience	View and Access Resource
Active Kids: Any Time, Any Place (OPHEA) (1992): Practical information on how to develop and implement activities for children ages 5 to 14 in any space settings – anytime, anyplace! Indoors and out. Activity examples, descriptions, motivational music, and instructions are all included.	Active Participation, Personal and Social Development Grades K - 6	No Image Available
Activ8, The Foundation For Active Healthy Kids: Participants complete eight physical activity challenges and receive recognition incentives. The program includes class-ready resource material including posters.	Active Participation, Fundamental Movement skills Grades K - 12	Available from Active Healthy Kids
Another Games Book: Canadian Intramural Recreation Association of Ontario. (1997): Provides special event and theme week programming for a safe school or program. It emphasizes students' and staff involvement and describes activities to help the school and its programs. The resource promotes active living in community based programs and provides fundraising suggestions.	Active Participation Grades K - 8	Available from CIRA Ontario
Awesome Asphalt Activities: Canadian Intramural Recreation Association Of Ontario. (1998): This resource contains activities to be played on asphalt play areas and sidewalks, blacktop or tarmac surfaces. It includes sample markings for various line games such as Hopscotch, Four Square, and Skipping etc.	Active Participation Grades K - 8	View Booklet Cover
Dances Even I Would Do: Canadian Intramural Recreation Association of Ontario . (2000): e lementary school aged dances for all occasions and seasons! Over 50 folk, mixer, novelty, singing and special occasion dances.	Active Participation Grades K - 8	Available from CIRA Ontario
Great Gator Games: Canadian Intramural Recreation Association of Ontario. (1998): This resource contains 40 games that will complement any program including intramural, Phys. Ed. classes and playground. Gator skin balls are adaptable, affordable, lightweight and available in a variety of sizes. The balls enable children to learn motor skills without fear of the ball. Specific activities include icebreakers, team tag, and mass and dodge ball games.	Active Participation Grades K - 12	Available from CIRA Ontario
Health Canada’s Physical Activity Guide for Children (6-9 yrs) and Youth (10 -14 yrs): These pamphlets contain messages about the recommendations (i.e. frequency, intensity, time, and type) for physical activity among children and youth.	Active Participation, Healthy Living Grades 1 - 8	Children's Guide Youth Guide
Health Canada’s Teacher’s Guide to Physical Activity for Children (6-9 yrs) and Youth (10-14 yrs): These booklets provide information and ideas for teachers on how to fulfill the recommendations for physical activity among children and youth. They include tips on behaviour change and goal setting, teacher success stories, and ideas to incorporate physical activity into the school day.	Active Participation, Healthy Living Grades 1 - 8	Children's Guide Youth Guide
Health Canada ’s “Gotta Move” Magazine for Children (6-9 yrs) and “Let’s Get Active” Magazine for Youth (10-14 yrs): These magazines include a number of fun ideas for children and youth to participate in physical activity. They also include quizzes and activities for them to complete.	Active Participation, Healthy Living Grades 1 - 8	Gotta Move Let's Get Active
Health Canada’s Family Guide to Physical Activity for Children (6-9 yrs) and Youth (10-14 yrs): These booklets provide information and ideas for parents on how to fulfill the recommendations for physical activity among children and youth. They include tips on behaviour change, tracking progress, and lots of fun ideas on how to get active as a family.	Active Participation, Healthy Living Grades 1 - 8	Family Guide for Children Family Guide for Youth
Health Canada’s Physical Activity Chart and Stickers: This is a fun and interactive poster and sticker set that children can use to keep track of the physical activities they do. It can be used as a motivational tool for children to try different activities.	Active Participation, Healthy Living Grades 1 - 3	Kid's Sticker Activity Sheet
Inclusive Games Movement Fun for Everyone! Susan L. Kasser (1995): This resource has 50 inclusive adaptable games so children of all capabilities can practice and play to improve their movement skills.	Active Participation Grades K - 8	No image available
Mass Appeal – Activities for Groups of 50 or More: Canadian Intramural Recreation Association of Ontario . (1997): This resource has over 60 activities for groups of 50 to as many as 1,000! Activities are divided into five categories: Fun & Fitness, Mix & Mingle, Just a Little Zany, Games Galore and Just for the Fun of It. Activities require little equipment and promote cooperation and friendly competition and can be incorporated into play days, orientations and fit weeks.	Active Participation Grades K - 12	View Booklet Cover
Multicultural Games Book: This book features 75 games from 43 countries. It provides information on how vigorous the activity is, what equipment is needed, where the game can be played, trivia to test students regarding the particular country or culture all in an easy to read format.	Active Participation Grades K - 8	No Image Available
Not Just Another Games Book: Canadian Intramural Recreation Association of Ontario . (1994): Written by experienced educators, the book includes over twenty chapters on theme week and special event programming for elementary schools. Topic areas include: Welcome Week, Week on Wheels, Fitness Follies and Western Daze.	Active Participation Grades K - 8	Available from CIRA Ontario
Ready-to-Use PE Activities (3 books based on grade): Joanne and Maxwell Landy (2002,2003): These resources contain over 500 ready-to-use fitness-oriented activities and games tailored to the specific developmental needs of students in a particular grade level. Variations are also provided.	Active Participation Grades K-9	No Image Available
Schlockey: An Innovative Recess Game, Canadian Intramural Recreation Association Of Ontario: A fast-paced, action packed and exciting game based on hockey.	Active Participation Grades K - 8	Available from CIRA Ontario
You're It – Tag, Tag and More Tag, Canadian Intramural Recreation Association of Ontario. (2001): This resource contains over 80 tag games. Chapter topics include: Traditional Games, Partner & Group Games, Tag Games Using Balls, Tag with a Twist... and more.	Active Participation Grades K - 8	Available from CIRA Ontario

Activities and Kits

Resource

Curriculum Strand and Target Audience

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Fitness Dice: Promotes physical activity by prompting kids to act out whatever action is posted on the “dice”.

Active Participation, Fundamental Movement Skills
Grades K - 6

View the Fitness Dice

Pushball (KIN-BALL): The ball can be used in different activities to promote teamwork and physical conditioning. Encourages players to work in co-operation with each other when serving or receiving the ball. It fosters equality, respect and team spirit among players.

Active Participation, Fundamental Movement Skills
Pre K – Grade 3

View Pushball

Wintergreen Interactive Kits (2):

1. Connecting Math with Physical Education: Allows children to make a connection between Phys-Ed and Math. Kit includes numbered vinyl beanbags, blank vinyl beanbags, rubber dice, plastic numbers, dominoes, a resource guide and a collapsible storage crate.

2. Connecting Language with Physical Education: Allows children to make a connection between Phys-Ed and Language. Kit includes vinyl alphabet beanbags, blank vinyl beanbags, fitness dice, phonics word cards and a collapsible storage crate.

Active Participation, Healthy Living, Math and Language
Grades 1 - 4

View the Math Wintergreen Kit

View the Language Wintergreen Kit

Displays

Resource	Curriculum Strand and Target Audience	View and Access Resource
Be Active, Eat Well Display: This display features a boy on a skateboard and also includes colourful nutritious foods to promote the importance of being active and eating well.	Healthy Living Grades K-8	View Be Active, Eat Well Display
Childhood Obesity Display: Bicycle: This display features a bicycle and the Peel Childhood Obesity Prevention website. The website provides information on how to prevent childhood obesity. This display can be used at school health fairs, open houses and other school events.	Active Participation and Healthy Living Grades K – 8	View Bicycle Display
Childhood Obesity Display: Soccer: This display features a soccer ball and the Peel Childhood Obesity Prevention website. The website provides information on how to prevent childhood obesity. This display can be used at school health fairs, open houses and other school events.	Active Participation and Healthy Living Grades K - 8	View Soccer Display
Powerfuel Display: Features cool graphics of teens being active climbing a granola mountain, shooting hoops with an orange, etc. It promotes both healthy eating and physical activity.	Healthy Living Middle School and Secondary School students and parents	View Powerfuel Display

Workshops

Resource	Curriculum Strand and Target Audience	View and Access Resource
Get Them Moving: Includes physical activity stats, overview of the Canadian Physical Activity Guides, benefits, risks and barriers to physical activity and how to overcome them in families.	Active Living Parents of youth 6 - 17 years of age	Please note: presentation length is 45 minutes but can be shortened

Videos, DVD’s/CD’s

Resource	Curriculum Strand and Target Audience	View and Access Resource
Everybody Move! Daily Physical Activity, CIRA: (2005) A DVD, CD and resource in one package. The CD provides the music, the DVD, the demonstrations and the resource book puts everything together to get everybody moving whether in a small space or a large gym.	Active Participation Grades K - 8	No image available
Fit Kids Video Classroom Workout, Human Kinetics. (2001): This 50-minute workout video can be used in any school space. The video includes four 5 minute and two 10 minute workouts and six “healthy messages”.	Active Participation Grades K - 8	No image available
Fun Classroom Fitness Routines Ages 4-9 and 10-14: (2008) These DVD’s will keep kids active and moving and are a great resource for classroom and physical educators who have limited space and time.	Active Participation Grades JK-3 and Grades 4-8	No image available
Kids Into Action CDs (2006) Produced by ‘Kids Into Action’, these CD’s provide an instructional, musical program divided into six 10 minute tracks. Each track has a different physical activity routine including a warm-up, stretching and cool down session.	Active Participation Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6 and Grades 7-9	No image available
Workout with Ticker: Produced by Peel Heart Health Network and Stretch and Grow of Canada (1999) This 30 minute video is an energizing workout for young children featuring Ticker.	Active Participation Up to grade 3	Workout with Ticker

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