Ophea has worked in partnership with the Ministry of Education to develop a variety of guides for teachers, administrators and school boards to support DPA implementation.
Click here for the complete teacher guides
In English www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/dpa.html
In French www.edu.gov.on.ca/fre/teachers/dpa.html
Additional DPA Professional Development & Resources
Kids’ Health Conference
The conference provides an excellent professional development opportunity for educators and includes a variety of quality interactive DPA workshop sessions. School boards subscribing to the DPA Services receive a substantial discount on delegate prices for Ophea’s 2009 Kids’ Health Conference.
Ophea DPA Workshops
Ophea H&PE Master Trainers provide practical, hands-on workshops that can be individualized to meet your school board’s specific DPA needs. For a list of DPA workshops visit www.ophea.net/hpe. DPA specific workshops are available to school boards subscribing to the DPA Services for a $100 discount.
Ophea’s DPA Activity Card Sets 2006-2008:
Great for new teachers and teachers new to DPA! These cards are packaged as sets for either Primary, Junior or Intermediate divisions. Also included in each purchase is access to the cards’ online supplementary materials (e.g., mission sheets, fitness station cards).
Ophea's DPA Activity Card Set Volume 1 (2006/07)
Includes 50 activity cards per division. Please note the month of November features a Chair Aerobics Poster which is suitable for all three divisions.
Ophea's DPA Activity Card Set Volume 2 (2007/08)
Includes 20 activity cards per division and a copy of the 50 Fitness Activities in chart format (visually demonstrating 50 activities).
Ophea's DPA Activity Card Set Volume 3 (2008/09)
Includes 15 cross-curricular activity cards for each division. These activities integrate physical activity with Math and Language curriculum expectations.
Ophea's Movin' Music for DPA
Ophea’s first music CD consisting of 21 tracks of energizing music suitable for Primary, Junior and Intermediate divisions.
Dancing for DPA - The Ophea Way! DVD
This instructional DVD assists educators in using dance during DPA. The DVD includes step-by-step instructions for 50 essential dance movements and 4 complete dances which utilize movements from the 50 dance steps. As a bonus, also included on the DVD are video clips of the 50 Fitness Activities: activities designed specifically for limited space such as the classroom.
Other Ophea Supports which can help school boards, schools, and teachers implement DPA include:
- Core Support Resource: the H&PE Curriculum Support Binders have many examples of daily physical activities within the physical education units. Appendix B is also dedicated to daily physical activities in limited space and outdoors.
- Ophea's Safety Guidelines: the Ontario Physical Education Safety Guidelines are considered the minimum standard for safety in Ontario . These documents have undergone a complete review and are available online at www.safetyguidelines.ca
- activ8 and PlaySport also provide a wide range of activities that can be used to implement daily physical activity.
- Asthma and DPA: Free Resources
Including: What Educators Need to Know about Daily Physical Activity (DPA) & Asthma Resource Folder and the Asthma Communications Support Package: An Asthma Communications Support Package.
