Ophea makes it easy to implement DPA with monthly DPA Activity Cards sent to all elementary school teachers from subscribing school boards.
To help you implement the DPA Activity Cards Ophea creates monthly Support Materials - scroll below to see this month's Materials.
Teachers from subscribing boards are well on their way to an active school year with the delivery of Activity Cards for September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April.
Teachers can continue the school year with May’s Great Outdoors and June’s Olympic Spirit themed activities. This package should reach all elementary educators from subscribing board the week of April 28th.
Ophea’s DPA Activity Cards:
- Two different cards for each month will be sent every two months to educators in each division, Primary, Junior and Intermediate, in order to meet the needs of students
- Developed and tested by H&PE experts in the field
- Include a warm up, moderate to vigorous activity, and a cool down
- Are 20 minutes in length
- Include activities suitable for classroom, multipurpose, gymnasium and outdoor spaces
- Have fun, topical/seasonal themes which help make implementation easy and enjoyable for both teachers and students
- Include safety considerations, equipment needs and notes for educators
Supplementary Resources
Three supplementary resources will be supplied to teachers from subscribing school boards throughout the school year to enhance the use of the DPA Activity Cards. This month’s package includes the following two Supplements:
First Supplement: 50 Fitness Activities
The last 2 pages (Activities 38-50) of the 50 Fitness Activities supplement, which were delivered in bimonthly installments along with the cards, has arrived with May and June's Activity Card package. You will find these heart raising activities designed specifically for limited space used throughout the Activity Cards. When you do, check back to the supplement card to read the description and illustration for each Fitness Activity. The 50 Fitness Activities Supplement is a valuable resource to help you create a library of core activities that can be used on their own or to add variety to your existing activities. The 50 Fitness Activities Supplement is also available for download as individual classroom signs below.
November and December 50 Fitness Activities Support
January and February 50 Fitness Activities Support
March and April 50 Fitness Activities Support
May and June 50 Fitness Activities Support
Second Supplement: Ophea’s Movin’ Music for DPA CD
The second supplement, Ophea’s Movin’ Music for DPA CD has been delivered to your principal as part of November’s and December’s Activity Card package. Music is an excellent motivator for students when they participate in DPA. The music on this CD has been chosen to accompany specific activities within Ophea’s DPA Activity Cards. However, the music may also be used to accompany many other activities of your own selection Music can be used as a signal to start, stop or change activities and varying tempos of music can be used to increase or decrease the pace of the movements. One copy for each division has been provided. Additional copies of Ophea's Movin' Music for DPA CD can be ordered at the following link:
Order additional copies of Ophea's Movin' Music for DPA CD
Activity Card Support Materials
Additional supports have been created to assist implementation of the Activity Cards. To download these support materials please click on the links below.
The following Stretch Support, include definitions of dynamic and static stretches as well as warm-up and cool-down stretches. These are available in two different formats and are a support for each month's activity cards.
- An easy to use poster format allows signs with names and descriptions of stretches to be posted around the classroom for student reference.
Primary Junior Intermediate
- A summary chart is also available which allows easy access and reference for teachers.
Primary Junior Intermediate
September Activity Card Supports
October Activity Card Supports
November Activity Card Supports
December Activity Card Supports
January Activity Card Supports
February Activity Card Supports
March Activity Card Supports
April Activity Card Supports
May Activity Card Supports
June Activity Card Supports
Activity Card Supports September 2006 - June 2007
Did you miss out on Ophea’s 2006/2007 DPA Activity Cards? Check out Ophea's Fabulous Fifty Activity Card Set!
This resource will save you time and provide quality DPA support. Great for new teachers and teachers new to DPA! Each package includes 5 different activity cards from the 2006/2007 DPA Activity Cards for either Primary, Junior or Intermediate divisions for 10 months. Please note the month of November features a Chair Aerobics Poster which is suitable for all three divisions. Each card includes a warm up, an activity, a cool down and safety considerations.
Also included in your purchase is access to the online 2006/07 supplementary materials (e.g., missions sheets, fitness stations cards, etc.) to support the use of these cards. The Fabulous Fifty Activity Card Set is available to school boards subscribing to the 2007/08 Ophea DPA Services for $25 and to non-subscribers for $30.
Ophea’s Fabulous Fifty Activity Card Set Order Form
Additional Support:
Helpful DPA Activity Card Definitions and Information
Safety in Daily Physical Activity
DPA Planning Checklist
Meet the DPA Activity Card Writers
Liability
Every effort has been made to trace the owners of copyrighted material and to make due acknowledgement. If cases have been identified where this has not been done, please notify Ophea so appropriate corrective action can be taken.
Ophea, its representatives, and all program writers and contributors are not responsible for the implementation of the materials and they shall not be liable for any damages, direct or indirect, special or consequential, which result from the use of or misuse of or negligent use of the materials, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any damages arising from injury incurred by participants.
