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Daily Physical Activity (DPA)

Ophea’s comprehensive DPA Kits and individual resources are designed to support educators in meeting the Ontario Ministry of Education’s DPA mandate that every elementary student will take part in a minimum of 20 minutes of sustained moderate to vigorous physical activity each day.

Ophea’s comprehensive DPA Kits and individual resources contain activities and supports for the Primary (P), Junior (J) and Intermediate (I) divisions. The following resources are available to order:

DPA Kits

The following chart details what each package includes.

 

Division
Binder

Activity Card Supplement DVD

Movin’ Music for DPA CD Volume I

Movin’ Music for DPA CD Volume II

Dancing for DPA DVD

DPA in Action DVD

Complete Package

P, J & I

1 copy

3 copies

3 copies

3 copies

3 copies

Two Division Combo

Your choice of any 2 divisions

1 copy

2 copies

2 copies

2 copies

2 copies

Single Division

Any division of your choice

1 copy

1 copy

1 copy

1 copy

1 copy

 

Individual DPA Resources

 

Description

Division

Division Binder
  • Binder with 90 activity cards (divided into categories such as active games, tag games and dance)
  • Include safety considerations
  • Contain activities integrated with math, science & technology, the arts and language

P, J or I

Movin' Music for DPA Vol. 1
  • CD with 21 tracks
  • Total running time - 1:10:57

 

Suitable for
P,J & I

Movin' Music for DPA Vol. 2
  • CD with 20 tracks
  • Total running time - 1:03:12

Suitable for
P,J & I

Dancing for DPA DVD
  • Includes step-by-step instructions for 50 essential dance movements and 4 complete dances which utilize these movements.
  • Includes video clips of the 50 Fitness Activities

Suitable for
P,J & I

DPA in Action DVD

 
  • Provides step-by-step demonstrations of 9 different cross-curricular activities (3 activities  for each division) from Ophea’s Divisional DPA binders
  • Curriculum expectations in HPE, Language, Science and Technology, Math and the Arts

Suitable for
P,J & I

Sample Activities

Try out these sample activities from the Ophea DPA Kits. Each link contains an activity card, links to supplementary resources, and a video of the activity in action!
Question Collection
Lingo Bingo
Rockin' Rummy

Ophea’s DPA Kits and individual resources are available in English.

For more information contact dpa@ophea.net

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