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The Daily Physical Activity Issue
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With the information found in this newsletter, you will be able to help students:
Grades 1-8: A2.1 Participate in sustained moderate to vigorous physical activity, with appropriate warm-up and cool-down activities, to the best of their ability for a minimum of twenty minutes each day.
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Body Spelling
Equipment: none required
- Have students stand in an open area of the classroom.
- Call out a letter and have the students form that letter by shaping their bodies into the letter. Letters that work well are: A, X, S, C, F, J, I, L, U, V, K, Z. Encourage students to stretch long and hold the stretch for a count of 10. Try counting in a different language.
- Have students work with a partner to each form a different letter and then form a two-letter word. Suggestions for two-letter words include: on, it, of, to, oh, so, hi, do, go, no, by, is, ox, an, at, in.
- In groups of 3 to 4, have students form their bodies to spell a word (e.g., the name of an animal, a classmate’s name).
- As a variation, have the students walk around in the shape of the letter called.
Source: Daily Physical Activity Catalogue of Activities, Kindergarten to Grade 9. British Columbia Ministry of Education
Fortune Cookie Fitness
Equipment: Plastic eggs that open in the middle, strips of paper with fitness activities written on them e.g. 25 jumping jacks, 30 high-knees.
- Have students line up across from a partner, and provide each group with an egg that contains a strip of paper with a fitness activity inside.
- Students can toss the egg underhand to a partner.
- After each successful catch have the students take a step or jump backwards.
- When the egg drops, the pair of students open the egg and perform the activity inside.
- They then return their egg to the basket, take a new egg and repeat the activity.
Source: The Clipboard. PHE Canada
Please remember to anchor each of these DPA activities with an appropriate warm-up and cool-down: PARC Warm-Up and Cool-Down ideas
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Free Resources Available to Keep
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Great new video from Participaction! Make Room for Play:
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Celebrate Winter Walk Day on February 3
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How safe and healthy is your school?
Be a part of a Healthy School Committee to find out!
A Healthy School Committee:
- looks at the big picture - what your school is doing well to promote student and staff well-being and where are the areas for improvement.
- involves students in meaningful change to the physical and social environments of your school
- also involves parents and staff with support from the Health Unit.
Contact your Health Unit's School Health Liaison for more information on how to start or get support for your Healthy School Committee:
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The Perth District and Huron County Health Units want to make delivering quality health education a positive experience for elementary school teachers. We strive to support teachers by providing relevant, curriculum-related material on a monthly basis.
We welcome your feedback! Please send any comments and suggestions to: schoolhealth@pdhu.on.ca
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