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Welcome to the ELEMENTARY Physical Education page!
Browse teaching resources created by LEARN and curated resources from the Phys. Ed. community at large.
What's new in Phys. Ed.?
Funding Opportunities in Physical Education for 2025!
School Health grant for Youth – Canada.ca
Team Canada Olympic Day Grant
New Interactive Tools
Available on the new “Digital Competency in Physical Education & Health” webpage.
Professional Development Resources
Scan below to find presentations from workshops, articles, and more for your professional development.
Creating a lead up game
A prezi presentation that provides a global overview of creating a lead up game.
Creating your own lead up games
This is a slide deck from our workshop at the APEQ Conference 2024. The slideshow goes through the significance of lead up games, offers a
Exercising Technology: Microcontrollers in Physical Education
This blog post features the perspective of an opportunity to leverage the micro:bit’s popularity with students and to include it in physical education classes.
Learning Landscapes – Vol 10 No 2 (2017): Fostering Health and Well-Being in Education
The submissions in this issue share research, ideas, stories and programs that include individuals as young as six years-old through to seniors in long-term care.
Professional Learning
Workshops
Below are all upcoming events for Phys. Ed. teachers.
Pedagogical Support
Please contact us if you are looking for personalized support in the form of workshops, classroom support, or curriculum planning with technology.
Curated Resources
Curated Teaching and Learning Resources
PEH Websites
PEH Quebec on Pinterest
The DEEN subcommittee consultants for Physical Education have set up a series of boards on Pinterest to share their suggestions for best sites. Follow us, and we will find and add your ideas too! pinterest.ca/pehquebec
VOLLEYBALL QUEBEC (Minivolley!)
English LES are now available on the Volleyball Quebec web site.
There is a Volleyball Quebec Youtube video channel which has started publishing English videos.
Volleyball Quebec has been very accomodating with additional resources. Make requests on Twitter @VolleyballQCÂ
The Physical Educator
An online professional development resource for physical educators. Their mission is to help you become the best physical education teacher you can be.
Physical and Health Education Canada
Canada’s premier professional organization for physical and health educators for over 80 years. Various resources and tools as well as their PHE Journal.
P.E. Central
Lessons, Assessment, Best Practices, Prof. Dev. including Online PD Courses, Onsite Workshops, etc. and of course the Hall of Shame!
Darebee
One stop shop for fitness resources, fitness station ideas, etc.
PE Games
Warm-Ups, Full Length, Classroom, Weekly Challenges, Fitness Circuits, etc.
ThePhysicalEducator.com standards-based games
Some great content for your physical education program:
Invasion Games, Target Games, Net and Wall Games, Striking and Field Games, Chasing and Fleeing Games, Fundamental Movement Skills Games, Cooperation Games, and Health and Fitness Games!
Association of Physical Educators of Quebec (APEQ)
All about the APEQ conference and contacts for membership. Games!
PHYSEDagogy
Strengthening the physical education and health profession through meaningful and relevant professional learning opportunities in modern pedagogy.
OPEN – Online Physical Education Network
Curriculum Resources, PD, Equipment Packs.
SPARK
A research-based organization that disseminates evidence-based Physical Education, After School, Early Childhood, and Coordinated School Health programs to teachers and recreation leaders.
Go to sample Lesson Plans
Huddleconnect
A collection of free Phys. Ed. webinars giving by leading Physical Education experts from Thompson Publishing.
Youtube sites to check out!
Video Collections
CIRA Ontario Resources
CIRA Ontario is a registered charity whose mission is to encourage, promote and develop active living, healthy lifestyles and personal growth through intramural and recreational programs within the education and recreation communities.
Check out the ‘game videos‘ page. More are on the way!
Physical Education: Training Videos (BBC)
This website is home to thousands of free curriculum-mapped videos, arranged by age-group and subject.
Choose Elementary or Secondary age groups and look for the Physical Education content headings
Note that all documents referred to below are actually links directed to locations on the Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec (MEQ) site itself, specifically from the MEQ Programs of Study
Curated Professional Development Resources
2023-2024 CONFERENCES: Physical Education - Healthy Schools - Physical Activity Promotion
Learning Communities & Professional Associations
Various associations and groups allow PEH teachers to communicate and share, and to develop as professional learners.
PEH Contacts and Social Media
Find out what is going on in Physical Education and Health in Quebec. Follow some key folks and let us know about great resource and important events.
Facebook and other groups
- Fédération des éducateurs et éducatrices physiques enseignants du Québec – Association
- ÉPS : Je partage, tu partages, on s’entraide! Facebook group (French)
- Les TIC en EPSÂ Facebook group (French)
- Association of Physical Educators of Quebec (APEQ)Â Facebook group (English)
Additional Resources in Fitness Education
Fitness Education
If you’re looking for additional resources, such as game ideas. Check out the Fitness Education resource website, created through a PDIG grant in 2019.
Contact
Craig Bullett
LEARN - Pedagogical Consultant Phys Ed Dossier
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