Teaching+Ideas

 =Teaching ideas=

__[|Gymnastics]__ (Primary) Practical background information about planning and teaching gymnastics to Primary students (NSW Dept of Education and Training). __Get skilled: Get active__ (Primary) The 12 movement skills children need to participate in a wide variety of games and sports. You can buy the resource or use the online learning module (NSW Dept of Education and Training). __Teaching fundamental movement skills lesson__ (Primary) Practical information about planning, organising, managing and teaching movement skills lessons for Primary students (NSW Dept of Education and Training). __Jump Rope for Heart__ A n EASY way to inspire your students to become fit and learn fundamental movement skills through skipping. (National Heart Foundation) __Planning guide for fundamental movement skills__ (Primary) A handy guide to use when teaching and planning fundamental movement skills (pdf 1.35mb) (NSW Dept of Education and Training). __Dance__ (Primary) Units of work to help Primary teachers implement dance programs for Early Stage 1 through to Stage 3 (NSW Dept of Education and Training). __[|Get Active Rap]__  (later Primary) A teaching and learning program for Stage 3 students aimed at exploring physical activity and road safety (NSW Dept of Education and Training). __Active-Ate__ (Primary + Year 7) A nutrition program aiming to decrease obesity, disease and tooth decay. There are activities for Years K–7, with teacher factsheets provided (Qld Dept of Education, Training and the Arts). __[|Gender and physical activity]__  (Primary and Secondary) Looks at how to get girls more active at school, with brochures on harassment, self-image, role models, etc (NSW Dept of Education and Training). __PE Central__ (Primary and Secondary) A website from the US with articles, frequently asked questions and lesson plans on physical education. Many of the lessons can easily be adapted for Australian classrooms. __Move It Groove It__ (Primary) A one-year program devised by NSW Health to improve children’s fundamental movement skills and physical activity levels (pdf 445kb). __[|W][|hole-school approach to physical activity]__ (Primary) Ideas and focus questions to guide schools when initiating and implementing school-based change in PDHPE (NSW Dept of Education and Training). __Kids Online Activities__<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> (Primary and Secondary) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Activities developed by the Australian Sports Commission’s Active-After School Communities Program. This online resource encourages students to create physical activities that they can go and play. __PlaySport__<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">(Primary and Secondary) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Interesting activities for a range of ages with names like 'Nuclear Fusion', Target Toss' and 'Scoop Ball' (Ontario Physical and Health Education Association, Canada). <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">__ Active After-school __ <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">__ Communities Program__ <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> (Primary) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> How schools and their communities can become involved in the Australian Sports Commission’s Active After-school Communities Program. __Australian Sports Commission - Teachers Home Page__<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> (Primary and Secondary) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> Practical tools for teachers in helping young people get the most enjoyment, fulfilment and success out of their sport. __Physical education online__<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">(Primary) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> A Canadian website that provides lesson ides for physical education. These can be easily adapted to suit Australian classrooms (Alberta Education). <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> __Warm up and cool down ideas__<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">(Primary) <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Simple, practical ideas for warming up and cooling down during physical activity sessions (The Downs CE Primary School, UK). <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * These practical ideas focus on physical activity in its various forms, from teaching fundamental movement skills to dance. But there is also information on other aspects of PDHPE, such as nutrition, gender issues and whole school planning.**