Action Schools! BC Planning Guide

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Thanks!
Action Schools! BC gratefully acknowledges the contributions of all those involved in the
Grades K to 3 and 4 to 7 Physical Activity and Healthy Eating pilots. The feedback provided by
the administrators and more than 150 teachers who gave their time to complete paperwork,
attend meetings and track their activities was invaluable. Action Schools! BC is indebted to
the ‘Action Teams’ of the following schools who made the initiative so successful:
Alfred B. Dixon Elementary, Richmond, SD #38
Randerson Ridge Elementary, Nanaimo, SD #68
Black Mountain Elementary, Central Okanagan, SD #23
Roosevelt Park Elementary, Prince Rupert, SD #52
Blewett Elementary, Nelson, SD #8
Rosemont Elementary, Nelson, SD #8
Braefoot Elementary, Victoria, SD #61
Roy Wilcox Elementary, Kitimat, SD #82
Brentwood Park Elementary, Burnaby, SD #41
Selkirk Montessori School, Victoria, IND #61
Brooksbank Elementary, North Vancouver, SD #44
Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary, Vancouver, SD #39
Chute Lake Elementary, Central Okanagan, SD #23
Sir Guy Carleton Elementary, Vancouver, SD #39
Dr. Annie B. Jamieson Elementary, Vancouver, SD #39
Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary, Vancouver, SD #39
E.T. Kenney Primary School, Terrace, SD #82
South Kelowna Elementary, Central Okanagan, SD #23
Eagle View Elementary, Victoria, SD #61
South Rutland Elementary, Central Okanagan, SD #23
G.T. Cunningham Elementary, Vancouver, SD #39
St Joseph’s Catholic School, Victoria, IND #61
General Brock Elementary, Vancouver, SD #39
Walter Moberly Elementary, Vancouver, SD #39
Harry Hooge Elementary, Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows, SD #42
Westwind Elementary, Richmond, SD #38
James Thompson Elementary, Richmond, SD #38
Willway Elementary, Sooke, SD #62
Lord Nelson Elementary, Vancouver, SD #39
Action Schools! BC also acknowledges a passionate network of Master and Regional Trainers, along
with a team of experienced teachers and professionals in the sector, who provide expertise to the
Support Team in order for the initiative to evolve from lessons learned and to remain relevant to the
ever-changing BC school communities.
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2 Action Schools! BC Planning Guide – K to 7
The Model
What is Action Schools! BC? / 5
An Evolving Model / 10
Facilitating Learning / 12
Physical Activity and Physical Education / 12
Healthy Eating / 13
Inclusive Practices / 14
School Community Capacity Building / 16
Professional Development / 16
Resources and Equipment / 16
Student Leadership / 17
Schools in Action / 18
Key Resources & Equipment
School-Wide / 22
Physical Activity / 23
Healthy Eating / 25
Activate Your School
STEP 1: Engage / 30
STEP 2: Take Stock / 31
STEP 3: Take Action / 32
STEP 4: Reflect / 36
School-Wide Planning
Action Zones / 40
Physical Education Yearly Planner
Sample Calendar for Grades K to 3 / 58
Sample Calendar for Grades 4 to 7 / 59
Alphabetical Activity Plans / 60
Supplementary
School Equipment List / 95
Online Resources & Support / 98
What is Action Schools! BC?
Action Schools! BC is a best practices
whole-school model designed to assist
elementary and middle schools in creating
and implementing individualized action
plans to promote healthy living while
achieving academic outcomes and
supporting comprehensive school health.
Active, healthy kids are better learners and
Action Schools! BC contributes to the overall
health, well-being, and physical literacy of
children and youth through the integration
of physical activity, physical education, and
healthy eating practices into the school
community, with a goal of providing a
foundation for life-long healthy living.
Action Schools! BC is a source for practical and
relevant professional development, curriculumlinked inclusive resources and support, and
student leadership training. As a socio-ecological
model, Action Schools! BC recognizes that a school
setting provides significant opportunities for
contributing to students’ health through the
engagement and empowerment of all shareholders
(educators, students, administrators, caregivers,
and other members of the school community).
The Vision
Health promoting schools can help students
and youth:
Increase focus and concentration
Perform better academically
Engage in their own personalized learning
experience
Develop mindfulness and the ability to
self-regulate
Understand the benefits of engaging in a
healthy lifestyle
Enhance self-esteem
Show improved behaviour
Have a stronger sense of belonging and
school connectedness
Develop connectedness to their own and
other cultures
Improve physical and mental health
Improve physical literacy through
fundamental movement skill development
Establish healthy behaviours and productive
relationships that last into adulthood
Sleep better and have more energy
Fight off sickness and disease
Healthy living is integrated into the fabric
of BC schools and is maintained through
partnerships with family and community, and
long-term measurable and sustainable health
benefits are achieved.
Health Promoting Schools
In a healthy school community setting, education
and health are intrinsically linked and the health
and well-being of the students, the staff, and the
families are addressed.
Action Schools! BC Planning Guide – K to 7 5
Children’s Health
Action Schools! BC is a response to concerns
about children’s health. According to Canada’s
2013 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children
and Youth, 7% of 5 to 11 year olds and 4% of 12 to
17 years olds are meeting the Canadian Physical
Activity Guidelines of 60 minutes of moderate
to vigorous intensity physical activity daily. For
youth aged 9 to 13, 62% of boys and 68% of girls
do not eat 5 servings of vegetables and fruit
per day (Canada’s Food Guide recommends 6
servings of vegetables and fruit per day for this
age group). These high rates of physical inactivity
and poor eating habits are leading to increased
numbers of Canadian children and youth who
are overweight, obese, and/or type 2 diabetic.
Rates of obesity and youth-onset type 2 diabetes
are even higher for First Nations, Inuit and Métis
children compared to the Canadian born nonAboriginal population of children according to
the National Aboriginal Health Organization
Fact Sheet, May 2012. Children who are physically
active and well nourished have higher levels of
concentration, perform better academically, and
show improved behaviour, punctuality and
attendance.
Framework For Action
The Action Schools! BC framework for action
supports public, independent, First Nations and
Francophone schools. Building on successful
practices and existing resources within the
school community, the creation of a health
promoting school action plan integrates the
efforts of teachers, school administrators,
families, community practitioners and health
professionals to achieve goals in six Action Zones.
The Planning Guide for Schools and Teachers
describes each Action Zone in detail and
provides sample goal statements, action ideas,
lesson ideas, and recommended resources to
guide and engage schools in a step-by-step
planning and activation process (see p. 29).
Six Action Zones
Makes healthy choices the
easy choices by creating
healthy living policy supporting
safe and inclusive school
environments.
Provides an annual physical
education calendar of ideas
and best practice resources
that support the goals of
the BC Ministry of Education.
Provides innovative physical activity
and healthy eating activities for the
classroom that complement physical
and health education, and build
healthy bodies and minds.
Fosters the development of
partnerships with families and
community practitioners to benefit
from the resources available to
promote and encourage healthy living.
Supports a variety of opportunities
for students, staff and families to
engage in healthy living before
and after school, and during lunch
and recess.
Cultivates school spirit by
encouraging physical activity,
supporting healthy eating choices,
and celebrating the benefits of
healthy living for the whole school.
Supporting Comprehensive
School Health
In Canada, the terms Health Promoting
Schools and Comprehensive School Health
(CSH) reflect healthy school community
frameworks that follow international health
guidelines and frameworks. These frameworks
describe the same basic concepts and processes,
using slightly different language, and aim to
improve student health and educational
success through the creation of healthy
school communities.
Action Schools! BC is a whole-school model
committed to a coordinated approach and
capacity-building partnerships. Action Schools!
BC supports Healthy Schools BC, a key initiative
of the Healthy Families BC strategy, which
strengthens the ability of the health and
education sectors to effectively implement
healthy school initiatives using the CSH
approach.
CSH encompasses the whole-school environment
with actions in four distinct but inter-related pillars*:
Teaching and Learning
Our School Policies
Relationships and Environments
Community Partnerships
The Action Schools! BC teaching resources and
support materials were developed and selected
to support CSH aspects and to contribute to
specific health and academic outcomes. Action
Schools! BC works with DASH (Directorate of
Agencies for School Health) BC whose members
are keenly interested in promoting the CSH
approach to encourage lifelong learning, health
and well-being for BC students.
CSH recognizes the idea that healthy students
learn better and achieve more, and supports
successes in their educational outcomes while
addressing school health in a planned, integrated,
and holistic way.
Research has shown effective CSH actions
make a major contribution to schools achieving
their education and social goals including:
Better learning outcomes for students
Better health and well-being for students,
educators and staff
More effective learning and teaching
A more cooperative and connected school
environment
Action Schools! BC is the most
comprehensive, supportive,
stimulating program that I, as a
teacher, am involved in.
EDUCATOR
Fundamental Movement Skills that
Underpin Physical Literacy
This list is not exhaustive but gives a good idea of the major movement skills across
the three skill groups and multiple physical environments (ground, water, snow, ice, and air).
Locomotor Skills
boosting
climbing
eggbeater
galloping
gliding
hopping
ice picking
jumping
leaping
poling
running
sculling
skating
skipping
sliding
swimming
swinging
wheeling
Manipulative
SENDING:
TRAVELLING WITH:
kicking
punting
rolling
(ball)
strike (ball,
puck, ring)
throwing
dribbling (feet)
dribbling (hands)
dribbling (stick)
RECEIVING:
catching
stopping
trapping
RECEIVING
AND SENDING:
striking
(with a bat)
striking
(with a racquet)
striking
(with a stick)
volleying
(with limbs)
The skills identified above can be developed
through the following four activities. In
combination, they provide a base for all
other sports.
Athletics: running, jumping, throwing, and
wheeling for wheelchair sports.
Gymnastics: ABCs of athleticism (agility,
balance, coordination and speed). Including
dance adds to rhythmic abilities.
Swimming: for water safety reasons, for
balance in a buoyant environment, and as
the foundation for all water-based sports.
balancing/centring
body rolling
dodging
eggbeater
floating
landing
ready position
sinking/falling
spinning
stopping
stretching/curling
swinging
twisting/turning
Without fundamental movement skills (FMS), a
child will have difficulty participating in any sport.
For example, to enjoy baseball, basketball, cricket,
football, netball, handball, rugby and softball, the
simple skill of catching must be mastered.
Fundamental movement and basic sport skills
should be introduced through fun activities and
short games. At the FUNdamentals stage, it is
critical to provide many opportunities for children
to explore their movement potential in a safe
environment.
Skating, slipping and sliding movements on
ice, snow or water: for balance and stability,
and as the foundation for sliding, skating and
gliding sports.
Adapted from www.canadiansportforlife.ca
Non-Locomotor
CANADIAN
SPORT FOR LIFE
Contributing to
Physical Literacy
Physical literacy is a concept that is rapidly
gaining acceptance around the world as
the cornerstone of both participation and
excellence in physical activity and sport.
Individuals who are physically literate are
more likely to be active for life. In Canada,
the Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) movement
is seeking to improve the quality of sport and
physical activity while promoting physical
literacy through the development of
fundamental movement skills (p. 8) and
basic sport skills.
Canadian Sport
for Life Model
The Action Schools! BC framework contributes
to physical literacy by supporting the provision
of quality physical education and physical
activities that offer skill learning experiences
which enhance students’ sense of accomplishment,
confidence, and self-esteem, and ensure they
develop positive attitudes toward active living.
The activities and lesson ideas outlined in the
Action Schools! BC resources and integrated into
the professional development workshops support
the facilitation of inclusive fundamental movement
skill teaching and learning.
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HEALTH OF THE NATION
Active for Life
A physically literate individual
is someone who moves with
competence and confidence in a
wide variety of physical activities
in multiple environments that
benefit the healthy development
of the whole person. This is critical
for children so they feel confident
and engaged whether they
participate in activity for fun,
health, competition, or the
pursuit of excellence.
PHE CANADA, 2013
Infants
Reference: www.canadiansportforlife.ca
An Evolving Model
In order to remain relevant and up-to-date to BC
schools, the Action Schools! BC model continues
to evolve based on evaluations, findings and
new research, changes to BC’s Ministry of
Education’s Curriculum Education Plan and
Aboriginal Enhancement Agreements, feedback
from educators, other members of school
communities, Master and Regional Trainers,
stakeholders and partners, and more.
The number of minutes of physical activity offered
outside physical education was significantly
associated with the use of Action Schools! BC.
Evidence-Based Approach
50% of teachers reported changing or planning
to change their approach to healthy eating
curriculum because of Action Schools! BC.
The Action Schools! BC Support Team provides
information and expertise to assist with the
implementation of ongoing research and is
consulted by researchers investigating and
evaluating the initiative. A comprehensive evidencebased health outcome evaluation during the
Action Schools! BC Physical Activity and Physical
Education pilot was designed to determine the
impact of the model on participating students.
Results provided evidence the initiative increased
the students’ physical activity levels and contributed
to improvements in their bone health, heart health,
muscle fitness, dietary requirement awareness, and
academic performance. Evaluation results from the
Action Schools! BC Healthy Eating pilot showed the
initiative had a significant effect on the number
of servings of vegetables and fruit consumed per
day by students, and supported the intake of a
significantly greater variety of vegetables and fruit.
Findings from the Action Schools! BC
implementation evaluation conducted
during the 2008/2009 school year further
demonstrated the success of the initiative
and supported continued implementation.
Highlights include:
73% of teachers in registered schools
reported being users of the Physical Activity
component of Action Schools! BC.
75% of teachers reported using Action Schools! BC
to meet the Daily Physical Activity guidelines.
Classroom delivery of physical activity and healthy
eating opportunities were positively associated
with the use of Action Schools! BC.
Teachers were 6 times more likely to provide a
healthy eating lesson if they received Action
Schools! BC professional development than
if they did not.
For further findings and related research
visit www.actionschoolsbc.ca
Successful Track Record
After a decade of successful collaborative, capacity
building efforts, Action Schools! BC continues to
evolve and provide innovative best practice
resources and support to BC public, independent,
First Nations and Francophone elementary and
middle schools. Demand for the initiative’s support
is as high as ever – 100% of BC school districts are
involved in the initiative and Action Schools! BC
delivers 400-500 workshops with more than 9,000
participants annually.
For a list of recognition and awards
Support Team
The Action Schools! BC Support Team has led
the development and implementation of
Action Schools! BC since its inception in 2002.
Building on 30 years of experience promoting
and supporting healthy living in the education
sector, the Support Team provides unique and
specialized support to BC schools. The Support
Team’s philosophy and comprehensive approach
are based on an in-depth understanding of the
education sector, an emphasis on customer
service, responsiveness to the changing market,
regular teacher feedback and consultation, and
evaluation results.
Action Schools! BC
Timeline
2012-current
Ongoing Resources
and Support
Refresher and Teacher
Mentorship Workshops
2008
The Action Schools! BC Support Team has
trained more than 200 Regional Trainers and
coordinates an active network of 75 Master and
Regional Trainers who deliver Action Schools! BC
workshops and Teacher Mentorship across the
province.
Strength through
Partnerships
Partnerships are integral to the success of
Action Schools! BC. The Action Schools! BC
Support Team has taken a strategic approach
to partnership building to promote and further
develop the initiative’s framework for action,
support community and provincial involvement,
enhance communication and collaboration with
organizations in and outside of BC, and build
upon current momentum around healthy living
across sectors and jurisdictions.
Roll-Out
Healthy Eating
Student
Leadership
Implementation
Evaluation
2007
2006
Trainers
2011
Pilot
Healthy Eating
Grades K to 7
2006
Roll-Out
Physical Activity
Grades K to 3 and
Middle School
2004
Roll-Out
Physical Activity
Grades 4 to 7
Roll-Out
Healthy Eating
Grades K to 7
2006
Roll-Out
Physical Activity
Student Leadership
2005
Pilot
Physical Activity
Grades K to 3 and
Middle School
2003
Pilot
Physical Activity
Grades 4 to 7
Awards/Recognition
2013
Recipient of the
national Health
Promoting Schools
Champion Award
2008
Recipient of a national
and regional Speaking
of Food and Healthy
Living Award
2009
Recognized as a
positive intervention in
the Active Healthy Kids
Canada Report Card on
Physical Activity for
Children and Youth
Facilitating Learning
Physical Activity and
Physical Education
Action Schools! BC Physical Activity
resources are designed to support teachers
in integrating engaging, inclusive and diverse
physical activities and physical education
opportunities that address the goals of BC’s
Ministry of Education curriculum and meet
the Daily Physical Activity (DPA) requirements.
The model seeks to engage, empower, and
activate the whole school community, inspired
by the knowledge that physical activity can
contribute to overall health and well-being,
physical literacy, brain development, academic
achievement, self-regulation, and increased
self-esteem.
The Action Schools! BC Physical Activity
resources encourage these outcomes
through a variety of activities that support
the development of healthy bones, hearts,
muscles and selves, contribute to DPA
(identified by the physical activity categories
of endurance, flexibility, and strength),
and build fundamental movement skills
(identified by locomotor, non-locomotor,
and manipulative skills) (see p. 8).
DPA
Endurance Flexibility Strength
FMS
Locomotor Non-Locomotor Manipulative
Thank you so much! You are
single handedly making my
teaching life such a breeze!
EDUCATOR
Healthy
Strong bones are built
during childhood and
adolescence. Jumping,
weight-bearing, and
strength training activities build strong skeletons, and
decrease the risk of osteoporotic fractures later in life.
BONES
Healthy
Cardiovascular disease
is the second leading
cause of death in Canada.
Physical activity can
contribute to a healthy lifestyle and decreased risk
of heart disease. Regular participation in active
games, individual pursuits, and running or walking
will contribute to students’ heart health.
HEART
Healthy
Muscle strength
and flexibility
enhance functional
ability and support
life-long active living. Weight bearing and strength
training activities exert forces on the bones contributing
to healthy bone development. Stretching increases range
of motion and contributes to muscle development.
MUSCLES
Healthy
Active, healthy kids are
better learners. Movement
serves to energize and
activate the body, improve
focus and develop the brain. Physical activities develop
fundamental movement skills and promote positive
social interactions, increasing students’ competency
and self-esteem.
SELF
Healthy Eating
Action Schools! BC Healthy Eating resources
are designed to improve healthy eating practices
and attitudes and develop food literacy in
children while meeting Physical and Health
Education and cross-curricular outcomes (English
Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies,
Science, and Arts Education) and supporting
the Guidelines for Food & Beverage Sales in
BC Schools. Food literacy is an understanding
of the impact of one’s food choices on health,
the environment and community.
The Action Schools! BC Healthy Eating resources
and activities encourage outcomes in four areas:
1 Increasing vegetable and fruit consumption
2 Making healthy drink choices
3 Limiting sugary drinks
4 Developing critical thinking and
media awareness
Providing strongly worded, simple messages
focused on changing a specific behaviour
has been documented to be a more effective
health promotion strategy than the delivery
of broader nutrition messages. With this in
mind, foundational messaging is provided
through Tracking, Tasting, Snacking and
Learning Activities:
Tracking
Tracking aspects
of healthy eating
increases awareness of where things are going
well and where changes are necessary. It also
provides a foundation for setting goals to move
toward healthier practices.
Tasting
Repeated exposure to food,
including preparation and
tasting, is the most effective way to influence a
child’s eating behaviours. Some children require
10 to 15 exposures to a new food before they
decide to try it, or to like it!
Snacking
Healthy snacking
throughout the
day maintains energy for growing, learning and
playing. Snacking activities expose children to the
benefits of choosing healthy snacks, providing them
with opportunities to make their own food and
drink choices, and encouraging them to bring
healthy food and drink to school.
Learning
Eating practices
and attitudes are
established in childhood and adolescence, and
childhood eating practices are predictive of
eating patterns in adulthood. Diverse and creative
classroom activities and discussions expose
children to healthy eating choices and provide
the necessary knowledge, skills and experiences to
build the foundation for life-long healthy eating.
Inclusive Practices
It is important to provide the opportunity for participants of all abilities and interests to be involved and
find joy in physical activity. Inclusive practices recognize the inherent value of each participant; the right
to take risks and make mistakes; the need for independence and self-determination; and the right to
choose. The following is a reference for engaging participants with physical and intellectual disabilities
in playground, low organizational physical activities and sport.
Some General Guidelines
Ask the participant. They know best about their ability and what strategies can be developed to
make them feel comfortable. Make sure the participant is involved in every step of the inclusion
process.
Make adjustments to the activity only when necessary. Many people with disabilities require
few or only minor adjustments to participate fully. Adaptations should aim to increase the person’s
participation, success and enjoyment.
Approach inclusion on an individual basis. Specific disabilities require specific adaptations.
Reduce new skills down to their smallest components. This allows participants to master
each new skill component separately and build their skill set progressively.
Approach adaptations as temporary. Consider adjustments made to the activity as a
springboard for developing new skills that allow the person to participate more fully and
without relying on the adaptation in the future.
Be fair. Any modifications to the activity should be fair to all participants involved, regardless
of ability. Modifications which single out participants with a disability only contribute to isolation
and enforce stereotypes.
Make sure equipment is available. If specific equipment is not available, this may limit
opportunities.
Ensure that an atlanto-axial x-ray has been completed if necessary. For individuals with down
syndrome an x-ray is recommended to ensure the stability of joints in the neck.*
LEGEND – Common Adaptations
equipment of various size,
weight, colour and texture
extend # of tries/
attempts
adjust the size of
playing area
allow a partner
to assist
lengthen or shorten
the playing time
give verbal clues
and oral prompts
lower and/or increase
size of target
vary the tempo
mark positions on
playing field
Adapted from Cira Ontario, 2003, www.ciraontario.com
Playground Activities
FOUR SQUARE
FRISBEE GAMES
HOCKEY
Allow double bounces
Draw larger squares
Fix player positions in one spot
Use an over-inflated or misshaped ball
Use games that require players to hit
target with Frisbee, but not to catch it
(e.g. modified ‘Frisbee golf’)
Substitute Frisbee for a ball in other
games: (e.g. ’Frisbee baseball’)
Use plastic sticks (for hockey)
Use sleds for all skaters (sledge hockey)
HOPSCOTCH
Use a large, easily handled marker
Allow stepping on lines
Have a peer leader or assistive device
for support
Allow players to hop on two feet
Allow two hops in one square
Use brightly coloured chalk or paint
RELAY RACES
Use scooter boards; add inner tubes for
extra protection against bumps
Use mats pulled along the ground
Have participants knock objects off cones
instead of maneuvering around them
Use large, padded obstacles
JUDO
All participants participate on knees
Provide assistive device
ORIENTEERING
Map a course that is accessible for all
Try trail www.trailo.org or string
orienteering
Eliminate timing
Use picture controls
SCHLOCKEY
Variation of hockey played in a 4’ x 8’
arena with side and end boards
An excellent playground game for those
with limited mobility
Low Organizational
Activities
CATCHING GAMES
Use Velcro mitts with a tennis ball
Throw using underhand toss
Stand close together and move
progressively further apart
Stand in front of wall or netting to
stop missed balls
Use a beeper ball
ROYAL COURT
Use large, slow moving balls such
as beach balls
Count to five before throwing
All players throw using their
non-dominant arm
Organized Sports
SOCCER
BADMINTON
Use the hand to hit
Use larger birdies or short handled
racquets with larger heads
Reduce court size
Eliminate serving positions and lines
Have a peer assistant retrieve birdies
BASKETBALL
Allow traveling/double dribbling
Disregard 3 second lane violation
Increase # of substitutions
Increase # of players
Use a beeper ball
Wheelchair users may hold ball
in their lap while moving
Use pool noodles to tag
Use beanbags/gator balls to tag
Use ‘freezing’ and ‘unfreezing’ to allow
more chances to play continuously
Provide ‘safe areas’
Blindfold half the players, with the
other half as ‘buddies’ or guides. Ask if
comfortable being blindfolded.
FOLLOW THE LEADER
On whistle blow, switch leaders
Use different movements (e.g. animal)
SOFTBALL
Use a batting tee
Use a lightweight bat
Shorten pitching distance
Allow wheelchair users to push ball
off a ramp, their lap or from a tee
TABLE TENNIS
CURLING
Use larger paddles
Use an underhand shot to start volley
Shield edges of table to prevent balls
bouncing off
Have a peer assistant retrieve balls
Use delivery stick to push stone
Eliminate sweeping
TENNIS
Use shorter/lighter larger-head racquets
Allow a drop serve
Reduce court size
Stand closer to the net on serve
Allow more than one bounce
GOLF
TAG
Play six-a-side
Use a deflated ball
Use a target that emits a noise when hit
Reduce size of goal
Use clubs with larger heads
Use shorter/lighter clubs
Use a tee for all shots
Shorten distance to the hole
VOLLEYBALL
GYMNASTICS*
Lower equipment
Increase number of supporting mats
Reduce distances
Use modified hand apparatus
(for Rhythmic)
Provide assistive device
Allow players to catch the ball
Allow players to self-toss and set ball
Let assistant hold ball while being hit
Play the entire game sitting down
Allow more hits in a row per side
School Community
Capacity Building
Action Schools! BC engages school
communities with a strategic and diverse
variety of complimentary resources and
supports for BC schools, students and
educators.
5-2-1-0: Steps to Healthy Living – Supports
school health with a focus on increasing
physical activity and vegetable and fruit
consumption, and decreasing recreational
screen time and sugary drink consumption.
Professional Development
p.s.a.p./Kids CanMove Creating Movement
Sentences (Gymnastics) – Motivate and challenge
students to safely create their own movement
“sentences” with simplified gymnastics moves.
An always-developing menu of practical
and relevant curriculum-linked professional
development options provided by Action Schools!
BC allows educators to remain enthusiastic,
knowledgeable and engaged in the promotion
of healthy living.
Physical Activity, Physical Education and
Healthy Eating Workshops – Workshops are
delivered by Action Schools! BC Regional Trainers
(see p. 11) in order to utilize existing regional
relationships and to build capacity and generate
new partnerships among teachers, school
administrators, and community practitioners.
Workshops are offered annually. Some of the
more popular workshops include:
Physical Activity – Shares fun and easy to
implement activities for the classroom,
gymnasium, outdoors or alternative spaces
that develop fundamental movement skills,
including indoor workouts, dance, Head-to-Toe
stretches, circuits and stations, brain energizers,
and much more.
I think this is the BEST way to learn
something. I love the idea of seeing
“real” kids in action.
TEACHER MENTORSHIP
Healthy Eating – Provides a model to bring healthy
eating alive in the classroom and school through
curriculum-based lessons and activities.
For a complete list of workshops
Teacher Mentorship – Schools can book an Action
Schools! BC Regional Trainer for a day to mentor
teachers on: classroom physical activity or healthy
eating activities, physical activity/education in the
gymnasium or alternate/outdoor spaces, food and
beverage guidelines support, action planning,
organizing equipment and resources.
Resources and Equipment
The integration of physical activity, physical
education, and healthy eating is further promoted
through the provision of Action Schools! BC Physical
Activity Action Bins and Healthy Eating Action Packs
filled with resources and equipment (see p. 24 and
p. 27). Resources can be obtained on an annual basis
through participation in teacher workshops, teacher
mentorship, or student leadership training, or by
submitting a school-wide Action Plan.
Teacher Teaching
on Call Funding
Registered Action Schools are eligible for one
half day Teacher Teaching on Call (TTOC) per
school year. This funding can be used to release a
teacher to attend an Action Schools! BC Teacher
Workshop or Student Leadership Training, create
an Action Plan, or implement Action Schools! BC
at the school.
Healthy Eating School
Food Grant
The Action Schools! BC Healthy Eating School Food
Grant is designed to assist schools in implementing
lessons and activities from the Healthy Eating
Action Resource. The funds can be used for
classroom or school-wide healthy eating events
or any food purchases related to the activities.
Application form is online.
Student Leadership
Action Schools! BC Student Leadership Training,
led by Regional Trainers, engages student leaders
in delivering physical activity and healthy eating
activities in their schools and feeder schools.
Leadership bags (filled with equipment and
resources) and certificates of completion are
provided to schools.
This model supports schools in expanding
their leadership programs by building student
leader capacity for providing physical activity and
health breaks (during class time, recess and lunch)
which develop fundamental movement skills and
physical literacy, and healthy eating knowledge
and choices. The training also helps build school
connectedness by strengthening relationships
between students, and between student leaders
and school staff.
Support for Teachers
Teaching on Call and
Student Teachers
TTOCs and student teachers are welcome to
attend workshops. Participants are eligible to
receive complimentary teaching resources to
support them in integrating physical activity
and healthy eating into their classrooms and
schools.
For more information visit
www.actionschoolsbc.ca
We have found the Healthy Eating
Food Grant so beneficial as we
are able to provide healthy snacks
for students.
ADMINISTRATOR
Schools in Action
Following are excerpts from the many Action Schools! BC Success Stories at www.actionschoolsbc.ca.
Success Stories bring the initiative to life, highlighting the innovative ways Action Schools! BC is being
implemented and inspiring action across the province and nation. The Action Schools! BC Support
Team takes the lead on writing the Success Stories to reduce burden on schools. Contact Action
Schools! BC to share your successes.
are using the Action Schools! BC model
STUDENT Educators
to support student-centred projects using an
ENGAGEMENT inquiry-based approach. An example of an inquiry
supported by Action Schools! BC explored whether student leaders teaching other
students about healthy eating habits would encourage healthy eating. An Action
Schools! BC Healthy Eating Student Leadership session trained leaders to set up
and lead healthy eating stations for an all-day training event for younger students
in their school. At the end of the inquiry, it was found that students’ healthy eating
choices improved with the help of Healthy Eating Student Leaders.
Inspired by Ellison Elementary SD #23, and others
schools in the province are reporting they love
POWER UP Many
school-wide morning events. Staff and students fill the
MORNINGS gymnasium or listen to instructions and music over the
intercom for a morning of physical activity derived from the Physical Activity Action
Resource and Action Bin including: yoga, Head-to-Toe Stretch, dance, or a workout
from the 6 Fit Kids’ Workouts DVD. The workouts occur once or twice a week, led by
student leaders, teachers or someone from the school community.
Inspired by Hollyburn Elementary SD #45, and others
schools and districts book customized teacher
KEEPING IT Many
workshops each year and, with so many choices including
RELEVANT Healthy Eating, Brain Builders, Outdoor Intercultural Games,
Physical Literacy and Fundamental Movement Skill Development, 5-2-1-0, and
more, teachers are continually able to enhance their knowledge base. These
workshops are also provided upon request at many of BC’s universities and college
teacher preparation programs. Another form of professional development is the
Teacher Mentorship Day in which an Action Schools! BC Regional Trainer spends a
day in a school mentoring teachers in their classrooms. Schools report that this
in-class mentorship is hugely beneficial and are booking it year after year to refresh
and reenergize.
Inspired by Harry Hooge Elementary SD #42, and others
Schools! BC’s choice-based
GETTING OUTSIDE Action
resources and teacher workshops
THE CLASSROOM promote the provision of physical
activity opportunities throughout the school day, in classrooms, the gymnasium,
on the playground, and outside of the school grounds at community facilities
and outdoor spaces. Teachers activate the playground through games and
outdoor activities learned in workshops including the p.s.a.p. Orienteering
Workshop, which are supported by complimentary resources. Many schools
also take advantage of community resources (skating rinks, ski hills, pools,
forested areas, etc.) to further engage students.
Inspired by Kidston Elementary SD #22 and Lindsay Park Elementary SD #6, and others
Schools are utilizing the Action Schools! BC
support and resources to learn about and
share cultural uniqueness. The Action Schools!
BC Physical Activity Action Resource includes the traditional Aboriginal games of
sticks and hoop-and-pole. These activities, alongside other outdoor games from
across Canada and around the world, are also included in the Action Schools! BC
Outdoor Intercultural Games Workshop for teachers, as well as the Student
Leadership Training. Several indoor activities, like Bounce-at-the-Drum, dance,
yoga and tai chi support the integration of activities, cultures, and languages
from across the globe. The Healthy Eating Action Resource also includes lessons
that share students’ and their families’ food cultures and habits.
INTERCULTURAL
ENHANCEMENT
Inspired by Hartley Bay School SD #52, and others
educators are extending the practice of enhancing
TECH Many
student learning through technology into the realm of
SUPPORT physical activity and physical education. Some innovative
ways technology is being integrated include: using SMART Boards in classrooms
and gymnasiums to follow along to and learn moves from aerobic or strength
and conditioning DVDs and CDs from the Action Schools! BC Physical Activity
Action Bins; having students engage in their own physical activity experiences
through online tools like the Vancouver Sun Run online training tool, pedometer
tracking programs, and SportFit™; taking advantage of the wealth of resources
on websites like the Action Schools! BC website which is home to downloadable
resources, success stories, playground circuits, and more.
Inspired by Lord Selkirk Annex SD #39, Carlin Elementary-Middle School SD #83,
Hartley Bay School SD #52, and others
The connection to curriculum
and health is greatly appreciated.
THANK YOU for the resources,
they are very inspiring. We use
the Action Schools! BC circuit
every week.
EDUCATOR
Thank you so much for extending
the benefits of Action Schools! BC
to First Nations kids living on
remote communities that really
need extra encouragement to
keep moving!
WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT
I have never, in my 2.5 years
in the education department,
been so excited to become a
teacher. Thank you!
STUDENT TEACHER
Key Resources
& Equipment
A comprehensive and user-friendly set of tools
designed to guide, empower and educate schools
through each stage, from planning to activation,
of promoting healthy living.
School-Wide
Planning Guide for Schools and Teachers
Action Pages!
Physical Activity
Physical Activity Action Resource
DPA Pages!
Physical Activity Posters
Physical Activity Action Bins
Physical Activity Action Bin Content Checklist
Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating Action Resource
Healthy Eating Pages!
Being Me: Promoting Positive Body Image
Family Healthy Living Kit
Healthy Eating Posters
Healthy Eating Action Packs
Healthy Eating Action Pack Content Checklist
School-Wide
The Action Schools! BC key resources and
equipment support the planning and
implementation of the framework for healthy
schools. The resource manuals accompany all
workshops and are also available to download
for free from the Action Schools! BC website.
Additional best practice resources and equipment
are available to schools following a workshop or
production of an Action Plan.
Planning Guide for Schools and Teachers –
Grades K to 7 and Middle School
This “how to” resource for schools and teachers
guides them through producing their own
individualized Action Plan. The guide provides
sample goal statements, action ideas, lesson
ideas, and recommended resources for each of
the six Action Zones related to physical activity,
physical education and healthy eating. A Physical
Education Yearly Planner (see p. 57) and
Supplementary Resources (including a School
Equipment List, see p. 95) are also included.
The workshop was probably the most
pertinent Pro D our teachers have seen
and are using in the classroom.
ADMINISTRATOR
Action Pages! – Grades K to 9
A continually updated listing of hundreds
of physical activity, physical education and
healthy eating resources for Grades K to 9
from across Canada including published
and online resources, in-services and
presentations, and support organizations.
Resources listed in the Action Schools! BC
Planning Guides, and physical activity and
healthy eating resources are cross-referenced
in the Action Pages!
Physical Activity Action Resource –
Grades K to 7 and Middle School
Innovative physical activity ideas supporting
physical education, the implementation of
daily physical activity and the development
of physical literacy. One page activity lesson
plans with implementation ideas for the
classroom, gymnasium, alternative and outdoor
spaces; action tips; recommended resources; and
curriculum connections. Available in French.
A multitude of interactive workshops support
implementation.
Physical Activity Action Bins
Participate in a Physical Activity Workshop
or a Refresher/Customized Workshop and
become eligible for a number of complimentary
Action Bins filled with equipment and resources
to further support implementation. Refer to
Action Bin Content Checklist (see p. 24).
DPA (Daily Physical Activity) Pages!
Enhance and extend on the activities in the
Physical Activity Action Resources. A multitude
of DPA Pages! are available including Outdoor
Circuits, School-Wide Physical Activities, and
Self-Regulation. Available in French.
Physical Activity Posters
Posters complement the
Physical Activity Action
Resource content. They
are distributed in the
Physical Activity Action
Bins, the TTOC Action
Bags (see p. 17), and are
available online. Back to
back in English/French.
Physical Activity
Physical Activity Action Bin
CONTENT CHECKLIST
Grades K to 3
Resources (in Box)
65 Energy Blasts DVD
Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines (F)
Action Pages!
Cool Aerobics for Kids CD
Action Schools! BC Bounce-at-the-Bell Jumps Poster (F)
Dance Party Fun CD
Action Schools! BC BrainDance Poster (F)
DASH BC Card
Action Schools! BC Get Moving Circuit Station Cards (F)
(provided at select workshops)
Exercise in Disguise (F)
Action Schools! BC Head-to-Toe Stretch Poster (F)
HeartSmart Kids Brochure
Action Schools! BC Physical Activity Action Resource –
Grades K to 7 (F)
Action Schools! BC Poster (F)
Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers and Primary (HOPP)
FMS Carabiner (1 per school) (F) (provided at select workshops)
Kids in Motion CD
Kids Into Action CD – K-2, Vol. 3 (F) (provided at K workshop)
Action Schools! BC Sporting Spirit Poster (F)
p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics Manual Coupon
Active Playgrounds (F)
BC Dairy Association Nutrition Education Brochure
BrainDance DVD (1 per school) (provided at select workshops)
Stretch Your Imagination Muscles Poster
Yoga Resources/Cards
Equipment (in Bin)
25 Bean Bags
25 Hand Grippers
48 Scarves
1 Chinese Jump Rope 16’ (4.8m)
2 Long Skipping Ropes 16’ (4.8m)
Sidewalk Chalk
2 Foam Dice
3 Playground Balls 7” (17.8cm)
25 Single Skipping Ropes 7’ (2.1m)
Grades 4 to 7
Resources (in Box)
6 Fit Kids’ Workouts DVD
65 Energy Blasts DVD
Action Pages!
Action Schools! BC Bounce-at-the-Bell Jumps Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC BrainDance Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Get Moving Circuit Station Cards (F)
Action Schools! BC Head-to-Toe Stretch Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Physical Activity Action Resource –
Grades K to 7 (F)
Action Schools! BC Sporting Spirit Poster (F)
Active Playgrounds (F)
Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines (F)
DASH BC Card
FMS Carabiner (1 per school) (F)
Get Strong 101 Circuit Station Cards (1 per school) (F)
Get Strong 101 DVD
Great Gator Games (F)
HeartSmart Kids Brochure
Hero in You Poster
Jump2bFit Manual/CD/DVD (F)
p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics Manual Coupon
Wheelchair Sports Teaching Resource
Tag, Tag & Even More Tag (F)
Equipment (in Bin)
15 Exercise Bands
Sidewalk Chalk
36 Hand Grippers
36 Single Skip Ropes 8’ (2.4m)
3 Playground Balls 7” (17.8cm)
Please note that some items may or may not be available when Bins are prepared
and therefore may not be included or be replaced with other items.
(F) Available in French – Request a French Physical Activity Package
Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating Action Resource –
Grades K to 7
Provides a model to help educators bring
healthy eating alive in the classroom and
school. The Healthy Eating Action Resource
includes curriculum-based lessons and
activities focusing on increasing vegetable
and fruit consumption, reducing intake
of sugary drinks, and increasing media
awareness. Available in French. Interactive
workshops support implementation.
Enhance the activities from the Healthy
Eating Action Resource and provide
school-wide healthy eating support.
Healthy Eating Pages! include Play-First
Lunch Toolkit, Non-Food Rewards, Food Fit
for Fun Days, and Eat Smart Celebrations.
Available in French.
Being Me: Promoting Positive Body
Image – Grades K to 9
Lessons and activities designed to support
the development of positive body image
and self-esteem amongst students, along
with messaging to help prevent disordered
eating.
Family Healthy Living Kit – Grades K to 3
Provides students with an opportunity to
share with their families what they are
doing in class regarding healthy eating and
physical activity. It also provides families
with useful healthy living information.
Healthy Eating Posters
Posters complement lessons and activities
in the Healthy Eating Action Resource. They
are distributed in the Healthy Eating Action
Packs, the TTOC Action Bags (see p. 17) and
are available online. Back-to-back in English/
French.
Healthy Eating Action Packs
Participate in a Healthy Eating Workshop or a
Refresher/Customized Workshop and become
eligible for a number of complimentary Healthy
Eating Action Packs with resources, tools and
supplies designed to support the integration of
healthy eating throughout the school day. Refer to
Action Pack Content Checklist (see p. 27).
For further information visit
CONTENT CHECKLIST
Grades K to 3
Resources (in Box)
Action Pages!
Action Schools! BC Healthy Eating Action Resource –
Grades K to 7 (F)
Action Schools! BC Canada’s Food Guide Serving Sizes for
Vegetables and Fruit Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Colourful Choices Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Edible Plant Parts Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Fruit Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Super Snacks Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Vegetable and Fruit Challenge Chart (F)
Action Schools! BC Vegetables Poster (F)
BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program Brochure
Being Me: Promoting Positive Body Image (provided at workshop)
Canada’s Food Guide (F)
Canada’s Food Guide (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) (F)
Canada’s Food Guide: A Resource for Educators and
Communicators (F) (provided at workshop)
DASH BC Card
Fruit Facts Book
Growing Vegetable Soup Book
HealthLink BC Card, call 811
It’s a Fruit, It’s a Vegetable, It’s a Pumpkin Book
Sip Smart! BC™ Drink Cut-outs (F) (photocopied)
(provided at workshop)
Smart Fruit & Veggie Songs CD
Vegetables and How They Grow Book
Veggie & Fruit Fun! Activity Booklet
Tools and Supplies (in Red Pack)
Action Schools! BC Healthy Eating
Placemats (30) (F)
Cutting Board
Measuring Cups/Spoons
Peeler/Scrub Brush
Root Viewer
Plastic Cubes
Who am I? Flashcards
Canadian Physical Activity
Guidelines (F)
Kids In Motion CD
Sip Smart! BC™ Booklet for Families
Family Healthy Living Kit
Action Schools! BC Family
Healthy Living Kit Booklet
3 Bean Bags
1 Chinese Jump Rope
3 Scarves
Single Skipping Rope
Fruit & Veggie Bingo! Game (F)
Canada’s Food Guide (First
Nations, Inuit and Métis) (F)
Grades 4 to 7
Resources (in Box)
Action Pages!
Action Schools! BC Healthy Eating Action Resource –
Grades K to 7 (F)
Action Schools! BC Canada’s Food Guide Serving Sizes for
Vegetables and Fruit Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Colourful Choices Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Edible Plant Parts Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Fruit Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Super Snacks Poster (F)
Action Schools! BC Vegetable and Fruit Challenge Chart (F)
Action Schools! BC Vegetables Poster (F)
BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program Brochure
Being Me: Promoting Positive Body Image (provided at workshop)
Canada’s Food Guide (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) (F)
Canada’s Food Guide: A Resource for Educators and
Communicators (F) (provided at workshop)
DASH BC Card
HealthLink BC Card, call 811
Sip Smart! BC™ Binder, including Laminated Drink Cut-outs (F)
Sip Smart! BC™ Drink Cut-outs (F) (photocopied)
Sip Smart! BC™ How Much Sugar is in Your Drink? Poster (F)
Sip Smart! BC™ What Size is Your Drink? Poster (F)
Tools and Supplies (in Red Pack)
Cutting Board
Measuring Cups/Spoons
Peeler/Scrub Brush
PROVIDED AT WORKSHOP: Baseball (sponge)
Egg (sponge)
Plastic Cubes
Tennis Ball (sponge)
Please note that some items may or may not be available when Action Packs are
prepared and therefore may not be included or be replaced with other items.
(F) Available in French – Request a French Healthy Eating Package
Healthy Eating Action Pack
The tasting and other activities
were perfect for taking directly
back to my class.
EDUCATOR
We use Action Schools! BC to
stimulate and energize our
students both physically and
mentally. Everyone knows that
sitting for long periods can dull
the brain, increase weight and
weaken the muscles, so we use
Action Schools! BC daily in
addition to our PE.
I didn’t realize there were so
many resources available
to us to implement DPA.
Thanks very much!
EDUCATOR
Activate
Your School
The four recommended steps contain optional
action ideas. Schools are encouraged to select
which items to engage in based on their
individualized goals and needs.
STEP 1: Engage
Register Your School
Share with Staff
Join the Network
STEP 2: Take Stock
Action Inventory Forms
STEP 3: Take Action
Action Team
Request Workshops,
Resources and Support
Action Plans
STEP 4: Reflect
Year-End Action Plan
Progress Report
STEP 1
Engage
Register with Action Schools! BC to become part of
a national movement of schools and communities
who are creating healthy school environments
by providing more opportunities for more children
and youth to make healthy choices more often.
Complimentary Resources
and Support
Every year, registered schools are eligible for:
Professional Development (see p. 16)
Register Your School
Check if your school is already registered under
Schools in Action at www.actionschoolsbc.ca.
Register at www.actionschoolsbc.ca
or call 604.738.2468 or 1.800.565.7727.
Registration is FREE.
Share with Staff
Discuss health promotion ideas/actions at each
staff meeting:
Introduce Action Schools! BC and emphasize
the goal of promoting healthy living.
Action Schools! BC Key Resources &
Equipment (see p. 21)
– Planning Guide for Schools and Teachers
– Grades K to 7 and Middle School
– Action Pages! – Grades K to 9
– Physical Activity Action Resource –
Grades K to 7 (F) and Middle School
– DPA Pages! (F)
– Healthy Eating Action Resource –
Grades K to 7 (F)
– Healthy Eating Pages! (F)
– Being Me: Promoting Positive Body
Image – Grades K to 9
Share the Action Schools! BC Complimentary
Resources and Support.
– Family Healthy Living Kit – Grades K to 3
Share one physical activity, physical education
or healthy eating activity or resource per
meeting.
– Healthy Eating Posters (F)
Discuss the option of completing Action
Inventory Forms, forming an Action Team,
creating an Action Plan and booking
Professional Development and Student
Leadership sessions. See Steps 2 and 3.
– Healthy Eating Action Pack – Grades
K to 3 and Grades 4 to 7
Join the Network
The Action Schools! BC Support Team distributes
an eNewsletter to keep administrators, teachers,
superintendents, key district contacts, and health
promoters up-to-date on initiative activities, best
practices, and new or upcoming opportunities.
Sign up online at www.actionschoolsbc.ca or by
calling or emailing the Support Team.
– Physical Activity Posters (F)
– Physical Activity Action Bin – Grades
K to 3, Grades 4 to 7, and Middle School
Teacher Teaching on Call Funding (see p. 17)
Healthy Eating School Food Grant (see p. 17)
Student Leadership Training, equipment
and certificates (see p. 17)
(F) Available in French
For further information
STEP 2
Take Stock
Action Inventory Forms
Community Resource Inventory (pdf/excel)
Action Inventory Forms can be useful tools for
establishing a baseline of physical activity and
healthy eating resources and support within
your school and community. Submitting Action
Inventories is optional, however will contribute
to ongoing Action Schools! BC evaluation by
identifying where schools and communities
need assistance. Solicit the help of keen staff,
administrators, students, or parents.
Who and what in your community is a
physical activity or healthy eating resource?
There are five Action Inventory Forms:
What natural facilities are accessible? What
programs, services or materials are available
for local outdoor learning environments such
as parks, trails, beaches, mountains, or lakes?
What services do municipal recreation
departments, health units, youth agencies,
and sport clubs offer?
Who are your community nutritionists,
registered dietitians, or public health nurses?
Are there local skateboard parks, tennis courts,
lacrosse boxes, climbing walls, or water parks?
Equipment Inventory (pdf/excel)
What is currently
in your school’s
equipment room?
Equipment
Inventory Form
School Name and SD#:
______________________________________________________
Completed by:
______________________________________________________
Date Completed:
______________________________________________________
Equipment
Does your school
have designated
outdoor (recess/
lunch) or classroom
equipment?
Does your school
have designated
classroom equipment?
Size/Description
Equipment
Room #
Classroom
#
Recess
Program #
Use this inventory to record
existing equipment. Once your
Action Plan is completed,
determine the gaps where
equipment is required.
This form is also available
at www.actionschoolsbc.ca
in excel format.
Please send this inventory
to Action Schools! BC via email
[email protected]
or fax 604.333.3579.
Total
#
Req for Action
Plan (Y/N)
Teaching Resource Inventory (pdf/excel)
Balls/Game Objects
Badminton shuttlecocks
Basketballs Grades K-3
Basketballs Grades 4-6/6-9
Beach balls
Bean bags
Dense foam balls
Discs /Frisbees
Exercise bands
Footballs
Gator balls
Golf balls
Hacky sacks/Footbags
Hockey pucks
Juggling balls
Lacrosse balls
Marbles
Playground balls
Playground balls
Playground balls
Quoits
Rugby balls
Shot puts
Soccer balls
Softballs
Sponge rubber balls
Tennis balls
Volleyballs
Wiffle balls
What physical activity, physical education or
healthy eating teaching resources are in the
school resource library or teachers’ classrooms?
Which resources can be shared? Which ones
need to be individually accessed?
Bats/Racquets/Ropes/Sticks
Badminton racquets
Batons
Broomball sticks
Cricket bats/wickets
Golf clubs
Hula hoops
See the Recommended School
Equipment Lists to help identify gaps
(see p. 95) or online.
Human Resource Inventory (pdf/excel)
Who on your staff is a physical activity or
healthy eating resource?
How can you involve families and other
school community members as physical
activity or healthy eating resources?
School Health Inventory (pdf)
What are your school’s physical activity,
education and healthy eating policies and
programs?
What actions are necessary to make healthy
choices the easy choices for students?
How can your school’s environment be
safer and more inclusive?
Forms are available at
STEP 3
Take Action
There are many ways to foster a healthy school
with the support of Action Schools! BC.
Action Team
Establish an Action Team or engage a subcommittee of an existing committee (e.g. Health
and Wellness Committee) and invite others who
support your school’s goals: administrators,
parents/guardians, students, health, sport or
recreation practitioners, childcare/family agencies,
physicians, or retail agents. This team could:
Help support and sustain the efforts towards
the promotion of healthy living in your school
through professional development and
resources and support for staff and students.
Report actions and progress on goals at
staff meetings.
Become the voice for healthy choices.
Establishing an Action Team or sub-committee
is optional, but recommended for success and
sustainability.
Request Workshops,
Resources and Support
Professional Development
Contact the Action Schools! BC Support Team to
book professional development (workshops or
teacher mentorship) on physical activity, physical
education, or healthy eating, annually (see p. 16).
Schools receive one or more Physical Activity
Action Bin and Healthy Eating Action Pack (see
p. 24 and p. 27) per grade when a workshop is first
booked and additional bins and packs each year
alongside a workshop or mentorship.
In addition, upon completion of a Healthy Eating
Workshop, schools are eligible for the Healthy Eating
School Food Grant each year (see p. 17).
Student Leadership Training
Contact the Action Schools! BC Support Team
annually to book Leadership Training for Grades 4
to 7 or high school students on outdoor intercultural
games, indoor workouts, or healthy eating. Sessions
are enhanced with complimentary resources and
certificates (see p. 17).
Action Plans
Action Schools! BC is a framework for action,
providing school communities with tools to create
individualized action plans that contribute to the
health of children, as well as the overall health
and well-being of the school community. The
creation of an annual Action Plan can contribute
to comprehensive school health efforts and
integrates the efforts and actions of teachers,
school administrators, families, and community
practitioners to achieve goals in six Action Zones:
School Environment
Classroom Action
Extra-Curricular
Physical Education
Family and Community
School Spirit
Completing an Action Plan is optional but can be a
meaningful and relevant process. If your school has
its own plan that includes health promotion goals,
please submit it to the Support Team. If not, then
follow the planning process on the following page
to complete your Action Plan.
1 Contact Action Schools! BC
Many schools have Action Plans on file –
contact the Support Team to simply update
your school’s plan. If not, request or download
a Sample and a Blank Action Plan in pdf or
excel format to get started.
Inquire about the half-day TTOC funding
(see p. 17). Schools are eligible for one half day
release per year which can be spent on the plan.
Inquire about the Building Your School’s Action
Plan teacher workshop. All schools are eligible
for this complimentary workshop that can be
part of a combination of refresher opportunities
provided annually (see p. 16).
2 Review Sample Action Plan
Do not start from scratch. Review the sample
provided (see p. 34) then photocopy or
download the pdf or excel format of the
Blank Action Plan (see p. 35) and get started.
3 Complete Action Plan
Choose Action Ideas – Action ideas are
chosen by teachers to help achieve the goals
of their Action Plan. Lists of Action Ideas are
provided in the School-Wide Planning
section (see p. 39) derived from success
stories from across BC and Canada. These
guarantee a good place to start, and schools
have proven them to be successful.
Determine the Resources and Supports –
Each Action Idea is referenced to a series
of recommended teaching resources, inservices, or support agencies. Descriptions
of and information about each resource or
organization can be found in the Action Pages!
Contact the Support Team with any further
requests.
4 Submit Plan
Submit a plan to Action Schools! BC every
year to receive complimentary resources
and equipment.
For Action Plans visit
Set Goals – Set at least one or two physical
activity and healthy eating goals in each of
the six Action Zones to create a balanced
portfolio that promote healthy living.
Goals can be drawn from the “Sample Goal
Statements” provided in the School-Wide
Planning section (see p. 39). When creating
goals consider these three types:
– Maintenance: make it a goal to continue a
popular or important program (e.g. Fitness
Fridays).
– Growth: set a goal to increase the scope of a
program or activity already in place, or build
on a School Planning Council goal.
– New: use a goal suggested in the Action
Schools! BC Planning Guide, or develop a new
idea suggested by teachers, administrators,
students or parents.
STEP 3
Building an Action Plan
Actions (see Planning Guide)
Skating, Swimming, Hiking, Skiing, Sneaker Club*
ESTEEM TEAM Motivational Speaker
Family Healthy Living Kit** program for primary
Family Cultural Dinner
Classroom-based physical activities*
Announce on Mondays/Fridays
Vegetable and/or fruit tasting activities**
Individual and Dual
Dance
Games, Alternative-Environment
Gymnastics
Terry Fox Run/Pumpkin Pump Run
Mini-Olympics
Jump Rope Event
Sport/Fun/Carnival Days
Seasonal Dance/Splish Splash Bash
Girls only gym time – Tues at lunch
Student Leadership at recess and lunch
Play First Lunch
Healthy Living Display Boards
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Action Schools! BC is a best practices
whole-school model designed to assist
schools in creating individualized Action
Plans to promote healthy living while
achieving academic outcomes and
supporting comprehensive school health.
** Refer to Physical Activity Action Resource – Grades K to 7 (F) ** Refer to Healthy Eating Action Resource – Grades K to 7 (F)
KEY: DASH BC’s Comprehensive School Health (CSH) Pillars: RE–Relationships and Environment TL–Teaching and Learning CP–Community Partnerships
Increase opportunity for more to be more physically active
Maintain school wide participation in events
Provide nutritious snack options during events: carrots, apples, yogurt tubes, fruit skewers
School Spirit (CSH: RE / CP) – e.g. school wide events, sports fun days with healthy food choices
Increase physical activity opportunities for girls
Increase physical activity opportunities for all
Improve student behaviour on playground and in classroom during lunchtime
Improve knowledge to make healthy choices by posting displays
Extra-Curricular (CSH: RE/ CP) – e.g. clubs, intramurals, Play First Lunch, healthy living display boards, student leadership
Maintain community physical activity experiences
Increase healthy living demonstrations/speakers
Create opportunities for families to participate in and support their child’s healthy eating choices
Family and Community (CSH: CP) – e.g. active field trips, guest demonstrations, family cultural events
Achieve prescribed learning outcomes (DPA, 2011 and HCE, 2006)
Bounce-at-the-Bell Jumps – school wide announcement
Improve knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy food choices**
Classroom Action (CSH: TL) – e.g. Daily Physical Activity, Physical and Health Education
PE Scheduled: K-3 2 x 30 min/wk
PE Scheduled: 4-7 2 x 40 min/wk
Increase PE time – share 1 – 30 minute block/wk
Achieve prescribed learning outcomes (PE IRP, 2006)
Physical and Health Education (CSH: TL) – Gr K to 7 – e.g. Active Living, Healthy Choices, Personal and Social Development
School Environment (CSH: RE/CP/OSP) – e.g. policies, professional development, facilities/equipment, healthy fundraising
Review Equipment Inventory and order equipment
To increase the variety of physical activity and sports equipment available
Implement healthy fundraising ideas
To support healthy eating school wide through the implementation of healthy fundraising
Arrange Action Schools! BC in-services
To provide professional development for teachers in healthy eating and physical education
Action Zone Goal Statements (see Planning Guide)
GRADES K to 7
Action Plan Sample
September to June
STEP 3
KEY: DASH BC’s Comprehensive School Health (CSH) Pillars:
RE–Relationships and Environment
School Spirit (CSH: RE / CP) – e.g. school wide events, sports and fun days with healthy food choices
TL–Teaching and Learning
Extra-Curricular (CSH: RE / CP) – e.g. clubs, intramurals, Play First Lunch, healthy living display boards, student leadership
Family and Community (CSH: CP) – e.g. active field trips, guest demonstrations, family cultural events
Classroom Action (CSH: TL) – e.g. Daily Physical Activity, Physical and Health Education
PE schedule (e.g. 2 x 40min/wk): ____________________
Physical and Health Education (CSH: TL) – Gr K to 7 – e.g. Active Living, Healthy Choices, Personal and Social Development
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phone 604.738.2468 or 1.800.565.7727
fax 604.333.3579 or email [email protected].
Use the Action Schools! BC Planning Guide or contact
the Action Schools! BC Support Team to assist you in
developing your Action Plan. Action Plans are also
available at www.actionschoolsbc.ca in excel format.
School Environment (CSH: RE/CP/OSP) – e.g. policies, professional development, facilities/equipment, healthy fundraising
Action Zone Goal Statements (see Planning Guide)
Grades: ______________________________ Date Completed: ____________________________
Completed by: ______________________________ Email: ____________________________________
School Name and SD#: ________________________________________________________________________
School Year: _______
GRADES K TO 7
Action Plan
STEP 4
Reflect
Progress Report
The optional Year-End Action Plan Progress
Report (see sample on p. 37) provides feedback
on the status of your school’s goals and actions,
as set out in the Action Plan.
Each year in May, your school’s Action Plan
will be emailed to you in excel format with
two additional columns to report on the
status of each goal and comment on progress,
successes or challenges.
Complete the empty columns and email it
back to Action Schools! BC.
Schools that submit a Year-End Action Plan
Progress Report will receive a resource as a
thank-you.
Optional Tracking
By completing Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
Weekly Logs (optional), you are contributing to
ongoing evaluation around physical activity and
healthy eating practices and participation across
British Columbia.
Weekly Logs
– Logs assist teachers in keeping track of their
daily physical or healthy eating activities in the
classroom or physical education. Teachers who
participate in weekly logging will be eligible for
equipment and other resources as a thank you.
Student Physical Activity Questionnaire
(Grades 4 to 9 only)
– This questionnaire combines physical activity,
food intake and self-esteem measures, and
requires only 10 minutes to complete.
– Complete twice a year.
– Provide parent consent letters.
For Year-End Action Plan Progress
Report and tracking forms visit
Review Equipment Inventory (Action Schools! BC)
and order from equipment supplier
Implement healthy fundraising ideas
Arrange Action Schools! BC in-services for teachers
and Student Leadership Training
Classroom DPA
Announce on Mondays/Fridays
Vegetable and/or fruit tasting activities
Individual and Dual
Dance
Games, Alternative-Environment
Gymnastics
Skating, Swimming, Hiking, Skiing
Sneaker Club
ESTEEM TEAM Motivational Speaker
Family Healthy Living Kit program for primary
Family Cultural Dinner
KEY: DASH BC’s Comprehensive School Health (CSH) Pillars:
Terry Fox Run
Mini-Olympics
Jump Rope Event – Pumpkin Pump
Sport/Fun/Carnival Days
Seasonal Dance/Splish Splash Bash
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STEP 4
kids loved the
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their run
very successful
very successful
pending
ongoing
added swimming & skiing only
inventory done –
order pending
Comments
Please complete the Year-End
Action Plan Progress Report each year.
Use this form to report on the progess
of your goals and actions as set
out in your Action Plan.
CP–Community Partnerships
Girls only gym time – Tues at lunch
Student Leadership at recess and lunch
Play First Lunch
Healthy Living Display Boards
RE–Relationships and Environment TL–Teaching and Learning
* Status: 1= Started 2= On-Going 3= Completed
Increase opportunities for more to be more physically active
Maintain school wide participation in events
Provide nutritious snack options during events: carrots, apples, yogurt tubes, fruit skewers
Action Zone: School Spirit (CSH: RE/CP) – e.g. school wide events, sports fun days with healthy food choices
Increase physical activity opportunities for girls
Increase physical activity opportunities for all
Improve student behaviour on playground and in classroom during lunchtime
Improve knowledge to make healthy choices by posting displays
Action Zone: Extra-Curricular (CSH: RE/CP) – e.g. clubs, intramurals, Play First Lunch, healthy living display boards, student leadership
Maintain community physical activity
Increase healthy living demonstrations/speakers
Create opportunities for families to participate in and support their child’s healthy eating choices
Action Zone: Family and Community (CSH: CP) – e.g. active field trips, guest demonstrations, family cultural events
Bounce-at-the-Bell – school wide announcement
Improve knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy food choices
Action Zone: Classroom Action (CSH: TL) – e.g. Daily Physical Activity, Physical and Health Education
PE Scheduled: K-3 2 x 30 min/wk
PE Scheduled: 4-7 2 x 40 min/wk
Increase PE time – share 1 – 30 minute block/wk
Action Zone: Physical and Health Education (CSH: TL) – Gr K to 7 – e.g. Active Living, Healthy Choices, Personal and Social Development
To increase the variety of physical activity and sports equipment available
To support healthy eating school wide through the implementation of healthy fundraising
To provide professional development for teachers in healthy eating and physical education
Action Zone: School Environment (CSH: RE / CP/ OSP) – e.g. policies, professional development, facilities/equipment, healthy fundraising
Goal Statements (see Planning Guide)
School Year: __________
Progress Report Sample
Having the resources makes a
huge difference. Having those
bins in the classroom with the
skipping ropes and the balls, it
has made a huge difference to
how much activity goes on.
EDUCATOR
Was great to actually participate
in the activities we are to present.
A delightful wealth of materials.
No excuses here. First workshop
I have attended that truly
addresses daily physical activity.
EDUCATOR
Thank you – that was the
most useful workshop I have
attended in my career.
School-Wide
Planning
This section describes each Action Zone in detail
and provides sample goal statements, action ideas,
lesson ideas, and recommended resources to
guide and engage schools in the creation of a
health promoting Action Plan which supports
comprehensive school health.
School Environment
Physical Education
Classroom Action
Family and Community
Extra-Curricular
School Spirit
School Environment
Makes healthy choices the easy choices by
creating healthy living policy supporting safe and
inclusive school environments.
Sample Goal Statements
To integrate physical activity and healthy eating into the school culture.
To improve aspects of the school environment to increase
opportunities for students and staff to make more health
and well-being choices more often.
To develop comprehensive school health policies supporting
both the social and physical school environments.
To provide professional development in physical education,
physical activity, or healthy eating for teachers.
Top 5 Physical Activity
Action Ideas
1 Provide professional development
opportunities – energize staff while building
their physical activity repertoire. Dedicate a
full day to healthy living topics including yoga,
brain builders, outdoor intercultural games,
dance, etc.3, 4, 5
2 Maintain and improve the permanent
painted playground game markings on tarmac
surfaces to promote spontaneous physical
activity.4
3 Place physical activity or healthy eating on
the staff agenda to provide an opportunity to
plan and coordinate, share experiences and
resources, and take action! Teach a new health
promoting activity at each staff meeting.5, 11
4 Encourage the development of mindfulness
and resiliency as a component of well-being.21
5 Distribute and post the Action Schools! BC
Healthy Together Newsletters14 to share
healthy living tips with staff, students
and family members.
1 Develop and implement policies that:
– promote the consumption of healthy foods
within the school;1
– ensure access to healthy food and beverage
choices for all students before, during and
after school;1
– provide pleasant eating environments
and multicultural experiences;11, 12
– discuss the possibilities of restructuring
the lunch hour to implement Play First
Lunch.10
2 Replace low-nutrient foods and beverages
sold in cafeterias, vending machines and
snack bars, or offered at school celebrations
with nutritious foods.1
3 Use healthy foods or non-food items to
fundraise (e.g. fresh fruit, plants, recipes,
calendars), instead of low-nutrient foods
(e.g. donuts, chocolate bars, pop).10
4 Implement the Action Schools! BC healthy
snacking activities for the whole school
(e.g. Crunch & Sip™; Healthy T Days, Count
the Cubes!).11
5 Bring BC grown produce into your school.
Apply for the BC School Fruit and Vegetable
Nutritional Program and BC Farm to School
Program.12
More Action Ideas
Develop and implement policies that:
– promote school health and wellness1
– guarantee equity in resource allocation
(e.g. team uniforms, equipment, facility
bookings, funding) between males and females2
Include sport, physical activity or injury
prevention demonstrations by teams, clubs
or classes at monthly school assemblies
(e.g. dances,6 martial arts,3 intercultural
games,7 skipping,8 injury prevention20).
Post playground circuits (provided at Action
Schools! BC workshop and online) in a window
facing the playground for reference before,
during and after school; or mark routes and
activities permanently with paint.9
Increase accessibility to physical activity
opportunities for students with physical or
intellectual disabilities – consider the types of
activities and programs offered, equipment,
access to facilities.13
Coordinate school-wide healthy living
challenges (e.g. active transportation to school18;
kilometre clubs; Vegetable and Fruit Class
Challenge; Screen Smart Week).14
Support fitness or active clubs in your
school: designate funds to purchase yoga
mats, steps, exercise bands, balance balls,
pedometers.15, 16
Dedicate outdoor space to develop a school
garden and designate class crews to sow, water,
harvest and weed throughout the year.17
Maintain or improve the permanent adventure
playground and outdoor fitness equipment.
Provide bike racks and secure storage for other
active modes of transportation (scooters,
skateboards, long boards, rollerblades).18
Decorate stairwells to make taking the stairs
enjoyable.
Make smoking, alcohol and drug use prevention
and cessation resources available to staff and
students.19
School Environment
Top 5 Healthy Eating
Action Ideas
School Environment
Resources
Find in the Action Pages! at www.actionschoolsbc.ca
1. Policy Development: Action Schools! BC – Guidelines
for Food & Beverage Sales in BC Schools Support
Teacher Workshop; Action Schools! BC – Planning
Guide for Schools and Teachers; Active Living Schools:
Build it and They Will Come; Brand Name Food List;
Breakfast for Learning; DASH BC; Dietitian Services;
Eat Smart Celebrations or Food Fit for Fun Days at
www.actionschoolsbc.ca; Food Safe; Guidelines for
Food & Beverage Sales in BC Schools; Health Authorities;
Healthy Schools BC; Making the Case for Physical
Education in Canada; Quality School Health; School
Meal and School Nutrition Program Handbook;
www.healthyeatingatschool.ca (includes nutrition
policies, list of healthy option vendors and healthy
eating assessment tool).
2. Gender Equity: CAAWS; On the Move; ProMOTION Plus;
see “Gender Equity” in the Action Pages! for more.
3. Healthy Living Professional Development: Action
Schools! BC; BC Dairy Association; Friends For Life;
Heart & Stroke Foundation; p.s.a.p. – Teaching the
Basics; Provincial/Territorial PE Associations; Provincial/
Territorial Sport Organizations; see “Presentations &
Workshops” in the Action Pages! for more.
4. Playground Games: Active Playgrounds; Playground
Stencils; Recess Revival; Tag, Tag & Even More Tag.
5. In-Class Activities: 65 Energy Blasts DVD; Action
Schools! BC – Physical Activity Action Resource and
DPA Pages!; BrainDance CD/DVD; Energizers; see
Yoga Resources in the Action Pages! for more.
6. Dance: 6 Fit Kids’ Workouts DVD; 65 Energy Blasts DVD;
Catch a Brainwave Fitness Fun CD; Dance Party Fun CD;
Everybody Dance!; Multicultural Folk Dance Treasure
Chest; see “Dance” in the Action Pages! for more.
7. Cultural Games: Just Another Great Games Book;
Multicultural Games; Children’s Games from Around
the World; see “Multicultural Games & Activities” in
the Action Pages! for more.
8. Skipping: Chinese Jump Rope; Jump2bFit; BC & Yukon
Skipping Association; see “Rope Skipping” in the Action
Pages! for more.
9. Playground Circuits: Action Schools! BC – Physical
Activity Action Resource and DPA Pages! Outdoor Circuit
Ideas; Get Strong 101 DVD; Station Games.
10. Healthy Fundraising and Play First Lunch: Bake Better
Bites; Guidelines for Food & Beverage Sales in BC Schools;
Healthy Fundraising for Schools; Play First Lunch Toolkit;
Tips and Recipes for Quantity Cooking: Nourishing
Minds and Bodies; www.healthyeatingatschool.ca.
11. Action Schools! BC: Action Schools! BC – Healthy Eating
Action Resource and Being Me: Promoting Positive Body
Image.
12. Healthy Eating: BC Grown Vegetables and Fruit
at www.actionschoolsbc.ca; Elders of All Nations
Cookbook; BC School Fruit and Vegetable
Nutritional Program; BC Farm to School Program;
Healthy Schools BC; www.healthyeatingatschool.ca.
13. Inclusion: Action Schools! BC – Inclusive Practices;
Including Children with Disabilities; Moving to Inclusion;
Wheelchair Sports: Teaching Resource; Fundamental
Movement Skills: Active Start and Fundamental Stages
for Children with Physical Disabilities; No Accidental
Champions; Special Olympics BC; see “Inclusion
Resources” in the Action Pages! for more.
14. School-Wide Healthy Living: Action Schools! BC –
Physical Activity Action Resource (includes information
on kilometre clubs) and Healthy Eating Action Resource;
Screen Smart; Active & Safe Routes to School; Healthy
Together Newsletters at www.actionschoolsbc.ca.
15. Strength Activities: Get Strong 101 DVD and DPA Pages!
Get Strong 101 Circuit at www.actionschoolsbc.ca;
Having a Ball; Living Wheel Circles of Life: First Nations
Yoga; YogaKids DVDs; School Specialty SporTime –
Action Schools receive a 10% discount.
16. Pedometer: Action Schools! BC – Physical Activity
Action Resource; Step into Action; StepsCount Teacher
& Pedometer Toolkits; see “Pedometer Resources”
in the Action Pages! for more.
17. School Gardens: Edible Schoolyard; Kids
Gardening; Plant a Row, Grow a Row; Spuds in Tubs;
www.healthyeatingatschool.ca.
18. Active Transportation: Active & Safe Routes to
School; International Walk to School Month; Wheel
Safety: Bikes, Blades & Boards.
19. Smoking, Alcohol & Drug Use Prevention &
Cessation: Active & Free: Young Women, Physical
Activity & Tobacco; Making Decisions; Tobacco Free
Sports.
20. Safety & Injury Prevention: Think First For Kids, see
“Safety & Injury Prevention Resources” in the Action
Pages! for more.
21. Mindfulness/Resiliency: Action Schools! BC – Physical
Activity Action Resource (yoga, BrainDance, tai chi)
and DPA Pages! Self-Regulation; Kelty Mental Health
Resource Centre; MindUP™.
To schedule quality physical activity and physical education.
To motivate students and staff to be more physically active
throughout the year by incorporating a wide variety of sports
and physical activities into school-wide events.
To focus on fundamental movement and sport skill development
to provide a foundation for physical literacy and life-long active living.
Top 5 Physical Education
Action Ideas
1 Scheduling works! By scheduling quality
physical education and physical activity,
schools will be more successful in becoming
a healthy school.17
More Action Ideas
Focus on fundamental movement and sport
skill development to provide a foundation for
physical literacy and life-long active living.10, 15
Merge multiple classes for mass participation
activities and peer leadership opportunities.17
2 Plan the year’s physical education program
(see p. 57) to coordinate school-wide units
and/or events (e.g. dance, gymnastics, Jump
Rope for Heart).1
Ensure lesson plans are inclusive of culture3,
gender 4 and students with disabilities.5
3 Designate, schedule and resource outdoor
spaces, multi-purpose rooms and empty
classrooms for fitness circuits and dance or
yoga studios.11, 18
Try something NEW! Introduce students to
alternative games and pursuits.10, 11, 12, 13
4 Provide annual in-service for staff to support
the delivery of quality physical activities.2, 7
Share safety guidelines for the implementation
of quality physical education and physical
activity programs.9
5 Teach students in physical education to lead
classes or activities (indoor or outdoor) for
younger students through leadership
programs.16
Emphasize FUN and participation – provide
positive physical education experiences.3, 4, 5, 6
Provide opportunities for same-sex and co-ed
physical activity experiences.1, 8
Invite recreation practitioners or community
coaches to share their sport, or visit local indoor
and outdoor facilities.14
Physical Education
Provides an annual Physical Education Planner
of ideas and best practice resources that support
the goals of the BC Ministry of Education.
Physical Education
Employ a variety of instructional and assessment
strategies; and incorporate skill development
and achievement, knowledge, and fair play in
student evaluations.10, 15
Flood tennis courts or playing fields and create
an ice skating rink. Provide snow shovels to
encourage snow building activities or play
outdoor snow games.19
Provide opportunities for students to set goals
and work towards their achievement.10, 15
Resources
1. Annual Planning: See Action Plan and Yearly Physical
Education Planner in Action Schools! BC – Planning Guide
for Schools and Teachers; www.actionschoolsbc.ca.
2. Sport & Physical Education/Activity In-Services:
Action Schools! BC professional development; Archery;
Canoe & Dragon Boat; Curling; Dance; Disc Sports;
Fundamental Movement Skills; Get Strong 101;
Gaelic Football; Golf; Gymnastics; Judo; Orienteering;
PE-BC; Tennis; Volleyball; Wrestling; Tai Chi; Yoga;
see “Presentations & Workshops” and “BC Sport
Organizations” in the Action Pages! for more.
3. Cultural Games: Action Schools! BC – Physical Activity
Action Resource (sticks and hoop-and-pole); Just
Another Great Games Book; Multicultural Games;
Children’s Games from Around the World; see
“Aboriginal Resources” in the Action Pages!
4. Gender Equity: CAAWS; On the Move; ProMOTION Plus;
see “Gender Equity” in the Action Pages! for more.
5. Inclusion: Action Schools! BC – Planning Guide –
Inclusive Practices; Moving to Inclusion; No Accidental
Champions; Rick Hansen School Program; Special
Olympics BC; Wheelchair Basketball Resource Guide;
Wheelchair Sports: Teaching Resource; see “Inclusion
Resources” in the Action Pages! for more.
6. Large Group Activities: Everybody Dance!; Complete
Book of Line Dancing; Just Another Great Games Book;
Gym Riot; see Action Pages! for more.
7. Physical Education and Daily Physical Activity: See
Action Pages! for more.
8. Safety Guidelines: Safe School Centres; Youthsafe
Outdoors; see “Healthy Choices” and “Teacher
Education” in the Action Pages! for more.
9. Teaching Practices: Fair Play For Kids; No Standing
Around in My Gym; Physical Education Methods for
Classroom Teachers; Teaching the Nuts and Bolts of
Physical Education.
10. Physical Education: Canadian Sport for Life; p.s.a.p.
Teaching the Basics Teachers’ Manuals, Posters, and
Skill Level Crests.
11. Dance and Yoga: Action Schools! BC – DPA Pages! Body
Percussion, DPA Pages! Yoga Connections – Aboriginal
Wellness Perspectives; 6 Fit Kids’ Workouts DVD; 65
Energy Blasts DVD; BrainDance CD/DVD; Dance Party
Fun CD; Everybody Dance!; More Funky Freestyle
Dancing DVD; Multicultural Folk Dance Treasure Chest;
see “Dance” and “Yoga” in the Action Pages! for more.
12. Alternative Pursuits: Bounceball; Chinese Jump Rope;
Curling; Disc Sports; Gaelic Football; Judo; Juggling;
Orienteering; Pickleball; Ricochet; Ringette (Gym);
Sepak Takraw; Speed Stacks; Tai Chi; Team Handball;
Yoga; see “Active Living” in the Action Pages! for more.
13. New Games: Bang for Your Buck; Hoops and Hoopla;
Old Favourites, New Fun; Parachute Games; Silly Sports
& Goofy Games; see “Active Living” in the Action Pages!
for more.
14. Community Partnerships: Archery; Canoe & Dragon
Boat; Collaborative Community Coaching; Inter-crosse;
Kids CanMove; Learn to Play; p.s.a.p. Teaching the
Basics; Racquetball; Rhythmic Gymnastics; Ringette
(Gym); Run Jump Throw; Tennis; Wrestling; see “BC
Sport Organizations” in the Action Pages! for more.
15. Physical Education/Literacy Assessment: ABC Fit;
Passport for Life; Physical Literacy Assessment for
Youth; SportFit™.
16. Leadership: Action Schools! BC Student Leadership
Training; Recess Revival; Student Leadership
Development Program; see “Leadership Resources”
17. Physical Education Scheduling: Action Schools! BC;
PE-BC.
18. Strength Activities: Action Schools! BC – DPA Pages!
Get Strong 101 Circuit; Get Strong 101 DVD; FitDeck
Exercise Card Series; Having a Ball.
19. Winter: Action Schools! BC – DPA Pages! Snowshoe and
Cross-Country Skiing Activities and DPA Pages! Snowy
Day Activities; SMARTRISK No Regrets; Snow Fun!;
Winterball.
To incorporate physical activity as a part of everyday scheduling.
To nurture and sustain healthy eating and healthy living habits.
To integrate brain breaks to provide calming and
centring opportunities and enhance learning.
Action Ideas
Action Ideas
1 Encourage all staff to incorporate physical
activity as part of everyday scheduling.10
1 Introduce students to new vegetables and fruit
through classroom tasting and snacking
activities (e.g. Crunch & Sip™) and/or to healthy
drink choices (e.g. Sip Smart! BC).5
2 Start the morning or afternoon with a
BrainDance, tai chi or yoga sequence to
centre the mind.1
3 Play a CD and have students choose their
favourite dance moves/sequences for an
action break between lessons.2
4 Have older students learn chair aerobic
routines to deliver in small leadership groups
to younger grades.3
5 Develop indoor and/or outdoor activity
and playground circuits and post them in
classrooms or outdoors.4
2 Rotate the Action Schools! BC Healthy Eating
Action Packs among teachers to provide equal
opportunities for use.5
3 Set classroom vegetable and fruit consumption
or healthier drink goals with a tracking activity
for a week, a month, or throughout the year.5
4 Invite another class to a vegetable and fruit class
or healthier drink challenge.5
5 Integrate nutrition and tracking activities across
the curriculum – in math, history, geography,
science, and social studies.5, 6
Classroom Action
Provides innovative physical activity and healthy eating
activities for the classroom that complement physical and health
education, and build healthy bodies and minds.
Classroom Action
More Action Ideas!
Add to Action Schools! BC Physical Activity
Action Bins yearly to increase physical activity
fun and variety. Encourage a bin in each
classroom.1, 7
Display posters promoting physical activity,
healthy eating and healthy drink choices in
the classroom and school.8
Encourage students to borrow healthy
eating and physical activity themed books
from the library.9
Try integrating Bounce-at-the-Bell Jumps
every day to help students build strong
bones and muscles.10
Resources
Organize field trips to produce farms,
greenhouses and supermarkets.11
Schedule classes to share outdoor time or
space for support and variety during classroom
action breaks.14
Incorporate physical activity messages into
other curricular areas and utilize the gym,
outdoor space, and multi-purpose rooms for
“active” lessons in science, history, math and
social studies.12, 14
Develop the great life-long habit of stretching
after physical activity – perform the Head-to-Toe
Stretch or dynamic stretching after recess, lunch,
or as an in-class action break.13
1. BrainDance: Action Schools! BC – Physical Activity
Action Resource and Enhancing Learning through
Physical Activity Workshop; BrainDance CD/DVD;
Physical Activity, Physical Education & Sport Workshops;
Tai Chi; Yoga.
2. Dance Breaks: Action Schools! BC – Physical Activity
Action Resource, and Indoor Student Leadership;
DPA Pages! Body Percussion; 6 Fit Kids’ Workouts DVD;
65 Energy Blasts DVD; Active Body Beats DVD; Cool
Aerobics for Kids CD; Dance Party Fun CD; Kids in
Motion CD; More Funky Freestyle Dancing DVD;
Physical Activity, Physical Education & Sport Workshops.
3. Chair Aerobics: Action Schools! BC – Physical Activity
Action Resource; Cool Aerobics for Kids CD; Dance Party
Fun CD; Having a Ball; Kids into Action CDs.
4. Strength Activities and Circuits & Stations:
Action Schools! BC – Physical Activity Action Resource,
DPA Pages! Kindergarten Circuit, DPA Pages! Get Strong
101 Circuit, and DPA Pages! Outdoor Circuits; The
Circuit! Station Solutions CDs; Get Strong 101 DVD;
Physical Activity, Physical Education & Sport Workshops.
5. Healthy Eating Activities: Action Schools! BC – Healthy
Eating Action Resource, Healthy Eating Workshops, and
Being Me: Promoting Positive Body Image; BC School
Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program; Healthy Eating
and Physical Activity Learning Resource; Sip Smart! BC.
6. Healthy Eating Curriculum: At My Best; CATCH;
Edible Schoolyard; Food Timeline; Healthy Eating and
Physical Activity Learning Resource; Long Live Kids;
Smart Fitness, Smart Foods; Where in the World Does
Your Food Come From?; see “Healthy Eating” in the
7. Action Bin Builders: Action Schools! BC; FitDeck Jr.;
Everyone Jump; Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
Learning Resource.
8. Posters: Action Schools! BC; BC Dairy Association;
Head-to-Toe Stretch; HeartSmart Kids; Leafy Greens; Sip
Smart! BC; Sporting Spirit; see Action Pages! for more.
9. Healthy Living Books: Action Schools! BC – Healthy
Living Booklist; Active Minds Active Bodies.
10. Action Schools! BC: Physical Activity Action Resource;
Bounce-at-the-Bell Jumps Poster; Physical Activity,
Physical Education & Sport Workshops.
11. Healthy Eating Field Trips: BC Agriculture in the
Classroom Foundation; FarmFolk/CityFolk; Healthy
Food From Healthy Soils; Supermarket Tours; Where
in the World Does Your Food Come From?
12. Physical Education/Physical Activity: Bones4Life;
Canadian Olympic School Program; Fair Game:
Pioneering Canadian Women in Sports; Friends For
Life; Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Learning
Resource; Healthy Kidz; Long Live Kids; Multicultural
Folk Dance Treasure Chest; Science in Action.
13. Stretching: Action Schools! BC – Physical Activity
Action Resource and Head-to-Toe Stretch Poster;
Get Strong 101 DVD; p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics
Teachers’ Manuals; Tai Chi; Yoga.
14. Outdoor Time: Action Schools! BC – DPA Pages!
Active in Nature, DPA Pages! Active Play-Based
Learning, DPA Pages! Outdoor Circuits, and DPA Pages!
Snowy Day Outdoor Physical Activity Ideas.
To utilize the resources of families and community
practitioners through healthy living demonstrations
and presentations.
To create and promote opportunities for students
and their families to be active and make healthy
eating choices.
To initiate and/or re-energize partnerships with families
and community practitioners who promote healthy living.
Action Ideas
1 Celebrate and promote student participation
in community activities and sports such as
skating, skiing, swimming, soccer, canoeing,
kayaking, hiking, ultimate or curling.1
2 Introduce students to something new by visiting
community facilities such as skating and curling
rinks, pools, skateboard parks, and climbing
walls; and natural environments such as parks
and mountains for cycling, disc golf, hiking,
skiing, orienteering and beach volleyball.1
3 Invite recreation practitioners, provincial sport
organizations, or community clubs to share a
physical activity, an able-bodied sport, a sport
for people with a disability with your class or
school.2
4 Promote events such as community walks, free
skate days, polar bear swims, and bike rodeos;
organize a Screen Smart Week or activities for
Move for Health Day; have a mini-games theme
at a school-based event; fundraise to prevent
chronic diseases, such as cancer (Terry Fox Run
in September) or heart disease (Jump Rope for
Heart in February).1, 3, 12
5 Open the school gym for Family Fun Nights
during the winter (e.g. family dance, yoga class,
open sport night).4
Family & Community
Fosters the development of partnerships with families
and community practitioners to benefit from the resources available
to promote and encourage healthy living.
Family & Community
Action Ideas
1 Invite physicians, registered dietitians,
nutritionists, or public health nurses to
share their experiences and healthy eating
messages (e.g. Being Me: Promoting Positive
Body Image).1, 5
2 Organize nutrition education workshops
combined with family/student cooking classes.5
3 Start or enhance a school/community vegetable
and flower garden – enlist family members and
volunteers to assist with sowing, watering,
harvesting and weeding duties.6
4 Organize field trips to farms, green houses, or
supermarkets.7
5 Implement the Action Schools! BC Family
Healthy Living Kit activity for primary grades.8
More Action Ideas
Request FREE copies of Eating Well with
Canada’s Food Guide (available in French and for
First Nations, Inuit and Métis), Canadian Physical
Activity Guidelines, and support materials from
Health Canada to share with family members.9, 10
Meet with the school’s PAC and community
groups about how they can support your
school’s Action Plan.8
Distribute the Action Schools! BC Healthy
Together Newsletters to family members.
Include healthy living information in the
school newsletter (download from
www.actionschoolsbc.ca).11
Create picnic and seating areas on the
playground to encourage family use before
and after school, and during the weekends.6
Invite families to a school-wide healthy eating
event (e.g. cultural potluck) or contribute a
favourite healthy recipe to a school cookbook
or calendar (make it a fundraiser).9
Make school-owned equipment available for
families to rent during weekends – profits can
support school healthy living activities.
Encourage adults within the school and
community to be healthy living role models for
students by actively commuting, participating in
school healthy living events, and eating healthy
foods and beverages.12
Promote certification and training opportunities
that support healthy eating, physical activity and
sport to family members and volunteers.13
1. Community Engagement: See “Support Organizations”,
“Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations”, and “Just BC”
in the Action Pages! for organizations promoting
healthy living.
2. Physical Education/Activity Presentations &
Workshops : Action Schools! BC; ESTEEM Team;
Fundamental Movement Skills; FUN-damentals of
Fitness Show; Long Live Kids; Paralympic Heroes;
Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations; Rick Hansen
School Program; see “Presentations & Workshops”
8. Action Schools! BC: Healthy Eating Action Resource,
Family Healthy Living Kit, and Planning Guide for
Schools and Teachers.
9. Healthy Eating: Canada’s Food Guide; Canada’s Food
Guide: First Nations, Inuit and Métis; Elders of All Nations
Cookbook; Tips and Recipes for Quantity Cooking:
Nourishing Minds and Bodies; see “Healthy Eating” in
the Action Pages! for more.
10. Physical Activity: Canadian Physical Activity
Guidelines; Physical Activity Line; Health Canada.
3. Community Events: Canada Games Day Kit; Canadian
Olympic School Program & Paralympic Schools
Program; Jump Rope for Heart; Terry Fox Run; Top 10
Daily Physical Activities for Move for Health Day;
Trans Canada Trail.
11. Healthy Living Tips: Action Schools! BC – Healthy
Together Newsletters; Active for Life; Canada’s Food
Guide; Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines; Dietitian
Services at HealthLink BC, call 811; Health Canada;
Healthy Schools BC; see “Support Organizations” in
4. Family Fun Nights: Another Games Book; Everybody
Dance!; Just Another Great Games Book; Kids Yoga Goes
to School; Moving & Grooving; Not Just Another Games
Book; Provincial/Territorial Sport Organizations; Step
Lively.
12. Healthy Living: Canada’s Food Guide; Canadian
Physical Activity Guidelines; Dietitians of
Canada; Physical Activity Line; Screen Smart;
5. Nutrition Workshops: Action Schools! BC; BC
Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation; BC Dairy
Association; Dietitians of Canada; Healthy Schools BC;
see “BC Health Authorities” in the Action Pages! for
nutritionist contact information.
13. Training & Certification: Aboriginal Coaching Manual
Training; Coaching Association of Canada; Collaborative
Community Coaching; Foodsafe Program; HIGH FIVE;
National Coaching Certification Program; Parent-Coach
Handbook; Run Jump Throw; SMARTRISK No Regrets;
see the Action Pages! for more.
6. School Gardens: Edible Schoolyard; Plant a Row, Grow
a Row; Spuds in Tubs; www.healthyeatingatschool.ca.
7. Healthy Eating Field Trips: BC Agriculture in the
Classroom Foundation; FarmFolk/CityFolk; Grow BC;
Supermarket Tours; Where in the World Does Your Food
Come From?
Family & Community
Resources
Extra-Curricular
Supports a variety of opportunities for students,
staff and families to engage in healthy living before and
after school, and during lunch and recess.
To encourage and support physical activity and
healthy eating before and after school, and during
lunch and recess.
To provide inclusive and innovative intramural programs that
are fun for students and build school spirit.
To provide leadership opportunities for students to
be healthy living role models and mentors for younger
students in the school.
Action Ideas
1 Make intramurals interesting! Offer nontraditional activities (e.g. yoga, dance, tai chi);
target the interests of inactive students;
provide single sex and co-ed activities, and
leadership opportunities.1
2 Create clubs that are accessible and fun for
all students (e.g. climbing club, skipping club,
kilometre club).1, 2
3 Develop student leaders to activate your
playgrounds and classrooms. Provide physical
activity leadership training and equipment
to students to facilitate indoor and outdoor
physical activities before and after school,
and during lunch and recess.3
4 Designate outdoor equipment to support
student activity before and during school,
and at recess and lunch.4
5 Open the school gym for Family Fun Nights
during the winter (e.g. family dance, yoga class,
open sport night).5
1 Implement a Play First Lunch policy in
which students enjoy play time before eating
lunch (download Play First Lunch Toolkit at
www.actionschoolsbc.ca).10
More Action Ideas
Encourage teams and clubs to fundraise
with nutritious or non-food items.10
Provide bike racks and secure storage for
other active modes of transportation (scooters,
skateboards, long boards, rollerblades).11
2 Start or enhance a school meal program to
provide nutritious choices and increase
accessibility for all students.6
Celebrate International Walk to School Month in
October, or integrate Active Transportation Days
into your Action Plan throughout the school year.11
3 Make healthy choices for food and beverages
the easy choices at school events.7
Celebrate Nutrition Month in March with
healthy eating activities for the whole school.12
4 Start a cooking club for students, staff and
family members.8
Increase extra-curricular and intramural
activities using outdoor areas, unused
classrooms, and multipurpose spaces.
5 Start or enhance a school/community vegetable
and flower garden – enlist students, staff and
family members to help with sowing, watering,
harvesting and weeding duties.9
Provide structured games and fundamental
movement and basic sport skill development
circuits during open gym time – some students
may not feel comfortable just “playing”.13
Increase support for school sports, and ensure
equity in the type, amount and resource
allocation between opportunities for boys
and girls.14
Promote opportunities for coaching and
officiating certification to staff, students and
families.15
Extra-Curricular
Action Ideas
Extra-Curricular
Resources
1. Intramurals & Clubs: Action Schools! BC – Physical
Activity Action Resource (Kilometre Club ideas) and
Student Leadership Training; Active Playgrounds;
Another Games Book; Chinese Jump Rope; Complete
Book of Line Dancing; Inclusive Games; Intramurals
“Takin’ it Into the Classroom”; Jump2bFit; Multicultural
Folk Dance Treasure Chest; Not Just Another Games
Book; On the Move; YogaKids DVDs.
2. Walking & Running Kilometre Clubs: Action Schools!
BC – Physical Activity Action Resource; Beginning
Runner’s Handbook; Walking for Fitness; Walking
Games and Activities.
3. Leadership: Action Schools! BC Student Leadership
Training; Intramural Resource Series; Recess Revival;
Student Leadership Development Program; Tag, Tag
& Even More Tag; see “Leadership Resources” in the
4. Outdoor Equipment: School Specialty SporTime
– Action Schools receive a 10% discount; Action
Schools! BC – Physical Activity Action Resource for
Physical Activity Action Bin Contents.
5. Family Fun Nights: Another Games Book; Everybody
Dance!; Not Just Another Games Book; Provincial/
Territorial Sport Organizations; Step Lively.
6. Healthy Food in Schools: BC Health Authorities;
Brand Name Food List; Breakfast for Learning; Dietitian
Services at HealthLink BC, call 811; Healthy Schools BC;
Eat Smart Celebrations at www.actionschoolsbc.ca;
Farm to School Salad Bar Guide; Healthier Foods:
How to Make Fast-Food Healthier for Students;
Guidelines for Food & Beverage Sales in BC;
7. Healthy Food in School Events: Action Schools! BC
– Guidelines for Food & Beverage Sales in BC
Schools Support Teacher Workshop; Bake Better Bites;
Food Fit for Fun Days at www.actionschoolsbc.ca;
Guidelines for Food & Beverage Sales in BC Schools;
8. Cooking Club: Food Skills for Families; Kids in
the Kitchen; Suppertime Survival; see “BC Health
Authorities” in Action Pages! for more.
9. School Gardens: Edible Schoolyard; Plant a Row, Grow
a Row; Spuds in Tubs; www.healthyeatingatschools.ca.
10. Healthy Fundraising and Play First Lunch: Guidelines
for Food & Beverage Sales in BC Schools; Healthy
Fundraising for Schools; Play First Lunch Toolkit at
www.actionschoolsbc.ca.
11. Active Transportation: Active & Safe Routes to School;
HASTe; International Walk to School Month; Way to Go!
School Program website; Wheel Safety: Bikes, Blades
& Boards.
12. Nutrition Month: Action Schools! BC – Healthy
Eating Action Resource and Healthy Together
Newsletter; Dietitians of Canada; see “Healthy Eating”
in Action Pages! for more.
13. Structured Play: Action Schools! BC – DPA Pages!
Active Play-Based Learning; Biggest Little Games Book
Ever; Everybody Dance!; Get Strong 101 DVD; Kids’ Yoga
Goes to School; No Standing Around in My Gym;
Station Games; Tag, Tag & Even More Tag.
14. Gender Equity: CAAWS; On the Move; ProMotion Plus;
see “Gender Equity” in Action Pages! for more.
15. Training & Certification: National Coaching
Certification Program; Coaching Association of Canada;
Run Jump Throw; Collaborative Community Coaching;
HIGH FIVE; Sprockids; Aboriginal Coaching Manual
Training; Parent-Coach Handbook; see the Action Pages!
for more.
School Spirit
Cultivates school spirit by encouraging physical activity,
supporting healthy eating choices, and celebrating the benefits
of healthy living for the whole school.
To provide regular school-wide participation in physical activity
events combined with offering healthy, nutritious snacks.
To increase school spirit by promoting and celebrating
participation in health promotion.
To increase “Sporting Spirit” and to share the benefits
of being physically active through physical activity
events and presentations.
Action Ideas
1 Adapt the school day to include a whole
school fitness break (e.g. Walking Wednesdays
or Fitness Fridays).5
2 Include sport and physical activity
demonstrations by teams, clubs or classes
at monthly school assemblies (e.g. dances,1
cultural games or dancing,2 skipping3).
3 Celebrate active living with whole-school walk,
runs or events (e.g. Terry Fox Run, International
Walk to School Month, Move for Health Day,
Screen Smart Week, sport days, bike rodeos,
mini-Olympics).4
4 Incorporate physical activities and games that
celebrate cultural uniqueness within the
community (e.g. community dances,
multicultural games).2
5 Encourage the whole school to participate
in the Action Schools! BC Sneaker Club and
decorate the school hallways with physical
activity sneakers.5
School Spirit
Action Ideas
1 Provide nutritious food and beverage choices
at sports or fun days and physical activity
events.7
More Action Ideas
Lead or have student leaders lead the school
in a fitness routine or dance sequence during
an assembly.5
2 Integrate healthy eating at whole school
events (e.g. nutrition mini-Olympics alongside
an active mini-Olympics Day).7
Have a kick-off assembly to educate students,
parents and teachers about the school’s plans
for promoting healthy living and implementing
physical activity throughout the school year.
3 Coordinate school-wide healthy eating
challenges (e.g. Vegetable and Fruit Challenge,
Healthy T Days).8
Set a school goal to walk, run, cycle and roll to a
neighbouring city or town, across Canada, or
around the world.6
4 Plan a cultural potluck or food event that
celebrates the cultural diversity of the
community; or themed eating events for
different cultural holidays (e.g. Thanksgiving,
Chinese New Year, Cinco de Mayo, First Nations).9
5 Collect healthy snack ideas and recipes from
students, staff and families to create a school
cookbook and sell as a fundraiser.12
Create a healthy living or living responsibly
bulletin board to promote healthy living,
celebrate successes and share information
about upcoming events.
Implement “Caught in the Act” – take pictures
of students and staff eating healthy food
to display on your healthy living or living
responsibly bulletin board.
Raise school spirit by giving back to the
community through fundraising events.10
Celebrate and prepare a local food feast of
your community or province.11
Coordinate a healthy school fundraiser to
purchase physical activity equipment or
healthy eating supplies.12
Start a BC Farm to School Salad Bar program at
your school.11
1. Dance: 6 Fit Kids’ Workouts DVD; 65 Energy Blasts DVD;
Dance Party Fun CD; DPA Pages! Dance; Everybody
Dance!; More Funky Freestyle Dancing DVD; Multicultural Folk Dance Treasure Chest; see “Dance” in the
2. Cultural Games & Dances: Action Schools! BC –
Physical Activity Action Resource (sticks and hoop-andpole); Another Games Book; Children’s Games from
Around the World; Dansez en Français; Multicultural
Folk Dance Treasure Chest; Multicultural Games.
3. Jump Rope: BC & Yukon Rope Skipping Association;
Chinese Jump Rope; DPA Pages! Skipping Rope;
Jump2bFit; see “Jump Rope” in the Action Pages!
for more.
4. Whole School Events: Action Schools! BC – DPA Pages!
School-Wide Physical Activities and Top 10 Daily Physical
Activities for Move for Health Day; Bike Smarts; Canada
Games Day Kit; Canadian Olympic and Paralympic School
Program; International Walk to School Month; Just
Another Great Games Book; Mini-Olympics; Sprockids;
Terry Fox Run; www.healthyeatingatschool.ca.
8. Action Schools! BC: Healthy Eating Action Resource.
9. Cultural Events: Action Schools! BC – Healthy Eating
Pages! Aboriginal Wellness Perspectives; Eating Well
with Canada’s Food Guide: First Nations, Inuit and Métis;
Canada’s Food Guide available in 11 languages; Elders
of All Nations Cookbook.
10. Healthy Fundraising Events: Jump Rope for Heart;
KidSport; Terry Fox Run.
11. BC Grown: Action Schools! BC – Healthy Eating Action
Resource – BC Grown Activity; BC Agriculture in the
Classroom Foundation; BC Farm to School Program;
FarmFolk/CityFolk; Supermarket Tours; BC School Fruit
and Vegetable Nutritional Program; Where in the World
Does Your Food Come From?
12. Healthy Fundraising: Bake Better Bites; Guidelines
for Food & Beverage Sales in BC Schools; Healthy
Fundraising for Schools; Tips and Recipes for Quantity
Cooking.
5. Action Schools! BC: Physical Activity Action Resource;
Student Leadership Training at www.actionschoolsbc.ca.
6. Physical Activity Tracking: Action Schools! BC – Physical
Activity Action Resource; Step into Action; StepsCount.
7. Healthy Eating At School Events: Bake Better
Bites; Eat Smart Celebrations and Food Fit for Fun
Days at www.actionschoolsbc.ca; Guidelines for
Food & Beverage Sales in BC Schools;
School Spirit
Resources
Excellent workshop content and
presenter. Truly applicable for Daily
Physical Activity requirements and
Healthy Eating components of the
curriculum. Very useable resources
for the classroom. Thank you!
I really enjoyed the Student
Leadership workshop. The
students were thoroughly
engaged and on-task. Their
comments afterwards were
very positive.
EDUCATOR
Resources were great, ideas were
great. I hope Action Schools! BC
will always have funding because
it is a great program!
STUDENT TEACHER
Physical Education
Yearly Planner
Supports educators in providing a comprehensive, diverse, and
engaging array of physical education opportunities which meet the
goals of the BC Ministry of Education. Included in the Planner are sample
Monthly Calendars for Grades K to 3 and Grades 4 to 7, which share a
best practice template that can be used for inspiration and a starting-off
point for yearly planning. Also included are one-page descriptions of
activities which provide implementation ideas for Physical Education
(in the gymnasium, classroom and outdoors) linked to identified Daily
Physical Activity outcomes, Fundamental Movement Skills (see p. 12),
and recommended resources and equipment.
DPA
Endurance 쐌 Flexibility 쐌 Strength
FMS
Locomotor 쐌 Non-Locomotor 쐌 Manipulative
Alphabetical Activity Plans
Badminton
Golf
Skipping Rope
Ball and Scoop
Games
Gymnastics/
Movement
Soccer
Basketball
Hiking
Bouncing,
Throwing
and Catching
Hip Hop and
Novelty Dances
SportFit™
Canadian and
Folk Dance
Judo
Circuits and
Stations
Inter-crosse
Line/Party/
Square Dances
Softball
Tag
Tai Chi
Team Handball
Tennis
Track and Field
Orienteering
and Adventure
Running
Traditional/
Intercultural
Games
Paddle Games
and Pickleball
Ultimate/Disc
Sports
Volleyball
Cycling
Playground
Games
Flag Football
Ringette (Gym)
Cooperative
and Creative
Games
Creative Dance
Curling
Yoga
Sample Calendar for Grades K to 3
MOVEMENT SKILLS BY ACTIVITY CATEGORY
Alphabetical Activity Plans follow
SEPTEMBER
JANUARY
FORMATIVE GAMES
– Skipping Rope
– Bouncing, Throwing, and Catching (FMS)
– Playground Games (FMS)
GYMNASTICS/MOVEMENT
– Creating Movement Sentences (FMS)
FEBRUARY
COURT GAMES
– Bouncing, Throwing, and Catching (FMS)
OCTOBER
FORMATIVE GAMES
– Ball and Scoop Games (FMS)
– Tag (Running Skills and Space Awareness)
DANCE – FOLK AND CULTURAL
– Canadian and Folk Dance
FIELD GAMES
– Soccer (Kicking Skills)
NOVEMBER
MARCH
DANCE – CREATIVE
– Rhythmic and Creative Dance
WALKING & RUNNING PROGRAMS
– Kilometre Clubs (see PA-AR)
– Pedometer Programs (see PA-AR)
APRIL
INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL – TRAINING
– Circuits and Stations
FORMATIVE GAMES
– Bouncing, Throwing and Catching (FMS)
– Skipping Rope
DECEMBER
MAY
DANCE – CREATIVE
– Creative Dance
INNOVATIVE GAMES
– Cooperative Games (Parachute)
– Creative Games
GYMNASTICS/MOVEMENT
INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL – MARTIAL ARTS
– Tai Chi
– Yoga
JUNE
FIELD GAMES
– Softball
NET AND WALL GAMES
– Paddle Games and Pickleball
FMS – Fundamental Movement Skills
Refer to Physical Activity Action Resource (PA-AR) – K to 7 for more lesson ideas and activities.
Refer to BC IRP, K to 7, 2006 for related learning outcomes at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp or
BC DPA, K to 9, 2011 at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dpa
MOVEMENT SKILLS BY ACTIVITY CATEGORY
Alphabetical Activity Plans follow
SEPTEMBER
FEBRUARY
– Fitness Circuits
– Pedometer Programs (see PA-AR)
– SportFit™
– Yoga
COURT AND FIELD GAMES
– Basketball
– Team Handball
– Ringette (Gym)
OCTOBER
– Judo
– Tai Chi
FORMATIVE GAMES
– Skipping Rope
– Tag (Running and Space Awareness Skills)
FIELD GAMES
– Flag Football
– Inter-crosse (lacrosse)
– Soccer
NOVEMBER
– Canadian and Folk Dance
INNOVATIVE GAMES
– Traditional/Intercultural Games
– Cooperative and Creative Games
MARCH
DANCE – SOCIAL
– Hip Hop and Novelty
– Line/Party/Square Dances
APRIL
INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL – ATHLETICS
– Track and Field
– Circuits and Stations
– Cycling
– SportFit™
MAY
INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL – TARGET
– Curling
FIELD GAMES
– Ultimate/Disc Sports – Softball
DECEMBER
– Disc Golf (see Ultimate/Disc Sports)
NET AND WALL GAMES
– Volleyball
ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENT
– Hiking – Orienteering & Adventure Running
– Golf
JUNE
JANUARY
GYMNASTICS/MOVEMENT
NET AND WALL GAMES
– Badminton – Paddle Games and Pickleball
– Tennis
FMS – Fundamental Movement Skills
Refer to Physical Activity Action Resource (PA-AR) – K to 7 for more lesson ideas and activities.
Refer to BC IRP, K to 7, 2006 for related learning outcomes at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp or BC DPA, K to 9, 2011 at www.bced.gov.bc.ca/dpa
Sample Calendar for Grades 4 to 7
GAMES – NET AND WALL
GRADES 4 TO 7
Badminton
DPA
%NDURANCEs&LEXIBILITYs3TRENGTH
FMS
,EAPINGs3TRIKINGs3TOPPING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Badminton is played in groups of two or four, and can be played indoors or
outdoors. The object of the game is to ground the shuttle in your opponent’s
court, or force your opponent to miss-hit the shuttle. Badminton is a lifetime
sport for people of all ages, skill levels and physical fitness.
ORIGIN: Badminton derived from the ancient games of battledore and
shuttlecock. Introduced to England in 1873, the modern name comes from the
country home of the Duke of Beaufort, Badminton House, where the game was
often played. Badminton is now one of the most popular sports in the world.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: See pp. 57-59
EQUIPMENT:
sRacquets of various sizes
sShuttles/nerf balls of various sizes/tennis balls
sNet and poles/some other kind of height indicator
sProtective eye wear recommended
IMPLEMENTATION:
sUtilize the lesson ideas from the recommended resources or support
organizations below.
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Badminton Manual. Manual includes curriculum connections,
skill breakdowns, lesson plans, drills and games. A skills challenge incorporates an assessment
framework and FREE skill crests for BC students.
2. Ready-to-Use P.E. Activities for Grades 3-4, 5-6, 7-9
3. Badminton BC
4. Speedminton
GRADES K TO 7
Ball and Scoop Games
DPA
FMS
2UNNINGs#ATCHINGs4HROWING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Ball and scoop games are fun and improve hand-eye co-ordination,
cardiovascular fitness, and develop fundamental movement skills.
EQUIPMENT:
sPlayground balls – various sizes
sBean bags
sScoops
sPaddles
IMPLEMENTATION:
sTeach the students throwing and catching skills in physical education
and let them practise for action breaks throughout the day.
Resources
1. Great Gator Games (F)
2. Fundamental Movement Skills Carabiner (F)
3. K-3 Games (F)
4. Children’s Games From Around the World
5. Ready-to-Use P.E. Activities for Grades K-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-9
GAMES – FORMATIVE
GAMES – COURT AND FIELD
GRADES 4 TO 7
Basketball
DPA
FMS
2UNNINGs$RIBBLINGs4HROWING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Basketball is a team game requiring participants to direct their energies and
abilities toward a co-ordinated effort. Teams use passing and dribbling to move
the ball around the court in order to attempt a shot at an overhead basket to
score points.
ORIGIN: Canadian Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 while he was
teaching physical education in Springfield, Massachusetts. He hung two wooden
peach baskets on balconies at opposite ends of a hall, and had two teams of 9 play
with a soccer ball. The game was quickly adopted by others and evolved over time.
EQUIPMENT:
sBalls – basketballs, playground balls
sBasketball hoops, netball hoops, milk crates
sCones
sWristbands/pinnies
IMPLEMENTATION:
sTry these modified versions: bucketball, hoop ball, sideline basketball,
wheelchair basketball, and passketball (see p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics
Manual).
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Basketball Manual and Posters. Manual includes curriculum
connections, skill breakdowns, lesson plans, drills and games. A skills challenge incorporates
an assessment framework and FREE skill crests for BC students.
2. BC Wheelchair Basketball Society
3. Basketball BC
4. Hoops & Hoopla
6. Wheelchair Basketball Resource Guide
GRADES K TO 3
Bouncing, Throwing
and Catching
DPA
FMS
#ATCHINGs4HROWING
Classroom
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Activities involving bouncing, throwing and catching various sized objects
develop hand-eye co-ordination and are foundational to successful play in
traditional games and sports. Individual, partner and small group activities and
games are most appropriate for primary children. Success and progress in these
skill areas promotes confidence and self-esteem in students.
EQUIPMENT:
sBalls – various shapes, sizes and types
sTarget objects – hoops, spot markers,
bowling pins, milk cartons, etc.
sQuoits/rubber rings
sScarves
sBean bags
IMPLEMENTATION:
sAllow plenty of time for children to develop skills individually then progress
to partner and small group activities.
sUse stations or circuits to practise a variety of skills.
sTeach simplified and mini versions of traditional games.
sIncorporate opportunities for children to play cooperatively and in low key
competitive challenges.
Resources
1. Action Schools! BC Physical Activity Action Resource – Grades K to 7 (F) (at www.actionschoolsbc.ca)
2. K-3 Games (F)
3. Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers and Primary
4. Active Playgrounds (F)
5. Fundamental Movement Skills Carabiner (F)
GAMES – FORMATIVE
GRADES K TO 7
Canadian and Folk Dance
DPA
FMS
4WISTINGs3PINNINGs'LIDING
Classroom
Gymnasium
These themes encompass a wide variety of dances that can supplement
curricular topics such as Canada’s pioneer heritage.
EXAMPLE DANCES:
sKinderpolka (K-3)
sHustle (3-7)
sLa Raspa (K-7)
sMayim Mayim (3-7)
sVirginia Reel (3-7)
sLes Saluts (4-7)
sCsebogar (3-7)
sTroika (4-7)
sLas Bastrinque (4-7)
sSalty Dog Rag (4-7)
sMaple Leaf Stomp (4-7)
sPopcorn (K-7)
EQUIPMENT:
sVideo/music player
sThematic costuming
sTambourine, drum, sticks
IMPLEMENTATION:
sReview YouTube videos to learn dances.
Resources
1. Dance Workshop and Mentorship for Teachers (contact Action Schools! BC)
2. DPA Pages! – Dance (at www.actionschoolsbc.ca)
3. Multicultural Folk Dance Treasure Chest
4. Step Lively and Dansez en Français: French Dances for Classroom and Community by Marian Rose:
Booklets, CDs and Workshops for Students, Teachers and Community Events
5. Moving and Grooving Manual/CDs
6. Dance Party Fun CD and Guide
7. All Time Favorite Dances DVD/CD
GRADES K TO 7
Circuits and Stations
DPA
FMS
2UNNINGs*UMPINGs4HROWING
Classroom
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Circuits (in/outdoors) and stations are fun and easy ways to teach students about
cardiovascular and muscle fitness and muscle identification while improving
their overall health.
EQUIPMENT:
sMats
sBenches, chairs, hurdles
sExercise bands
sRacquets, birdies
sSkipping ropes (single, long, Chinese)
sHula hoops, cones, buckets
sBalls, bean bags, beach balls
sMusic player
IMPLEMENTATION:
sFill buckets with different “instant” activities and distribute around the
gymnasium or multipurpose room for a quick circuit break (e.g. racquets
and birdies, skipping ropes, exercise bands, cards with specific activities).
Resources
1. Action Schools! BC Physical Activity Action Resource – Grades K to 7 (F) and Middle School
and K Circuit Station Cards (at www.actionschoolsbc.ca)
2. DPA Pages! – Get Strong 101 Circuit (F) (at www.actionschoolsbc.ca)
3. Circuits and Stations Workshop and Mentorship for Teachers (contact Action Schools! BC)
4. Get Strong 101 DVD/Workshops (contact Action Schools! BC)
5. The Circuit! Station Solutions CDs and downloadable station signs
6. Station Games
7. Exercise in Disguise (F)
8. FitDeck Adult/Jr. Exercise Cards Series
GAMES – INNOVATIVE
GRADES K TO 7
Cooperative and
Creative Games
DPA
FMS
2UNNINGs3KIPPINGs#ATCHING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Students love the opportunity to change games using their creative and
leadership skills. Encourage fair play and cooperation as integral components.
EQUIPMENT:
sOptions may include – balls, cones, scoops, parachute, etc.
IMPLEMENTATION:
sEncourage students to work cooperatively to change the games and rules.
sHave students create their own cooperative or competitive games
individually, in pairs, or in small groups. Share their games with the class.
Resources
2. Action Schools! BC Inclusive Practices (F)
3. Parachute Games
4. Why Paper & Scissors Rock!!!
5. Silly Sports & Goofy Games
6. Oodles of Noodles
7. Omnikin
GRADES K TO 7
Creative Dance
DPA
FMS
*UMPINGs3TRETCHINGs4WISTING
Classroom
Gymnasium
Creative dance is an ideal activity for students to experiment with movement
and to develop body and spatial awareness. Dance also allows students to use
their imagination and creativity while enhancing their physical fitness, movement
skills and personal expression.
EQUIPMENT:
sVideo/music player
sThematic costuming
sTambourine, drum, sticks
sRibbons, scarves
IMPLEMENTATION:
sHave students use the moves they learn from the resources to create their
own dance sequences.
sExplore movements related to themes (e.g. at the beach, in space).
Resources
1. Action Schools! BC Physical Activity Action Resource – Grades K to 7 (F) and Middle School –
Teaching Creative Dance and Playlist (at www.actionschoolsbc.ca)
2. DPA Pages! – Dance and DPA Pages! – Body Percussion (at www.actionschoolsbc.ca)
3. Dance Workshop and Mentorship for Teachers and Indoor Student Leadership Training
(contact Action Schools! BC)
4. Music for Creative Dance
5. Creative Dance for All Ages DVD/Books/Music
6. 6 Fit Kids’ Workouts DVD
7. Brain-Compatible Dance Education
8. Interdisciplinary Learning Through Dance: 101 MOVEntures
DANCE – CREATIVE
GRADES 4 TO 7
Curling
DPA
FMS
3LIDINGs3TRIKINGs3TRETCHING
Gymnasium
On Ice
Curling is a team game focusing on cooperation, health and enjoyment. Players
on each team deliver rocks from one end of a long, narrow sheet of ice to a target
at the far end. Each team tries to get its rocks closest to the centre of the target in
order to score points.
ORIGIN: Curling can be traced back to 16th century Europe and much of the
game’s early evolution took place in Scotland. Canada has a strong presence at
the world level with teams having captured many prestigious titles.
EQUIPMENT:
In the Gymnasium:
sDelivery objects: chalkboard brushes,
bean bags, hockey pucks, plastic
bottles filled with sand
sTarget objects: plastic water bottles,
juice containers, bowling pins
sFloor hockey sticks to simulate brushes
sThick socks to cover the sliding foot
and stick blade
On Ice:
sProper footwear
sWarm, loose-fitting clothing
sBrushes
sCurling rocks
sModified rocks: 2 or 4 litre
juice container with handle,
filled with water
IMPLEMENTATION:
s4RYCURLINGINTHEGYMNASIUM
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Curling Manual and Posters. Manual includes curriculum connections,
skill breakdowns, lesson plans, and games. A skills challenge incorporates an assessment framework
and FREE skill crests for BC students.
2. Curl BC – Workshops for Teachers or Students
3. Rocks & Rings: School Curling Program
4. SOAR – Sharing Our Activities & Resources
GRADES 2 TO 7
Cycling
DPA
FMS
7HEELINGs4WISTING
Outdoors
Cycling is a fun individual activity. Learning proper bike safety and handling will
prepare a student for years of cycling enjoyment, whether it be on the mountain,
on the road, in a race or through the park.
ORIGIN: The ancestor to the bicycle was a simple two-wheel vehicle without
pedals developed around the turn of the 19th century. Wheels, chains, gears,
pedals and frames evolved over time to produce specialized bicycles for speed,
mountains, commuting and tricks.
EQUIPMENT:
sBicycles
sHelmets
sSafety and repair kit
sCones
sChalk
sOther materials for a safe obstacle course – can be constructed in class
IMPLEMENTATION:
Resources
1. Bike Smarts Handbook
2. HASTe
3. RoadSense Kids
4. Walk Smart – Bike Safe DVD
5. Wheel Safety
GRADES 4 TO 7
Flag Football
DPA
FMS
$ODGINGs4HROWINGs#ATCHING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Flag football is a modified version of regulation football. Using flags instead of
tackling and easy modifications such as rotating positions make this a safe and
active sport for physical education or intramurals.
EQUIPMENT:
sFootball/nerf football/disc
sWristbands/pinnies – for one team
sFlags – one/two per player
sWhistle
IMPLEMENTATION:
sTry disc football or Gaelic football.
Resources
1. Football Canada
2. Flag Football Guide/DVD
3. Gaelic Football and Workshops
4. Ready-to-Use P.E. Activities for Grades 5-6, 7-9
GRADES 2 TO 7
Golf
DPA
FMS
3TRIKINGs3WINGING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
The object of golf is to move the ball from the “tee”, up the “fairway” to the “green”
and into the hole in as few strokes as possible. Golf is a game of honour, courtesy
and etiquette.
ORIGIN: The birthplace of golf is generally recognized to be St. Andrews, Fife in
Scotland, dating back to the early 1800s. The first organized golf clubs in North
America can be traced to Canada, brought by British officers to Quebec.
EQUIPMENT:
sGolf clubs (putters/wedge) – contact BC Golf about borrowing
FREE junior clubs for your class
sGolf balls/birdie balls/wiffle balls
sTees/badminton birdies
sCones/hoops/cups
sBenches/rope/sand
sExercise mats/carpet squares
IMPLEMENTATION:
sUtilize the lesson plans from the recommended resources or support
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Golf Manual. Manual includes curriculum connections, skill
breakdowns, lesson plans, and ideas for creating a golf course in your gym or on the playing field.
A skills challenge incorporates an assessment framework and FREE skill crests for BC students.
2. BC Golf – Workshops for teachers and students and sets of loaner clubs for schools. Enquire about
Playground to Fairway golf development program and equipment for use indoors.
GYMNASTICS
GRADES K TO 7
Gymnastics/Movement
DPA
FMS
"ALANCINGs,ANDINGs&ALLING
Gymnasium
Gymnastics allows students to learn foundational skills that can be applied across
all physical activity. The fundamental movements of balancing, running, jumping,
leaping, and landing, can be made into movement sentences in small groups and
performed in front of the class to music.
ORIGIN: The concept of gymnastics was introduced by the early Greeks and
developed further by the Romans. It was used to train for sports and as a means
of physical exercise.
EQUIPMENT:
sMats
sBenches, boxtops
sRhythmic wands, bean bags, hula hoops, skipping ropes
sMusic player
IMPLEMENTATION:
sSet up stations (K to 3 or 4 to 7) around the gymnasium for one month
allowing all classes to participate while minimizing set-up and take-down.
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Gymnastics/KCM Manual – Creating Movement Sentences and
Posters. Manual includes curriculum connections, skill breakdowns, and lesson plans. A skills
challenge incorporates an assessment framework and FREE skill crests for BC students.
2. p.s.a.p. Gymnastics/KCM – Creating Movement Sentences Workshop (and Teacher Mentorship)
and Resources for Teachers (contact Action Schools! BC)
3. Gymnastics BC Kids CanMove (KCM) School Program – Workshops for Teachers and Students
4. Rhythmic Gymnastic Workshops
GRADES K TO 7
Hiking
DPA
FMS
#LIMBINGs"ALANCING
Outdoors
Hiking (and other outdoor-based activities) offers students an opportunity
to enjoy physical education and physical activity in nature. Local trails, parks and
hills are some of the best locations to get students active while appreciating and
respecting the environment.
EQUIPMENT:
sSupportive footwear, hats, sunscreen
sWater, healthy snacks
IMPLEMENTATION:
sIncorporate a hike as part of a science field trip (e.g. hike to see the
salmon spawn).
Resources
1. Action Schools! BC DPA Pages! Active in Nature, DPA Pages! Active Play-Based Learning,
DPA Pages! Outdoor Circuits, and DPA Pages! Snowy Day Outdoor Physical Activity Ideas
2. Trans Canada Trail
3. Trails BC
4. Science in Action
5. Walking for Fitness
6. SMARTRISK No Regrets
7. BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit
8. ThinkFirst For Kids
9. Urban Poling
ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENT – LAND-BASED
DANCE – SOCIAL
GRADES 2 TO 7
Hip Hop and
Novelty Dances
DPA
FMS
3LIDINGs3PINNING
Classroom
Gymnasium
Energize students with fun, contemporary dance routines – even in the
classroom! The dance movements from Latin, African and Hip Hop cultures
provide something for everyone, inspiring students to love dance.
EQUIPMENT:
sVideo/music player
sThematic costuming
IMPLEMENTATION:
sTeach and practise routines in physical education then allow students to
share them during school assemblies or as part of your leadership program.
Resources
1. Action Schools! BC Physical Activity Action Resource – Grades K to 7 (F) and Middle School –
Teaching Creative Dance, and Playlist (at www.actionschoolsbc.ca)
2. Dance Workshop and Mentorship, and Indoor Student Leadership Training
(contact Action Schools! BC)
3. 6 Fit Kids’ Workouts DVD – Four 5-minute workouts and two 10-minute workouts
4. 65 Energy Blasts DVD – 65 one-minute and fifteen-second dance clips
5. Everybody Move! CD/DVD/Manual (F)
6. More Funky Freestyle Dancing DVD
7. Active Body Beats DVD
GRADES 4 TO 7
Inter-crosse
DPA
FMS
3TRIKINGs3TOPPING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Inter-crosse is a non-contact, co-educational adaptation of lacrosse founded
upon the basic values of respect, movement, communication and adaptability.
The game is easy to play, low risk, and adaptable to many environments.
ORIGIN: Native North Americans began playing lacrosse or “baggataway” many
centuries ago. Lacrosse was named Canada’s national sport in 1859, and was
reconfirmed as Canada’s national summer sport in 1994.
EQUIPMENT:
sLacrosse sticks (plastic)
sLacrosse balls/tennis/wiffle balls
sFloor hockey goals
sChairs/benches/hula hoops/pylons
sWristbands/pinnies
IMPLEMENTATION:
sShow the DVD or invite an expert to demonstrate this sport.
Resources
1. Inter-crosse Instructor Manual/DVD (FREE) – Includes nine lessons, warm-up activities, drills
and games.
2. BC Lacrosse Association – Workshops, resources, and loaner equipment at no charge
INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL – COMBATIVE
GRADES 4 TO 7
Judo
DPA
FMS
,ANDINGs$ODGINGs&ALLING
Gymnasium
Judo is a Japanese martial art that, unlike other martial arts, involves no kicking,
punching or striking. Through holds, escapes, throws and safe falling, students
develop fitness, strength, camaraderie and respect for other participants. The
term Judo means “the gentle way.”
ORIGIN: In 1882 Professor Kano in Tokyo, Japan, developed Judo from the
ancient way of combat called Ju Jitsu. In Kano’s establishing principles, the
spirit of combat is maintained while respecting one’s opponent.
EQUIPMENT:
sGymnastics or wrestling mats
IMPLEMENTATION:
sGreat for intermediate-aged students.
sEncourage students to go bare foot and wear t-shirts with sleeves
(good for holds).
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Judo Manual. Manual includes curriculum connections, skill
breakdowns, lesson plans, and games. A skills challenge incorporates an assessment framework
and FREE skill crests for students in BC.
2. Judo BC
GRADES 2 TO 7
Line/Party/Square Dances
DPA
FMS
*UMPINGs4URNING
Classroom
Gymnasium
Line and party dances provide a foundation for learning and enjoying dance.
These dances provide energetic and fun ways to get students dancing in large
groups. Building on basic steps and popular music, students are motivated to
try something new and will gain confidence quickly.
RECOMMENDED DANCES:
sMacarena
sMontego Bay
sCotton Eyed Joe
sHustle
sElectric Slide
sElvira
sSlappin’ Leather
sTwist
sYMCA
sCha Cha Slide
EQUIPMENT:
sVideo/music player
sThematic costuming
IMPLEMENTATION:
sReview YouTube videos to assist in learning the dances.
Resources
1. Everybody Move! CD/DVD/Manual
2. All-Time Favorite Dances CD/DVD
3. Dances Even I Would Do Manual
4. Funky Freestyle Dancing DVDs
5. Party Dance CD/DVD/Guide
DANCE – SOCIAL
ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENT – LAND-BASED
GRADES 2 TO 7
Orienteering and
Adventure Running
DPA
FMS
2UNNINGs#LIMBING
Classroom
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Orienteering can be done in a rural or urban environment, on foot, by bike or on
skis. It is a sport for everyone, regardless of age or experience. During an event,
participants navigate from checkpoint to checkpoint along a course marked on a
map and using a compass. Map-reading, strategizing, endurance, and teamwork
are all skills utilized or developed while participating in this exhilarating sport.
ORIGIN: Orienteering originated in Sweden. Today, orienteering is the largest
mass participation sport in the world, with 25,000 people participating in one
event. In the 1960s orienteering started to gain popularity in Canada. Today, there
are orienteering clubs across the country and interest in the sport is growing
with the advances in technology and maps, making the sport more accessible.
EQUIPMENT:
sControls or checkpoints
(markers/pin flags)
sControl cards
sMaps (marked
swith course)
sControl punches
sWhistle
sCompasses
s(thumb) (optional)
IMPLEMENTATION:
sTake the workshop and receive a school yard orienteering map made in
collaboration with local clubs.
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Orienteering Manual, and Posters. Manual includes curriculum
connections, skill breakdowns, lesson plans, and games. It includes a skills challenge incorporates
2. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Orienteering Workshop for Teachers (contact Action Schools! BC)
3. Orienteering Association of BC – www.orienteeringbc.ca
4. Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club – www.whyjustrun.ca
5. Adventure Racing Activities for Fun and Fitness
6. O-Store
GRADES K TO 7
Paddle Games and
Pickleball
DPA
FMS
Striking
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Paddle games are quick and easy activities that can be played in a variety of
settings. Hand-eye co-ordination is a fundamental skill that many activities
require. Most importantly, paddle games are fun!
EQUIPMENT:
sBalls – various sizes and pickleball
sPaddles – various types and pickleball
sWall
sFloor tape/painted squares
sBadminton or pickleball net
IMPLEMENTATION:
sTeach the skills during physical education then practise during “action
breaks”.
Resources
1. Active Playgrounds (F) – includes hopcotch, 4-square, wall and ball games, skipping, hand
clapping games, and game templates
2. BC Pickleball – www.bcpickleball.ca
3. Hand, Paddle and Racquet-Type Games
4. Ready-to-Use P.E. Activities for Grades K-2, 3-4, 5-6
GAMES – FORMATIVE
GRADES K TO 7
Playground Games
DPA
FMS
4HROWINGs#ATCHINGs"ALANCINGs2UNNING
Outdoors
Playground games are highly active, easy to modify and students can initiate
them on their own after learning some basic games. Playground games help
to build movement skills as well as social skills such as conflict resolution,
cooperation and fair play. Incorporate playground leadership opportunities.
EQUIPMENT:
sPlayground balls
sTokens, markers
sSmall balls – various sizes
sTennis balls
sHula hoops
sBean bags
sSidewalk chalk
IMPLEMENTATION:
sPlan a school goal to re-paint tarmac games lines – templates are provided
in Active Playgrounds or Playground Stencils (see below).
sTeach kids to be playground leaders (e.g. hopscotch, 4-square, wall and ball
games) at recess and lunch (contact Action Schools! BC Support Team for
training options).
Resources
1. Action Schools! BC Physical Activity Action Resource (F) and Middle School
(at www.actionschoolsbc.ca)
2. Outdoor Intercultural Games Workshop and Mentorship for Teachers, and Student Leadership
Training (contact Action Schools! BC)
3. Active Playgrounds (F) – includes hopscotch, 4-square, wall and ball games, skipping, hand
clapping games and game templates
4. Playground Stencils
5. Exercise in Disguise (F)
6. Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers and Primary – FREE download
7. 50 Games with 50 Tennis Balls
8. Recess Revival (F) – FREE download
GRADES 4 TO 7
Ringette (Gym)
DPA
FMS
2UNNINGs3TRIKINGs3TOPPING
Gymnasium
Gym Ringette is a fast-paced, non-contact sport where players use a straight stick
to carry, pass and shoot a rubber ring to score goals. The game emphasizes the
use of teamwork to advance the ring up the court and score on the opponents’
net. Gym Ringette uses adapted (ice) ringette equipment to allow for the fun and
fast game to be played in a gymnasium during physical education or intramurals.
ORIGIN: Ringette was invented in 1963 by Sam Jacks in North Bay, Ontario as an
alternative sport to ice hockey. Ringette was introduced to BC in the 1970s and is
now played internationally on ice and in gymnasiums. Gym Ringette and Special
Olympics Floor Hockey are both gym floor versions of the original sport.
EQUIPMENT:
sGym Ringette sticks and goalie sticks
sGym Ringette rings/rubber rings
sGoal nets
sChairs/benches
sPinnies/wristbands
sProtective eye wear recommended
IMPLEMENTATION:
Resources
1. BC Ringette Association – Workshops, resources and equipment
2. Let’s Play Gym Ringette – Ringette Canada
GAMES – FORMATIVE
GRADES K TO 7
Skipping Rope
DPA
FMS
Jumping
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Skipping rope builds healthy bones, develops muscle endurance, promotes
healthy hearts, and builds co-ordination. Social and cooperative skills are
incorporated in the many variations of skipping rope such as Chinese jump
rope and long rope activities.
EQUIPMENT:
sSingle or long skipping ropes
sChinese jump ropes (16’ joined together)
sSkip-n-hops
sHula hoops
sMusic player/music – Jump2bFit CD or other music
IMPLEMENTATION:
sEnsure the length of the single rope is appropriate for the student
(i.e. 7’ (2.1m) – Primary, 8’ (2.4m) – Intermediate, 9’ (2.7m) – Middle).
sUse a hook to hang the ropes to avoid tangling.
sCheck YouTube for routines and rhymes.
Resources
3. Heart Healthy Kids Lesson Plans or Physical Activity Handbook, Jumping into the Curriculum,
Jump Rope for Heart
4. Jump2bFit and Double Dutch Manuals, music CDs, DVDs
6. Chinese Jump Rope Book and DVD
7. BC and Yukon Rope Skipping Association
8. Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers and Primary – FREE download
GRADES K TO 7
Soccer
DPA
FMS
$RIBBLINGs4RAPPINGs+ICKING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
The object of soccer is to propel the ball into the opposing team’s goal, passing
and dribbling with the feet. Soccer is the world’s most popular participant and
spectator sport.
ORIGIN: A game resembling soccer was played in China in 2500 B.C. During the
early 19th century the game became formalized in England and developed into
the sport we know today.
EQUIPMENT:
sBalls – soccer balls, playground balls, heavy sponge balls
sNets – soccer nets, cones, flags
sPinnies/wristbands
IMPLEMENTATION:
sTry: mini-soccer, power soccer, or sepak takraw, a Malaysian blend of soccer
and volleyball
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Soccer Manual and Posters. Manual includes curriculum
2. BC Soccer Association
4. BC Wheelchair Sports Association – Power Soccer
5. Sepak Takraw 101
GAMES – FIELD GAMES
GRADES 4 TO 7
Softball
DPA
FMS
4HROWINGs#ATCHINGs3TRIKING
Outdoors
Softball is played between two teams outdoors on a softball diamond with bats,
balls, gloves and bases. The object of the game is to score points by having
players run around the bases. Softball requires individuals to work together to
achieve team success.
ORIGIN: Softball was developed as a direct descendent to the sport of baseball
in 1887 by American George Hancock in Chicago, Illinois. Hancock initially created
softball to be an indoor version of baseball. Some key differences between
softball and baseball are a smaller playing area, a larger ball and pitches are
thrown underhand.
EQUIPMENT:
sSoftball diamond
sSoftballs/tee balls
sGloves
sBats, aluminum or wooden
sBases and home plate
sHelmets
sPitcher’s rubber
IMPLEMENTATION:
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Softball Manual. Manual includes curriculum connections,
2. Softball Canada – Learn to Play Manual
3. Softball BC
4. Softball Canada – Coaches Guides – 412, 414, 416
GRADES 4 TO 7
SportFit™
DPA
FMS
*UMPINGs3TRETCHING
Gymnasium
A free, easy-to-use online fitness and sport education program to get children
and youth interested in physical activity through discovering new sports.
Identifies summer and winter sports matching participants’ personal preferences
and physical abilities based on performance in 8 physical skills and answers to
an online questionnaire.
ORIGIN: An initiative of ViaSport supported by the Province of British Columbia
and the Government of Canada.
EQUIPMENT:
sMilk crate or box
sBlack construction paper
sPowdered chalk
sStop watches
sMasking tape
sRulers, tape measure, measuring wheel
sBasketball
sMats
sCones
sMusic player
IMPLEMENTATION:
sUse the SportFit™ challenges and encourage students to set personal
fitness goals.
Resources
1. SportFit™ – www.sportfitcanada.com (F)
2. Physical Education Methods for Elementary Teachers
GAMES – FORMATIVE
GRADES K TO 7
Tag
DPA
FMS
2UNNINGs$ODGING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Running and tag games are played by children around the world. These games
involve seeking, chasing, dodging, and tagging another student. They are easy
to organize and a great way to raise the heart rate in a hurry.
EQUIPMENT:
sNo equipment necessary
sPucks, bean bags, balls, cans
sCones, wristbands
IMPLEMENTATION:
sTeach “polite” tagging, respectful touch.
Resources
1. Outdoor Intercultural Games Workshop for Teachers and Mentorship, and Student Leadership
2. Tag, Tag & Even More Tag (F)
3. Great Gator Games (F)
4. Great Activities for PE DVDs
6. Snow Fun! Favourite Canadian Winter Activities
7. Adapted Games & Activities Book
8. Biggest Little Games Book Ever
9. Oodles of Noodles
GRADES K TO 7
Tai Chi
DPA
FMS
#ENTRINGs&LOATINGs3INKING
Classroom
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Many people practise tai chi as a way of developing good posture and
promoting skeletal and muscular health, as well as focusing and calming
the mind.
ORIGIN: Tai chi is an ancient martial art, now practised worldwide for its
health benefits.
EQUIPMENT:
sVideo/music player and calming music
IMPLEMENTATION:
sReview/watch the DVDs or YouTube that demonstrate tai chi sequences
first before doing it.
Resources
and DPA Pages! – Self-Regulation (at www.actionschoolsbc.ca)
2. Tai Chi Workshop and Mentorship for Teachers (contact Action Schools! BC)
3. 5 Day Fit Chi DVD or YouTube videos
GRADES 4 TO 7
Team Handball
DPA
FMS
2UNNINGs4HROWINGs#ATCHING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Team handball combines endurance, strength and mobility in a fast moving,
skill-based game involving running, jumping, catching and throwing.
ORIGIN: The history of team handball can be traced to Europe in the early 1900s.
Team handball is now played by millions of participants around the world.
EQUIPMENT:
sPlayground ball
sHockey nets or marked goal area
IMPLEMENTATION:
sTry these variations: sideline handball or guardball
Resources
1. Team Handball
2. Team Handball Federation
GRADES 3 TO 7
Tennis
DPA
FMS
2EADY0OSITIONs3TRIKINGs3TOPPING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Tennis is played on an indoor or outdoor court with a net dividing the space
in half. Players on each side of the net use a racquet to hit a ball into their
opponent’s space on the opposite side of the net.
ORIGIN: The direct ancestor to the modern game of tennis was first played
in France in the 11th or 12th century. It was favoured by royalty and spread
throughout Europe, then to the rest of the world.
EQUIPMENT:
sRacquets (junior sizes available)
sTennis balls
sNets, ropes or other obstacles to divide the court
IMPLEMENTATION:
sUse small sized racquets, slower balls, and/or no net to begin with to
build success.
Resources
1. Tennis BC School Program – Workshops and Resources for Teachers and Students
2. 50 Games with 50 Tennis Balls
INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL – ATHLETICS
GRADES 4 TO 7
Track and Field
DPA
FMS
2UNNINGs,EAPINGs4HROWING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Track and field is a multi-disciplined sport with individual and team events.
Running, jumping and throwing are the main activities, yet distances, heights and
lengths vary from event to event. Track and field can be used as a fundamental
movement skill development program while enhancing students’ fitness and
strength.
ORIGIN: Track and field type events were an important component of the
ancient Greek Olympics and were popular with Romans as well. However,
competitions involving running races, throwing objects, jumping hurdles and
vaulting barriers have been a part of sport in cultures around the world for
centuries.
EQUIPMENT:
sBatons
sDisci
sMeasuring tape
sShot puts
sHurdles
sCones
sSoftballs
sStop watches
sLong jump pit
sHigh jump pit (or mats)
sand standards
sTrundle (measuring) wheel
IMPLEMENTATION:
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Track and Field Manual. Manual includes curriculum connections,
skill breakdowns, lesson plans, and games. A skills challenge incorporates an assessment
framework and FREE skill crests for students in BC.
2. Run Jump Throw – Teaching Resources, Training, Certification
3. BC Athletics
4. BC Wheelchair Sports
GRADES K TO 7
Traditional/Intercultural Games
DPA
FMS
2UNNINGs,EAPING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Traditional games allow students to be physically active while learning about
and experiencing different cultures. Many intercultural and Aboriginal activities
involve running and tagging, but they can also be used to incorporate
cooperative games into physical education.
ORIGIN: Traditional games originate from many different times and places.
EQUIPMENT:
sBalls
sCones
sRopes, sticks, hula hoops
sCrafts
IMPLEMENTATION:
sSticks and Hoop-and-Pole
sSepak Takraw – A Malaysian blend of soccer and volleyball
sGaelic Football
Resources
1. Action Schools! BC Physical Activity Action Resources – Grades K to 7 (F) and Middle School –
Sticks, Hoop-and-Pole (at www.actionschoolsbc.ca)
3. Multicultural Games
5. Sepak Takraw 101
6. Gaelic Football and Workshops
7. Inuit Games: Training & Resource Manual
8. Canoe & Dragon Boat
9. Dene Games: Culture & Resource Manual
GAMES – INNOVATIVE
GRADES 4 TO 7
Ultimate/Disc Sports
DPA
FMS
4HROWINGs#ATCHING
Outdoors
Disc sports includes two popular life-long activities: Ultimate and Disc Golf.
Ultimate is a fun team sport involving the passing of a disc (frisbee) through the
air combining elements of soccer, football and basketball. Ultimate is often co-ed
and commonly self-refereed – the “Spirit of the Game” creates a unique fair play
environment. Disc golf uses poles as golf holes and discs as golf balls. Disc golf
courses are found in many communities.
ORIGIN: The game of Ultimate began in 1968 in Maplewood, New Jersey, USA, by
a group of high school students. Today, 100,000 players in over 55 countries play the
game competitively, along with countless recreational players in summer leagues.
EQUIPMENT:
sDiscs
sCones
sBean bags
sTargets – hula hoops/chairs
sSchool yard disc golf course/cones/hoops
sLocal park disc golf courses
IMPLEMENTATION:
sUltimate – Teach two throws and two catches (refer to resources below).
sDisc Golf – Learn throwing skills in physical education, practise during
‘action breaks’ and then try a local disc golf course as a culminating event.
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Disc Sports Manual. Manual includes curriculum connections,
2. BC Disc Sports Society
GRADES 4 TO 7
Volleyball
DPA
FMS
2EADY0OSITIONs,EAPINGs3TRIKING
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Easily modifiable and played indoors and outdoors, volleyball is easy to learn
and interesting to play for participants of all ages and skill levels.
ORIGIN: Volleyball was invented in Massachusetts by a YMCA instructor during
the late 1800s. Initially named Mintonette, the early game combined elements
of basketball, tennis and baseball.
EQUIPMENT:
sBalls – volleyballs, heavy sponge balls, beach balls, balloons
sNet – volleyball net, rope/string at set height, bench, marked line
IMPLEMENTATION:
sTry these great variations: Heroes Volleyball, Atomic Volleyball, Tripleball,
Circulation Volleyball, mini volleyball, sitting volleyball, beach volleyball,
wallyball, and sepak takraw (a Malaysian blend of soccer and volleyball).
Resources
1. p.s.a.p. Teaching the Basics – Volleyball Manual and Posters. Manual includes curriculum
2. Volleyball Canada – Circulation, Heroes, Atomic, Tripleball. E-Learning for teachers and coaches.
3. Sepak Takraw 101
GRADES K TO 7
Yoga
DPA
FMS
#ENTRINGs"ALANCINGs3TRETCHING
Classroom
Gymnasium
Outdoors
Yoga is a series of total body movements that incorporate stretching and
poses with breath, relaxation, and imagery. Yoga develops body awareness and
improves flexibility, strength, balance, and mental focus. Participating in yoga
has a calming effect.
ORIGIN: Yoga originated in India several thousand years ago and is now widely
practised around the world by people of all ages.
IMPLEMENTATION:
sUse yoga to assist students with self-regulation or after intense periods of
concentration or stressful times.
Resources
2. DPA Pages! – Self-Regulation and Yoga Connections – Aboriginal Wellness Perspectives
3. Yoga Workshop and Mentorship for Teachers (contact Action Schools! BC)
4. Music: Yoga Kit for Kids CD or other Yoga CDs
5. Yoga Kit for Kids (no longer available to order)
6. Yoga Pretzels Deck
7. YogaKids Tools for Schools
8. Yoga Calm
GRADES K TO 7
This list provides a recommended set of equipment designed to support a
comprehensive physical education and physical activity plan. Schools are encouraged
to compare the list to their Equipment Inventory Form (see Step 2, p. 31)
to identify areas for improvement.
Recommended Equpiment
Size/Description
Quantity
Synthetic
Mini/Rubber
Jr. Size/Rubber
12”-16”/Vinyl
4”-6”/Assorted shapes/Colours
6”-8”
9.5”/125gm
1kg
Yellow, red, green, blue
#4-#6/Foam or soft-tip
White, yellow
Foam
Assorted sizes/colours
30 to 40
30 to 40
30 to 40
20 to 30
30
30
30 to 45
2
30 each colour
10 to 20
30
30 to 50
10 to 20
4” Vinyl
6”-8.5” Vinyl
16” Vinyl
Orange/plastic
6”
Jr. Size
3kg
Polyurethane/Size #4 and #5
Soft rubber (12”-16”)
Assorted sizes/colours
New and used
Soft bladder type
Softball size/Golf ball size
30
10 to 20
5
30 to 40
30 to 40
10 to 20
2
10 each
10 to 20
30 to 40
45 to 60
10 to 20
30 each
Balls/Game Objects
Badminton birdies
Basketballs Grades K-3
Basketballs Grades 4-6
Beach balls
Bean bags
Dense/foam balls
Discs/Frisbees
Discus/disci
Exercise bands
Footballs
Gator balls
Golf balls
Hacky sacks/footbags
Juggling balls
Lacrosse balls
Marbles
Playground balls
Playground balls
Playground balls
Pucks
Quoits/rubber rings
Rugby balls
Shot puts
Soccer balls
Softballs
Sponge rubber balls
Tennis balls
Volleyballs
Wiffle balls
Supplementary Resources
Recommended Elementary
School Equipment List
Size/Description
Quantity
Jr. Size/Steel or aluminum
Plastic
16’
Jr. size
25”-35”/Cushion heads/Left & right
Short (36”) and long (48”)
10”-12”
14”-16”
Short (28”) and long (30”)
Short and long
Short and long
Plastic
14’-16’
6’-9’
25”-29”
Jr. Size
24”-27”
Short (25’) or long (50’)
30
8 to 10
20
3
4 to 6 sets
30
20 to 30
20 to 30
4
20 to 30
20 to 30
30
10
45 to 60
3
30
10
1
Hand, small or medium
Sets 8”-12” long
3”-4” ribbon
10
60
60
15-30
Bats/Racquets/Ropes/Sticks
Badminton racquets
Batons
Chinese jump ropes
Cricket bats/wickets
Golf clubs
Lacrosse sticks
Paddles – short handle
Paddles – long handle
Plastic cricket bats
Plastic hockey sticks
Plastic ringette sticks
Scoops
Skipping ropes – long
Skipping ropes – short
Softball bats
Tennis racquets
Thick plastic bats (K-3)
Tug of war rope
Dance
Music/video players
Drums
Rhythm sticks
Ribbon wands
Tambourines
Music CDs
Instructional DVDs
Gymnastics/Movement
Balance boxes
Bar box horse
Benches
Canadian climber
Cradle
Foam incliners
Gymnastic mats
Pull-up bars
Adjustable height
10’ long x 12” high x 6” wide
8 to 10
2’ x 4’ x 14” to 4’ x 6’ x 16”
4’ x 6’, 2’ x 4’, 30”-60” thick (1)
6’, 7’, 8’
10 to 20
3 to 5
6” x 6” to 12” x 12”
12” high
Adjustable sizes
Bright yellow
4 different styles/colours
Count-down and count-up
50 metre
Metric
30
30
30
30
8 of each/32 total
3
one
one
Markers
Carpet squares/markers
Cones
Flag football belts and flags
Neon vests
Pinnies/wristbands
Stop watches
Tape measure
Trundle measuring wheel
Size/Description
Quantity
22” x 2 1/2’
Approx. 54”W x 44”H x 24”D
32” x 3’
4 to 6
2
1 to 2
With ball needle
Rubber throw down
Adjustable/Hard plastic
Rubber/Adjustable
Standard
Foam or plastic
Variety of sizes
Basic
Plastic
Plastic
27”-32”/Foam and vinyl
24”, 30” or 36” diameter
Standard
30’
Basic
12”/Plastic
Youth/Adjustable
White
Standard
1
1 to 2 sets of 4
5 to 8
3 to 5
one
2 sets of 10
10 to 20
10 to 20
20 to 30
2
2 sets
20-30
one
one
40
5 to 10
9
3 bags
30
Nets
Badminton
Hockey (indoor/outdoor)
Volleyball
Miscellaneous
Air pump
Bases
Batting helmets
Batting tees
Blow horn/air horn
Bowling pins
Boxes
Compasses
Goggles/eye protection
Hockey/Lacrosse goalie mask
Hockey/Lacrosse goalie pads
Hula Hoops
Megaphone
Parachute
Pedometers
Scooter boards
Softball gloves
Sports field lining chalk
Yoga mats
Online Resources & Support
and more . . .
School-Wide
Top 10 Complimentary Resources
and Support
Inventory Forms
– Equipment Inventory (pdf, excel)
– Human Resource Inventory (pdf, excel)
– Community Resource Inventory (pdf, excel)
– Teaching Resource Inventory (pdf, excel)
– School Health Inventory (pdf)
Posters
– Bounce-at-the-Bell Jumps (F)
– BrainDance (F)
– Head-to-Toe Stretch (F)
– Sporting Spirit (F)
Physical Activity for Children Questionnaire
(Grades 4 to 9)
Physical Activity Workshop Handouts
Healthy Together Newsletters
Healthy Eating
Healthy Living Booklist – K to 7 (F)
– Eat Smart Celebrations (F)
– Food Fit For Fun Days (F)
– Non-Food Rewards (F)
– Play First Lunch Toolkit (F)
Student Leadership Certificates (F)
Physical Activity
DPA Pages!
– Active in Nature (F)
– Active Play-Based Learning
– Adventure Playground Structure Activities
– Balance Balls
– Body Percussion
– Bounce-at-the-Bell Jumps
– Dance
– Dynamic Stretching
– Exercising with Bands
– Get Strong 101 Circuit and Station Cards (F)
– Juggling – Hand and Foot
– Kindergarten Circuit
– Olympic/Paralympic Ideas (F)
– Outdoor Circuits (F)
– School-Wide Physical Activities (F)
– Self-Regulation (F)
– Skipping Rope
– Snowshoe and Cross-Country Ski Activities (F)
– Snowy Day Activities (F)
– Yoga Connections – Aboriginal Wellness
Perspectives (F)
Posters/Placemats
– Canada’s Food Guide Serving Sizes for
Vegetables and Fruit (F)
– Colourful Choices (F)
– Edible Plant Parts (F)
– Fruit (F)
– Super Snacks (F)
– Vegetable and Fruit Challenge Chart (F)
– Vegetables (F)
– Laminated Placemats – Canada’s Food
Guide Serving Sizes for Vegetables and Fruit/
Four Food Groups (F)
Healthy Eating Workshop Handouts
Guidelines for Food & Beverage Sales in BC Schools
Healthy Eating School Food Grant Expense Form
Healthy Options for Fundraising
Memo Home for Healthy Eating Activities
and Being Me (available in 11 languages)
(F) Available in French

Action Schools! BC Planning Guide

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