This session empowers elementary educators with strategies to create engaging, well-structured physical education programs that align with curriculum goals. Participants will explore lesson planning, activity selection, and assessment methods while balancing skill development, fitness, and play. Access to a comprehensive Physical Education Hub will provide ongoing resources and support for successful implementation.
This session offers an opportunity to gain understanding about the cross-curricular potential of the Alberta K-6 Physical Education and Wellness curriculum. We will explore strategies to integrate Physical Education and Wellness with other subject areas (e.g., Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies) during PE/Wellness lessons, as well as during the other core subject areas. We will provide insight into developing actionable lesson ideas that promote holistic student development, including the obvious value of integrating movement across the curriculum.
The future of student health is alarming: 40% of today’s youth are predicted to develop chronic conditions like diabetes. For the first time, a generation is expected to have shorter lifespans and poorer quality of life than those before. This is the result of seeds of inaction sown today. However, educators have a powerful opportunity to reverse this trajectory by fostering health agency within their classrooms.
This presentation highlights the role of small, deliberate actions in transforming student health outcomes. While we can’t control home environments, the school environment is entirely within our reach. By acting now, educators can shape lifelong health behaviors and support well-being in profound ways.
Through the Healthy Habits Start Here® initiative, we:
1. Build active health agency into students’ lives through self-initiated, self-directed activities, improving both physical and mental well-being. 2. Fully support educators with curriculum-linked, ready-to-use resources that seamlessly integrate into classrooms. 3. Extend education into the home, enabling families to participate in activities that reinforce wellness habits and create meaningful change where it matters most.
Join us to explore the science, hear testimonials from educators, and discover how small actions today can create lasting health and well-being for generations to come.
This session empowers elementary educators with strategies to create engaging, well-structured physical education programs that align with curriculum goals. Participants will explore lesson planning, activity selection, and assessment methods while balancing skill development, fitness, and play. Access to a comprehensive Physical Education Hub will provide ongoing resources and support for successful implementation.
