Physical Education
Appendix B: Learning Resources (Part II)

General Description: Booklet provides a current reference on career and occupational opportunities related to physical education. It examines post-secondary training throughout Canada; occupations in which a degree is essential; occupations in which training is useful; physical education as a stepping stone to other health professions.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: 10-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Guidance Centre - O.I.S.E.
712 Gordon Baker Road
Toronto, ON
M2H 3R7
Tel: (416) 502-1262
Fax: (416) 502-1101

General Description: Two softcover Australian texts offering a comprehensive overview and analysis of body images, health factors, learning physical skills, technique and technology, biomechanical principles, sociology of sport and fitness, and participation. Suggestions for student activities are included.
Audience: General
Gifted - many projects encourage critical thinking
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Nelson Canada
1120 Birchmount Road
Scarborough, ON
M1K 5G4
Tel: (416) 752-9100 (ext 261)
Fax: (416) 752-9365

General Description: Current Canadian book provides information on power training for developing individual training and fitness programs. Methodology, planning, illustrations, testing, and a glossary are included. The author has captured training principles for the normal population, rather than for athletes who have enhanced their training with drugs.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: 6-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Mosaic Press/International Publishers Inc.
1252 Speers Road, Units 1 & 2
Oakville, ON
L6L 5N9
Tel: (905) 825-2130
Fax: (905) 825-2130

General Description: Book with 150 lessons for a wide range of physical activity and sports. Each lesson contains sections on purpose, equipment and facilities, warm-up, skill cues, teaching cues, activities, and closure.
Caution: American measurements used for courts, fields, weights.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Personal and Social Responsibility, Movement
Grade Level: 7-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Human Kinetics Canada
Box 24040
1275 Walker Road
Windsor, ON
N8Y 4Y9
Tel: (519) 944-7774
Fax: (519) 944-7614

General Description: Book takes a personal, anecdotal approach to explore the role and meaning of physical activity and sport in life.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

3S Fitness Group Ltd.
P.O. Box 5520, Station B
Victoria, BC
V8R 6S4
Tel: (604) 598-1426
Fax: (604) 598-1748

General Description: Professional resource folder consists of eight articles from various newspapers and journals addressing issues affecting girls and women in physical activity and sport, such as self-esteem and gender equity.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: 4-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Promotion Plus
305 - 1367 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V6H 4A9
Tel: (604) 737-3075
Fax: (604) 738-7175

General Description: Canadian background report addressing issues of self-esteem and physical activity as they relate to girls and women.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Canadian Assn. for the Advancement of Women
and Sport and Physical Activity
1600 James Naismith Drive
Gloucester, ON
K1B 5N4
Tel: (613) 748-5793

General Description: Handbook details comprehensive methods for incorporating skipping into any fitness program. Five main sections address the skills development approach, games approach, creative approach, warming up for other activities, and training for sports.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

ATEC Marketing Limited
130 Longfield Crescent
Ancaster, ON
L9G 3N7
Tel: (905) 648-0178
Fax: (905) 648-7240

General Description: "How-to" skipping reference provides basic and advanced skipping instructions. Teaching tips, diagrams, creative routines, and partner and small group work are provided.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

ATEC Marketing Limited
130 Longfield Crescent
Ancaster, ON
L9G 3N7
Tel: (905) 648-0178
Fax: (905) 648-7240

General Description: Guide deals with the basics of small craft safety (canoeing, rowing, and power) as well as related conditions (weather, water, and survival) and preventive aspects of boating (navigation, safety equipment, and emergency procedures).
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: 2-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Canadian Red Cross Society
Suite 400 - 4710 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC
V5H 4M2
Tel: (604) 431-4200
Fax: (604) 431- 4275

General Description: This cycling program promotes awareness of traffic and cycling safety, encourages safe riding and maintenance skills, and illustrates fundamentals of cycling in residential areas and low traffic, two-lane roads. Lessons include lecture and practice for classroom and schoolyard.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: 4-8
Year Recommended: 1993
Supplier:

Canadian Cycling Association/Association cycliste canadien
1600 promenade James Naismith Drive
Gloucester, ON
K1B 5N4
Tel: (613) 748-5629
Fax: (613) 748-5692

General Description: Book provides a comprehensive, practical guide to injury prevention, recognition, and on-site management of common sport injuries. A quick, ready reference is included for immediate treatment of common injuries.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Sport Medicine Council of B.C.
3055 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z3
Tel: (604) 822-3049
Fax: (604) 822-4600

General Description: Comprehensive set of resources for teaching and learning a variety of sports and activities. Includes: 18 participant books, instructor's guides, series textbook, one video and five audio cassettes. The program is designed to teach basic skills in a self-paced, sequential manner.
Caution: One book in the set, "Australian Football," is not recommended due to safety considerations.
Audience: General
Gifted - program could be given as independent study in a particular activity area
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Movement
Grade Level: 5-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Human Kinetics Canada
Box 24040
1275 Walker Road
Windsor, ON
N8Y 4Y9
Tel: (519) 944-7774
Fax: (519) 944-7614

General Description: Twenty-three-minute video gives an historical perspective on steriod use from its introduction in the 1940s for medical use to its present day abuse by athletes. Detailed explanations of long-term effects are provided by visuals, graphics, and testimonials. Physical and psychological effects of steriod use are discussed.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: 8-12
Year Recommended: 1992
Supplier:

B. C. Learning Connection Inc.
c/o Learning Resources Branch (Customer Service)
878 Viewfield Road
Victoria, BC
V9A 4V1
Tel: (604) 387-5331
Fax: (604) 387-1527

General Description: Teacher's guide and student leader's handbook provide a comprehensive guide to developing student leadership skills for intramural activity at the high school level.
Audience: General
Gifted - a program that could be given to students above and beyond the regular physical education lesson
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: 8-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Canadian Intramural Recreation Association (CIRA)
1600 James Naismith Drive
Gloucester, ON
K1B 5N4
Tel: (613) 748-5639
Fax: (613) 748-5737

General Description: Book is designed as a quick reference tool for instructors. It contains detailed descriptions of NCCP technical and practical components for 27 sports.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Movement
Grade Level: 6-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Coaching Association of Canada
1600 James Naismith Drive
Gloucester, ON
K1B 5N4
Tel: (613) 748-5624
Fax: (613) 748-5707

General Description: Two 60-minute videotapes present a series of activities for teaching improvisation from various aspects. The accompanying teacher's manual provides clearly stated objectives, lesson goals, activities, teaching hints, and coaching phrases.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

American Alliance for Health
1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA
22091
Tel: (703) 476-3400

General Description: Book describes and analyzes the techniques, behaviours, and approaches used to develop and teach physical education lessons that are developmentally appropriate. Focus is on improving the teaching process.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Human Kinetics Canada
Box 24040
1275 Walker Road
Windsor, ON
N8Y 4Y9
Tel: (519) 944-7774
Fax: (519) 944-7614

General Description: Book contains 22 Outward Bound-type physical tasks that require students to work together for a common end and, in the process, develop co-operative, team-building skills. Challenges are organized into three levels of difficulty.
Audience: General
Gifted - as a resource for senior physical education leadership students
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Personal and Social Responsibility, Movement
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Human Kinetics Canada
Box 24040
1275 Walker Road
Windsor, ON
N8Y 4Y9
Tel: (519) 944-7774
Fax: (519) 944-7614

General Description: Book introduces issues and concerns related to gender equity in Canadian sport. A proactive method is stressed in promoting leadership for women and activity for people with disabilities.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

CAHPERD
1600 James Naismith Drive
Gloucester, ON
K1B 5N4
Tel: (613) 748-5622
Fax: (613) 748-5737

General Description: Resource binder and two audio cassettes with music provide students with opportunities to explore movement and self-expression through solving movement problems. The binder contains 120 movement activities in 40 well-organized lesson plans.
Caution: Teachers need to be aware of comfort levels of students for sections "On Balance" and "Close Relations."
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Movement
Grade Level: 2-10
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Human Kinetics Canada
Box 24040
1275 Walker Road
Windsor, ON
N8Y 4Y9
Tel: (519) 944-7774
Fax: (519) 944-7614

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