Physical Education
Appendix B: Learning Resources (Part II)

General Description: Thirty-minute video shows how to juggle one to three scarves (which are included with the cassette). Instructions are presented in a step-by-step approach accompanied by songs.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-5
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: Video provides a look at how psychological stress and sports injuries are manifested in young children as a result of emphasizing winning at all costs. It gives teachers, coaches, and parents alternatives to promote fitness, fun, and good health practices through athletic participation.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: 4-12
Year Recommended: 1990
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: Twenty-five-minute video explores the history of lacrosse, its spiritual significance to First Nations, and their generosity in sharing lacrosse with white people. Interviews with modern lacrosse players and First Nations leaders are interwoven with archival footage.
Caution: Lack of female perspective within historical context; depicts First Nations women as passive spectators and perpetuates male "macho" image.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: 4-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
775 Pacific Road, Unit 38
Oakville, ON
L6L 6M4
Tel: (905) 827-1155
Fax: (905) 827-1154

General Description: Video realistically portrays a young boy who becomes lost in the woods while on a camping trip with his parents. He remembers the safety rules he was taught in school. These rules are repeated during the video, and for emphasis the boy is rescued. The message is that he survived due to his own safe and intelligent behaviour. Contact Gary O'Brien in Victoria, 383-1011, for a workshop.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-3
Year Recommmended: 1989
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: Book begins as a story based on the real-life experiences of a lost boy. Important survival rules are incorporated into the story. The story is followed by a variety of teacher-directed activities regarding what to do when lost, as well as ways to prevent becoming lost. Contact Gary O'Brien in Victoria, 383-1011, for a workshop.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-4
Year Recommended: 1989
Supplier:

Porthole Press Ltd.
2082 Neptune Road
RR #3
Sidney, BC
V8L 3X9
Tel: (604) 656-7902
Fax: (604) 652-1521

General Description: Nine distinct disability-specific resource modules provide information related to a particular disability, along with implications for the physical education setting. A tenth module presents a condensed version of the other nine. A seven-minute, open-captioned video presents examples of students with severe and multiple disabilities who have been successfully integrated into physical education classes.
Audience: LD - promotes inclusion
ID (Mild) - promotes inclusion
Blind/Visual Impairments - promotes inclusion
ID (Moderate to Severe/Profound) - promotes inclusion
Dependent Handicaps - promotes inclusion
Deaf or Hard of Hearing - promotes inclusion
Physical Disabilities - promotes inclusion
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-12
Year Recommended: 1994
Supplier:

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

General Description: Fifty-eight-minute colour documentary video showing how five people who are physically disabled have worked to overcome obstacles to excel in recreational and competitive sports. Participants describe how they have been handicapped only by the obstacles which have been put in their way by society. They discuss how they have made adaptations to their sport and to the environment in which the sports occur.
Audience: General
Physical Disabilities - awareness video on striving to potential
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Personal and Social Responsibility, Movement
Grade Level: 7-12
Year Recommended: 1994
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: Handbook outlines a process to implement an "On the Move" initiative, which increases the participation of girls and women in physical activity and sport.
Audience: General
Category: Professional Reference
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living
Grade Level: 5-12
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

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

General Description: Six animated videos, each 6-10 minutes long, present a variety of health-related topics: germs, medicines, keeping fit, stress, making healthy decisions, and eating well. Each video is accompanied by a brief discussion guide with vocabulary lists, background information, and questions.
Audience: General
Category: Student, Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living
Grade Level: K-3
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. (Ontario)
775 Pacific Road, Unit 38
Oakville, ON
L6L 6M4
Tel: (905) 827-1155
Fax: (905) 827-1154

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: Activity-based program teaches basic skills in badminton, basketball, field hockey, gymnastics, ice skating, orienteering, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. Package has several components: 10 instructor's manuals, award badges for skill challenges, and sport-specific skill or challenge posters.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: 4-7
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Premier's Sport Award Program
#228 - 1367 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V6H 4A9
Tel: (604) 737-3062
Fax: (604) 737-6043

General Description: Book provides an overview of gymnastics progressions and skill development, and a clearly sequenced and thorough set of lessons for each of nine themes. Lessons include equipment list and setup instructions, opening and closing activities, and skill development and application progressions. Evaluation checklists are included for each theme.
Audience: General
ESL - demonstrations used frequently, language will require reinforcement; some teacher adaptation required
LD/ID (Mild) - demonstrations used frequently; some teacher adaptation required
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-3
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Vancouver School Board - Curriculum Publications
1595 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6J 1Z8
Tel: (604) 731-1131 (ext 349)

General Description: Comprehensive planning guide provides the framework, rationale, and goals of the primary physical education program. Includes suggestions for program design and organization, guidelines for use of equipment and facilities (time-tabling), and some assessment strategies.
Audience: General
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-7
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Vancouver School Board - Curriculum Publications
1595 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6J 1Z8
Tel: (604) 731-1131 (ext 349)

General Description: A primary dance resource with emphasis on dance movement analysis, progressions, and skill development in a sequential format. It includes suggested lesson plans, activities, and evaluation checklists which are organized into three themes of creative movement, rhythmics, and folk dance.
Audience: General
ESL - demonstrations used frequently
Gifted - open ended activities
ID (Mild) - creative expression
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Movement
Grade Level: K-3
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Vancouver School Board - Curriculum Publications
1595 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6J 1Z8
Tel: (604) 731-1131 (ext 349)

General Description: Lesson plans for game activities include a suggested timeline, facilities, equipment, objectives, opening, skill development, application, and closing. The lessons are sequenced to show a progression of skill development in game activities.
Audience: General
ESL - demonstrations used frequently; language will require reinforcement; some teacher adaptation required
LD - demonstrations used frequently; some teacher adaptation required
ID (Mild) - demonstrations used frequently; some teacher adaptation required
Category: Teacher Resource
Curriculum Organizer(s): Active Living, Movement, Personal and Social Responsibility
Grade Level: K-3
Year Recommended: 1995
Supplier:

Vancouver School Board - Curriculum Publications
1595 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6J 1Z8
Tel: (604) 731-1131 (ext 349)

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

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