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Resources for Physical Education

• Note : Individual resources are suitable for teacher use with all education levels unless specifically indicated otherwise.

1. Ace Fitness
   From the American Council on Fitness. A range of Free exercises to help effective exercise. Designed to ‘create your own workout depending on the amount of time you have and the equipment available to you.’
2. Australian Sites :
• ACHPER
  [Australian Council for Health, Physical Education & Recreation]
  Opens a world of resources for Physical Education, Health, Dance, etc.. Fee-based, but Australian, relate to the curriculum and provide detailed assistance. Highly recommended for schools.
  Primary, Secondary
• Active-Ate
  ‘Active-Ate is a collection of resources developed by the Queensland Health Tropical Public Health Unit Network to promote physical activity and nutrition in primary schools. It was developed to contribute towards improved health and wellbeing among Australian schoolchildren.’
  Primary
• Aussport
  Information about Australian sporting organisations [several thousand] plus sporting business and businesses linked to sport.
• Children’s Health Development Foundation
  Promotes children’s health in school communities. Some specifically South Australian. Covers asthma, nutrition, healthy canteens, active living, professional development, sun protection and more.
  Primary, Secondary
• Cyberschool - Health and Physical Education
  An extensive listing of annotated links for both PE and Health, collated by the University of Queensland Library Cyberschool.
• Get a Move On !
  Downloadable [.pdf] activity where children maintain a record of activities for a period of 1 week, then work out ways they can improve on this.
• Health, Physical and Sport Education Home Page
  From the Victorian Department, information, much usable in other states and territories.
  Primary, Secondary
• Human Race, The
  A South Australian site suitable for all but especially families, and more particularly, those in Adelaide.
• Kew Volleyball
  Particularly useful for those in the relevant Melbourne area. They are the largest volleyball association in Australia.
  Primary, Secondary
• Learning Technologies and …
  [the Health & Physical Education Learning Area]
  From the West Australian DET. ‘Investigate[s] and illustrate[s] the use of learning technologies in enhancing teaching and learning in the Health & Physical Education Learning Area.’ Looks at outcomes, integration of learning technologies and how to use them.
• Let’s Get Physical
  ‘Confused about how much exercise you really need [or rather, how little you can get away with ?] ABC Health Matters sets the record straight.’
• Measurement in Sport
  Tabbed directories on. A printer friendly version if you want it. Part of Nova Science from the Academy of Australian Science.
• National Heart Foundation
  Information on being healthy with a healthy heart. Information for planning health lessons.
  Primary, Secondary.
• Reedswain Australia
  ‘Provide world class soccer coaching and entertainment products at reasonable prices with outstanding customer service.’ Includes DVDs, Books, Software and Equipment.
  Primary, Secondary
• School Sport Australia
  ‘The essential focus of School Sport Australia relates to the organisation and conduct of a broad range of school sporting programs for all students commensurate with their age and ability.’ Find out what they do, how they do it and what results from this.
• Smartplay
  ‘A South Australian initiative to educate children playing sport, to warm up, gear up and drink up.’ This is designed to keep them both safe and healthy. Information for parents, students, teachers and coaches.
• Sport and Recreation
  [A Guide for Teachers in Rural, Remote and Indigenous Communities]
  Downloadable.pdf document.
• The World Game Shop
  In addition to coaching material, there is a wide range of resources for all aspects of football, from equipment and resources to clothing supplies.
• Working Wonders
  Belongs to the Royal Children’s Hospital in Queensland. Provides a Fit4Fun program Free to Queensland Schools. Includes indoor and outdoor exercises and other material. If not in Queensland you may be able to negotiate its purchase. Funds raised help children at the hospital.
  Primary
3. Blue Web’n : Health & PE
   155 top matches with a criteria of Health and PE. Interesting linkages e.g. ‘Krooz Controlled’ that is about bicycle, pedestrian, and automotive safety for kids; ‘WhatUDo’ that was to provide updated AIDS information.
4. Cool Food Planet
   ‘Nutritional information and quizzes for children and adolescents.’ There is also a section for schools & parents. The whole site is well presented.
5. Dole5aDay
   A US children’s health and nutrition site. Emphasises eating of 5-9 servings of fruit and vegetables a day. Classroom resources in the Teacher’s section and a Reference Centre.
   Primary, Secondary
6. Eduref Physical Education
   Find lesson plans ‘divided into Games, Gymnastics, Motor skills, Outdoor education, Skill-related, and Team sports’ areas. From Educator’s Reference Desk.
7. Field Day Activities
   Running a PE ‘Field’ [curriculum] Day ? Provides PE activities successfully used for this. Each is done in detail, so adopt or adapt as needed.
   Primary
8. First Grade Plus
   Resources to aid the teaching of drug education in primary. Follow the adventures of the people from Tuckertown.
   Primary
9. Fitstats Web
   ‘Easy to use and fully customizable. Specifically designed for physical educators and school administrators, FitStats Web allows teachers, school and district administrators to review student results from anywhere using a web browser.’ Fee-based, online program.
10. Games Kids Play
    ‘Looking for kids games ? How about rules for playground games, verses for jump-rope rhymes, and much more ? You have come to the right place !’
    Primary
11. Lesson Planz
    Lesson plans grouped in collections - Pre-School, Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Each section has annotated links providing title, grade level, brief description and a users rating. Covers minor and major games. Link to other curriculum areas.
    Primary, Secondary
12. MyPyramid
    [Steps to a Healthier You]
    Developed by a US government agency, the plan and tracker are designed to help you attain better nutrition. There is a separate section for primary level children.
13. Narcotics Anonymous
    Judge the value by visiting it yourself. They have given school presentations when dealing with drugs and their dangers. Links to other groups within their organisation.
14. PE Centre
    UK site run by a private school Head of PE. Some has little Australian relevance.
    Secondary
15. Physical Education Primary
    A UK based site which has a wealth of material for use with younger children. It is Fee-based [at this time about A$300 a year], but could be considered by a school or group. It has lesson plans, activities, downloads and covers all relevant areas of physical education for this age group. Worthy of consideration.
    Primary
16. Physical Education Software
    This incorporates commercial software. For Freeware, check the Educational Software page :
• Movin’ On
  ‘Movin’ On is a curriculum management program that provides a library of gym exercises for elementary school students. These exercises are designed for specific pieces of gym equipment and are grouped into individual, partner, and small group exercises.’
• Pajama Sam 3
• teAchnology
  A listing of shareware and commercial programs for Physical Education, primarily for the Mac platform.
17. Playground Fun
    ‘Find out how you and your children can use Playground fun as a learning tool at home or the classroom with our articles and teaching materials.’ A significant collection of traditional playground games from the UK.
    Primary
18. PlaySport
    ‘Welcome to PlaySport - an awesome website with all kinds of great activities designed to teach kids games by playing games ! PlaySport allows you to search for activities based on the equipment you have, the skills you want to teach, the complexity of the game or the space you have available.’
19. Primary Resources
    A British site which has warm-up activities, dance & gymnastics and a variety of games.
    Primary
20. Resources
    [California Physical Education-Health Project]
    Annotated links for PE & Health, Outdoor Recreation, PE Software, PE Publishers and Health & Nutrition. US based, so some may not be relevant in the Australian setting.
21. SPORTQuest
    ‘Browse and search our vast collection of sport-related website links, visit the Sports area to list by sport or visit the Topics area to list all other subject headings such as sports science, fitness, Olympic games, and all other non sport-specific areas of interest.’
22. Sports Media
    A Belgian site. A database of lesson plans [Free registration], links for sports and skills, ‘Ask the Expert’ [responses and further links], general education and more. If you speak a European language you can further extend your usage.
23. Physical Education : Links, Adapted
    American-based. Links include Physical Activity, Government sites, Disability Culture, Resources and more. Some of assistance in Australia.