Teaching resources
Teaching resources
Teaching resources to help provide students with quality PE, physical activity and sport experiences.
Kids love to play and move. Layering this into everyday life at school and at home will help them grow into healthy active adults. These resources will help you provide quality PE, physical activity and sport experiences for your students.
Equipment
All students should have easy access to appropriate equipment, which is essential for a positive and sustainable school physical activity culture.
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Activity examples and templates
Activating communities through active schools
Developing fundamental movement skills
Sport NZ's active movement resource series
Activity card template (DOC 59KB) – a blank activity card for you to create your own physical activity learning experience that is relevant to the needs of your students.
Dance action word cards (DOC 32KB)
Demonstrating activities (DOC 54KB)
Development plan template (DOC 62KB)
Games/pastimes information gathering sheet (DOC 58KB)
Group assessment chart (DOC 59KB)
Manage student behaviour (DOC 53KB)
Physical activity pyramid (PDF 87KB)
Planning sheet for science investigation (DOC 61KB)
Planning your active book (DOC 60KB)
Sports Studies units for Years 6 and 7
Student checklist for instructional/procedural
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Māori resources
Activity cards
Curriculum-based activities for teachers to incorporate physical activity in a range of learning areas. These cards are suggestions only and are intended to contribute to a planned learning programme:
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Curriculum-based activities
Dance activity card – Body shape and awareness (PDF 96KB)
Dance activity card – Action cards (PDF 91KB)
Dance activity card – Pathways (PDF 92KB)
Drama activity card – Types of behaviour (PDF 95KB)
English activity card – Skateboard poem (PDF 93KB)
English activity card – Active instructions (PDF 96KB)
English activity card – Letter tag (PDF 85KB)
English activity card – Active book (PDF 86KB)
Health and Physical Education activity card – Goal setting (PDF 97KB)
Health and Physical Education activity card – Tititorea (PDF 94KB)
Health and Physical Education activity card – Balancing (PDF 88KB)
Health and Physical Education activity card – Having a ball (PDF 97KB)
Mathematics activity card – Giving directions (PDF 96KB)
Mathematics activity card – Active patterns (PDF 88KB)
Mathematics activity card – Active shapes (PDF 83KB)
Mathematics activity card – Measurement (PDF 88KB)
Science activity card – Forces: To move or not to move? (PDF)
Science activity card – Bouncing balls (PDF)
Social Sciences activity card – Traditional Maori and Pakeha games and pastimes (PDF 99KB)
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Other activities
Co-curricular physical activities (DOC 70KB)
Cross-curricular physical activities (DOC 43KB)
Lunchtime physical activity programme (DOC 98KB)
Physical activity at home (DOC 37KB)
Snacktivities (PPT 781KB) - bite-sized activities that are quick and interesting ways you and your students can get up and be active.
