Physical activity resources for NSW educators

Getting active can help children have better lifelong health and wellbeing and do their best at school. As a teacher, you can support your students to develop habits that help them thrive. ​

We’ve compiled some helpful resources you can use to prepare and teach movement skills as part of the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) learning area. 

Resources for teaching movement skills

Fundamental movement skills activity cards 

Helping children learn fundamental movement skills is an important step toward lifelong physical activity. Download and print the complete set of FMS activity cards with skill component teaching points​ to support your lessons.

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Fast Start activity cards

The Fast Start activity cards​ support teachers to provide students with an opportunity to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity within the first few minutes of a lesson. ​

More resources for teachers​

• Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games: Sports Australia developed this resource to help students learn about and try traditional games and sports. The activities can be modified for people of all ages and abilities. 
• Road safety resources to promote safe travel: The NSW Department of Education has resources available to help families travel safely to school.
• Promoting physical activity through schools: a toolkit​: The World Health Organisation (WHO) developed this toolkit for schools to coordinate a whole-of-school approach to physical activity.
  

​Support to help NSW schools and teachers implement physical activity programs  

​Live Life Well @ School

Live Life Well @ School​ supports NSW primary schools to help students build healthy eating habits and get active more often. Get help from a dedicated local Health Promotion Officer (HPO) to put nutrition and physical education programs in place at your school. 

​The Premier's Sporting Challenge

​The NSW Premier's Sporting Challenge encourages young people to get involved in sport and lead healthy, active lives. The 10-week Challenge aims to get more students, more active, more often. 

​School Sport Unit

​The School Sport Unit​ offers a variety of sport and physical activity programs, resources and guidance for NSW public schools. This includes teaching resources to help schools meet the mandated weekly requirements for sport and physical activity, provide opportunities for students with disability and information on representative school sport.

Sport Australia

​Sporting Schools is an Australian Government initiative designed to help schools get children involved in sport. Primary teachers can register for the free Physical Education (PE) essential skills course​ to help build skills and confidence to deliver purposeful and engaging PE.

​Jump Rope for Heart

The Heart Foundation’s Jump Rope for Heart​ helps children get active while having fun and helping others.

​Government physical activity guidelines

Find evidence-based guidance about sleep, sitting time and physical activity in the Australian Government’s 24-hour movement guidelines for children and young people​. 

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