TVO Learn is designed to meet each student where they are on their learning journey. Learning Activities are comprehensive and require guided instruction from an adult, while Resources for Learning, Apply the Learning prompts and Vocabulary lists work well to reinforce specific skills or to enable independent exploration of a subject. Use these helpful tips to get the most from TVO Learn.
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Curriculum Overview
The health and physical education program for Grade 2 focuses on the
foundational knowledge and skills that students will need in order to support mental health and well-being, develop physical and health literacy, and acquire the commitment and capacity to lead healthy, active lives. Through participating in health and physical education in the classroom and gymnasium, out of doors, in schoolyards and school gardens, and in the community, students learn to make healthy active living a part of everyday life.
The expectations for health and physical education are organized into four distinct but related strands:
- Social-Emotional Learning Skills
- Active Living
- Movement Competence: Skills, Concepts, and Strategies
- Healthy Living
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Learning Activities
Learning Activities provide opportunity for deeper exploration of a subject. Learning Activities provide opportunity for deeper exploration of a subject. Organized by grade and topic (or strand), students should be guided through each Learning Activity by an adult. Before clicking on a topic to prepare for or begin this guided instruction, be sure to read these helpful tips about how to get the most out of TVO Learn.
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Resources for Learning
Chosen by TVO educators, these resources support the curriculum outlined above. Review the below list of options along with the activities. Then, read, watch, listen or play to build understanding and knowledge.
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Complete the suggested activities using these resources and other TVO resources.
Apply the Learning
Choose from the following to consolidate learning across all curriculum strands.
- Create a list of all the different ways you could be active in a day. What kinds of activities might you do during a normal school day to be active?
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Think about how you feel when you are active. How might you describe what your body is doing or feeling?
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Imagine you are going to start a physical activity of your choice. What goal might you set in order to improve at this activity? What will help you achieve this goal?
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Design a safe and inclusive game for children to play that uses beanbag, a pylon, and a plastic hoop. How did you make this game safe for all participants? How did you make sure that students of all abilities could participate?
- With a partner, or on your own play a piece of music from the internet, tv or radio. Each time a new song begins move a different way to the music. How many different ways can you move your body parts?
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Eating breakfast every day and eating healthy meals and snacks throughout the day can help you learn. Create a list of healthy foods that could support your learning during the day.
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Count how many different ways can you stop a ball without using your hands.
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What are some things you should do to stay safe when you are at home, outside, or riding on the school bus?
- People show that they are feeling worried or uncomfortable in different ways. How does your body work when you are feeling worried or uncomfortable? How might you treat others who are also feeling this way ?
- Create a comic strip that explains how your body changes as you grow.
- Describe what actions you might take when standing up for yourself or showing respects for others.
- When you are sick you might need to take medications. What types of medications help you feel better when you are ill?
Vocabulary
Review this list of vocabulary associated with the curriculum. Practice spelling, research definitions, and find these vocabulary words when engaging with the TVO resources or completing learning activities.
Students should understand and be able to apply these words in context.
- Active Living
- Movement Competence
- Healthy Living
belonging
body image
brain stress response system
bullying
cardiorespiratory
concussion
consent
cool down
emotions
empathy
exertion
environmental impact
feelings
physical activity
safety procedures
warm up and cool down
vigorous activity
balance
body parts
components
locomotor
resilience
respect
safety
send and receive
skills
static positions
tactics
allergies and reactions
Canada's Food Guide
feelings
help seeking behaviour
human development
legal/illegal substances
nutritional value
oral health
personal safety
prescription and non-prescription medicins
processed food
