2013 Premier's Active Families Challenge.

The Premiere's Active Families Challenge is now open for entry for the 2013 year. Along with this there's advice for teachers on how to implement active activities into classrooms.  I'd like to remind everyone that it's always a good idea to keep on top of these things so you know what's going on if you replace a teacher for a day and it appears in the lesson plan they've left you!

The more interesting part I wanted to direct CRTs to in particular is on the For Teachers page.  If you scroll to the bottom there's a link to download a Teacher's resource (PDF). 

This resource provides the teacher with:

•  Evidence about the importance of physical activity in schools
•  How to build physical activity into your weekly timetable
• A guide to selecting your activities
• Teaching tips related to physical activity
• 30 activities ready to go – each linked to Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS)

Each activity is quite well set out including all of the information you need to successfully run a session.  Indoor/outdoor, equipment required, rules, activity focus etc.  It also includes a handy diagram in case the words aren't quite clear on how the game is played.

While many are games we all played as children it's still well worth adding to your CRT Toolkit!

Regards,

Mel.