Virtual Learning Resources

Virtual Learning Resources

During these times of distance learning the Virginia Ahperd Leadership has compiled several resources to help facilitate this transition away from the classroom and into ones homes.

Governor Northam Shares Guidance for Phased Reopening of PreK-12 Schools

Important information from the Virginia Department of Education

Superintendent’s News and Updates

COVID-19 & Virginia Public Schools

Virginia Learners Anywhere

Guidance on Graduating Requirements, Awarding of Credits, and Continuity of Learning

VDOE- K-5 RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS

VADOE 6-12 HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS

Pre-K – 5 Resources

Resource Title	Content	Short Description of Resource
Cosmic Kid Yoga	H/PE	Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed specially for kids aged 3+, used in schools and homes all over the world.
Elementary April Mind and Body Calendar	H/PE	The Mind & Body calendars are a great resource to send home with students or to share through a link in a newsletter or e-mail out to parents. The calendars encourage students to stay physically active while working on aspects of mental wellness, too. Spanish is available HERE
At Home PE with Mr. Gray	H/PE	Mr. Gray does quick 5-10 minute lessons with his sons with learning activities that cover each of the 5 strands of Health and Physical Education standards.
WELNET Modules	H/PE	Video Library for Teachers to build Playlists for Students from Exercise Movements, Fitness and Health Academic Content and Motor Skills; Behavior Logs for Students to complete: Activity, Hydration, Sleep and Nutrition; Cognitive Assessments for Students to demonstrate their knowledge
Go noodle	Physical Education	GoNoodle® engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. Available for free at school, home, and everywhere kids are!
Tennis at Home – USTA	Physical Education	Even away from the court, you can learn and develop your tennis skills.
Home Fitness Videos	Physical Education	This Round Hill PE YouTube Playlist of Classroom Teacher Instant Activities & Brain Breaks can be a great resource for any home PE instruction.
Brain Bites	Physical Education	The Brain Bites video series teaches physical education concepts in short video bites.

Secondary Resources

Resource Title	Content	Short Description of Resource
Meditation for Inner Peace	H/PE	Dive into meditation this Spring, go inward to focus on what feels good in mind and body. Want to have a good body? Tend to the mind. This 10 min practice is a simple meditation that will create the foundation for transformational practice.
Secondary April Mind and Body Calendar	H/PE	The Mind & Body calendars are a great resource to send home with students or to share through a link in a newsletter or e-mail out to parents. The calendars encourage students to stay physically active while working on aspects of mental wellness, too. Spanish available here: https://www.shapeamerica.org/uploads/pdfs/2020/calendar/April-2020-Secondary-Calendar-SPANISH.pdf
SHAPE America Ready-to-go Take Home Packet for Secondary	H/PE	SHAPE America is dedicated to helping physical education and health education teachers across the country as many schools and school districts are moving to distance learning due to COVID-19. The Ready to Go Take Home Packet is designed for teachers to download so they have a collection of ready to use activities that they do not have to spend time searching for. The secondary activities in this packet do not require internet and include physical education and health education that are designed to be done over the course of a week. Spanish is also available here: https://www.shapeamerica.org/uploads/pdfs/2020/resources/r2g/Ready_To_Go_Take_Home_Packet-Spanish.pdf
WELNET Modules	H/PE	Online HPE Courses with Teachers deciding course length, assignments and availability; Behavior Logs for Students to complete: Activity, Hydration, Sleep and Nutrition; Cognitive Assessments for Students to demonstrate their knowledge; Surveys to gather student thoughts and health habits related to HPE topics; Video Library for Teachers to build Playlists for Students from Exercise Movements, Fitness and Health Academic Content and Motor Skills
The Real Cost of Vaping	Health	FDA research suggests that when teachers talk about the health consequences of e-cigarettes and schools enforce anti-vaping policies, students may be less likely to vape. Use these resources to start an honest conversation with your class and help to change social norms at your school.
Environmental & Community Health Choice Menu	Health	This is a choice menu that covers the SOLs for 9th Grade Environmental & Global Health. Directions are in the folder.
Adapted PE Choice Boards	Physical Education	These are choice board options and workout calendars for seco
DAREBEE	Physical Education	You can create your own weekly plan from our individual workouts (use the filter to sort) by picking ones that appeal to you or use an existing weekly plan
Hip Hop Fit Workout	Physical Education	Get ready to unleash your inner dance and fitness beast with Hip-Hop Fit creator Mike Peele! This class is for everyone from beginners to advanced. Just get ready to push your mind and body to the next level!

Resources for All Levels

Resource Title	Content	Short Description of Resource
CBHPE	H/PE	Improve Student Learning with Chrome Books (and other devices) in Health and Physical Education
Online Physical Education Network (OPEN)	H/PE	OPEN helps teachers help their students by providing rigorous, outcomes-based curriculum tools to every physical education teacher – no exceptions.
PE Universe – At-Home Learning Ideas	H/PE	View the collection of at-home activity video ideas and resources. We encourage you to upload your videos and resources to PE Universe as well as to help your fellow teachers. We are all learning day-by-day and will come out stronger by working together!
SHAPE America Virtual Resources	H/PE	Collection of resources from SHAPE America and other K-12 health and physical educators to help you continue to provide high-quality, standards-based lessons despite the circumstances.
physed.tv	HPE	Health and Physical Education Content-Rich video playlists categorized by elementary, middle school and high school with no login required. New playlists are uploaded each week.
CATCH Health at Home	Health	CATCH Global Foundation assembled these lessons and resources to help teachers continue to provide health education, nutrition education and physical activity instruction to their students remotely
ChooseMy Plate	Health	Build healthy eating habits one goal at a time!
Brandon Herwick – YouTube	Physical Education	Dance and exercise with Brandon Herwick
OTF Outdoor Adventures	Physical Education	The Outdoor Adventures group is designed for OA teachers to collaborate together to share links, resources, and ideas in order to help facilitate distance learning for our students.
PE TV	Physical Education	Short videos on physical education topics by Focused Fitness
Spartan Kids #BEUNBREAKABLE Challenge	Physical Education	All activities are designed to be done indoors or outdoors
Tools for creating an Active Home	Physical Education	Games and calendars for families to use to make their home an Active Home. Resources to help teachers and parents partner together to provide meaningful movement opportunities that progress students toward physical education and social & emotional learning outcomes
Towel Fitness and Challenges	Physical Education	Try this fun challenges created by Kate Cox, 2018 Western District Middle School PE Teacher of the Year, and her family! Be sure to make safety procedures/guidelines
VBFITT (Adapted PE)	Physical Education	This is a workout challenge slide deck modified for our adapted physical education students but can be used at all levels
WWE and Special Olympics – School of Strength	Physical Education	Introducing a whole new way to exercise, featuring WWE Superstar Becky Lynch. Work out with these videos five times a week to help you stay fit and reach your athletic goals.
Tammy Hanna’s Blog	Physical Education	This resource has videos and written notation for dances, yoga, links to other PE sites, and more.
Tennis in Schools – USTA/USTA Mid-Atlantic Section	Physical Education	Create a FREE USTA Account as a PE Teacher and you’ll get access to the USTA’s Net Generation K-12 tennis curriculum developed in partnership with SHAPE America, lesson plans, tennis equipment and more!