ACHPER Resources

  • AFEA Kit

    The Australian Fitness Education Award (AFEA) is a program of easy to use tests, a motivational system of awards and supporting curriculum ideas. It reflects a health-related philosophy and encourages students to set personal goals by aspiring to criterion-based standards of achievement.

    The AFEA is targeted at students aged 9-18 years. ACHPER developed the resource with a view to turning students towards rather than away from physical activity. We aim to reduce comparisons with others, eliminate embarrassment and focus on learning about personal health and fitness.

    Test Items
    Test items are designed to measure the health-related fitness of students. They include:

    • Growth: Height and Weight, with Body Mass Index (BMI) calculated by the computer program.
    • Cardiorespiratory Endurance: Multi-Stage Fitness Test and 1.6 km run/walk.
    • Muscular Strength and Endurance: The Curl-up and the Basketball Throw.
    • Muscle and Joint Flexibility: The Sit and Reach Tests and Shoulder Stretch.

    Contents of the Kit

    • Program CD includes Program and Computer Manual
    • Getting Started Manual
    • AFEA Teacher's Handbook & Curriculum Ideas
    • Multi-Stage Fitness Test CD
    • Cadence Test CD
    • Carry case
    • Certificate and Results Sheets (50 of each)
    • Emblems for recognition of effort and improvement (10 of each)

     

    Price Information
    Single User Kit  $275
    Network User Kit $395

  • Play 5

    ACHPER has released the exciting new ‘Play 5’ resource for use in lower to middle primary schools. Developed by the University of Notre Dame and funded by Telstra the purpose of the resource is to increase physical activity levels through a cross curriculum approach.

    The resource promotes the notion of students being involved in 10-15 minute bouts of physical activity, approximately 5 times a day in school and play time. It will include information for teachers, student diaries, equipment, playground markings, activity cards and parent information.

    The resource has been very well researched and it is compatible with the Curriculum frameworks and syllabuses of the States and Territories and the National Guidelines for physical activity produced by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
    This is an innovative resource full of ideas for the classroom as well as recess and lunch time.

    Price Information
    $59.95

  • Daily Does It.

    Over 40 active games with an emphasis on moderate-vigorous physical activity for primary to middle years. Includes equipment and playing time suggestions for warm-ups, indoor, outdoor and relays, accompanied by fun and helpful illustrations. It reaffirms the importance of daily physical activity.

    Teacher Comments
    This book is a must for busy teachers who see physical activity as an important part of a student’s life. Each activity is easy to organise as the equipment is minimal and the instructions are clearly explained. My year 6 students have had fun completing the activities while being re-energised for learning. Valerie, Yr 6 Teacher

    This book is wonderful. Lots of fun and interesting activities that really get the kids going. They love fitness lessons and really miss it when it rains. Chris, Yr 5 Teacher

    What I like about these activities is that they are really easy to follow and don’t take a lot of time to organise. The children love the variety of games and really push themselves hard. I can see the difference in their work in cloass. They are more focused. Trevor, Yr 4 Teacher

    Price Information
    $29.95

  • Play with Purpose

    This resource is to support teachers in the implementation of the game-centred approach to teaching physical education in the primary and middle years of schooling.

    The game-centred approach asks the teacher, using key questions, to consider teaching students an understanding of a game, and helping them gain the confidence to transfer the skills across game types. This will lead to enhanced self-concepts and greater levels of sustained involvement in physical activity compared to traditional skill and drill approaches.

  • PEP Fitness Lower Primary

    Fitness for adults has been dominated by the 'physical training' model. The training concepts of frequency, intensity, duration and specificity are inappropriate for young children.

    Fitness for young children relates more closely to their capacity to engage in active play, which is so important for their overall growth and the development of fundamental motor skills.

    Young children do need a healthy level of cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance and flexibility in order to be able to participate fully in activities that will enhance their overall development. However, it is not necessary to design specific exercises. Fitness is achieved through engaging in developmentally appropriate movement exercises rather than training. PEP Fitness activities are organized into five themes:

    • Fundamental Movement Skills and Games
    • Dance
    • Outdoor Education
    • Movement Exploration
    • Talking about Fitness and Physical Activity

    All activities allow for maximum participation and thus do not involve lines of children waiting in turn. The activities are simply organised so that little time is wasted giving instructions. Equipment required is simple and inexpensive.

    Price Information
    $25.00

  • PEP Gymnastics

    ACHPER has combined with the Australian Gymnastics Federation to produce the PEP Gymnastics resource. It is designed for classroom and specialist teachers and to make teaching safe, and enjoyable. It is full of challenges, ideas and teaching hints that include guided discovery as well as direct teaching.

    Features of the resource include:

    • CD Musical accompaniment for stretching/warm up and circuit activities
    • 10 lesson plans for each level of Primary School sequenced and developed around movement patterns
    • Ideas for use of equipment and how to improvise
    • Identified benchmark skills to use as a means of monitoring and assessing achievement
    • Safe exercising information
    • Ideas for displays, celebrations and demonstrations.

    The program forms the body management basis for skills learning in other areas of the physical and sport education program as well as providing students with the opportunity to participate in the sport of Recreational Gymnastics.

    Price Information
    Lower Primary $71.50
    Upper Primary & Lower Secondary $93.50 $71.50

  • PEP Dance

    This Dance resource has been developed to assist both classroom teachers and specialists. It provides a progression of dance activities suitable for children from the first year of schooling to the first year of high school.

    It has been developed to support teachers keen to begin a dance program and those already conducting one. Lessons have been carefully developed so that teachers can make choices about their starting points and the learning outcomes appropriate for their students.

    The variety of dance experiences provided through the lesson units will assist students to view dance as an activity that is fun, health promoting, artistic, recreational and socially rewarding.

    Each book includes 40-50 lesson plans sequenced and developed around chosen themes:

    • The Body
    • Space
    • Time & Energy
    • Making Social Dances
    • Cultural Dance

    A music CD (15 tracks) is included with each book.

    Lesson plans begin with Learning Outcomes and Movement Skills. These are developed through using Warm-up, Exploration, Making & Presenting, Cool Down and Discussion. The appropriate music tracks from the CD are listed, along with equipment needed.

    Price Information
    PEP Dance Upper Primary $63.80

    Note: PEP Dance Lower Primary is out of print.

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