Fundamental Movement Skills
Fundamental movement skills are important to the motor development of children’s physical, cognitive, and social growth. There are four categories in which the fundamental skills fit for under-fives: Stability and Balance, Manipulative, Locomotor, and Movement and Body Awareness.
5-12 years
0-5 years
Stability and Balance
Stability skills relate to the body’s ability to gain or maintain balance, either when still or moving.
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Manipulative
Manipulative skills are the skills we need for moving balls and objects around.
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Activities to extend the children in specific manipulative skills:
- Throwing and catching
- Overarm Throw
- Catching
- Striking with the Hand
- Striking with the Feet
- Striking with an Implement
Locomotion
Locomotor skills require moving from one location to another e.g. crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping etc.
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Movement and Body Awareness
Movement and body awareness is the understanding of ‘what my body is like and how I move with it'.
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Equipment Ideas
Ideal equipment that can be used with young children
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Activity Ideas for at Home
Sport NZ's Active Movement Booklets
Sport NZ's Active Movement Videos
5-12 years
Manipulative
- Throwing and Catching
- Overarm Throw
- Catching
- Striking with the Hand
- Striking with the Feet
- Striking with an Implement
Locomotion
Stability and Balance
