In this section you will find links to resources, websites and articles that will help you gain more understanding around movement, play, physical activity and the importance of it for children’s (aged 0-12 years) development.

Active Movement

Active Movement Activity Guides

Resource

A variety of brochures containing games and activities for different areas of development for…

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Active Movement Videos

Videos

Watch and learn from Sport New Zealand's Active Movement Advisor Gill Connell.…

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Active Play Guidelines for Under Fives

Resource

Sit Less, Move More, Sleep Well: Active play guidelines for under-fives. This document…

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Raising Children

Website

The New Zealand Government in partnership with a number of organisations have…

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"M" is for Monkey Bars: Getting Ready for Writing

Research Article

Hanging on monkey bars, climbing trees, and tug-of-war are all valuable…

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Does your Child W-Sit?

Research Article

We have tracked down a really good article that explains why…

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Under 5s and Sport?

Research article

We often get asked about what sorts of activities children under…

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Have a Ball Together

Website 

Physical activity is essential to healthy child development, and the early years…

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SportStart

Resource

SportStart helps you deliver innovative physical literacy programmes by providing you with…

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Developing Fundamental Movement Skills

Resource

The ‘Developing Fundamental Movement Skills’ resource uses play and simple activities to…

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KiwiDex

Resource

The KiwiDex manual provides a range of ideas and games for teachers…

Movewell

Physical Activity Leaders (PALs)

Resource

Wanting to develop a leadership programme with your senior students? The PALs resource…

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Balance is Better

Website

Young people need balance. Rather than pressuring them to perform, they’ll do…

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Good Practice Principles: Children and Young People

Document

Sport New Zealand has published “Good Practice Principles: Children and Young People…

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Designed to Move

Video

'What if we hit the tipping point in life expectancy? What if…

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What is Physical Literacy?

Website

Active For Life has put together some great information around raising physically…

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Physical Literacy

Videos

Here are two great videos from Sport Wales and Canadian Sport for…

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Sport New Zealand's Physical Literacy Approach

Resource

The Sport NZ physical literacy approach takes a holistic view of the…

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Physical Literacy - Sport Wales

Sport Wales is quite a way down the path to developing a…

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Lets See How the Adults like It!

Video

A group of adults get to experience what it is like to…