
Active Movement Activity Guides
A variety of brochures containing games and activities for different areas of development for…
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.
A variety of brochures containing games and activities for different areas of development for…
Watch and learn from Sport New Zealand's Active Movement Advisor Gill Connell.…
Sit Less, Move More, Sleep Well: Active play guidelines for under-fives.
This document…
The New Zealand Government in partnership with a number of organisations have…
Making the connection between movement, music, learning and play (birth to 3…
An overview of the important stages of physical development that a child…
Research Article
Hanging on monkey bars, climbing trees, and tug-of-war are all valuable…
Research Article
We have tracked down a really good article that explains why…
Research Article
Research done in Australia where they tracked children over a three…
Research Article
While this research was completed in New Zealand back in 2007…
Research article
We often get asked about what sorts of activities children under…
Website
Physical activity is essential to healthy child development, and the early years…
SportStart helps you deliver innovative physical literacy programmes by providing you with…
The ‘Developing Fundamental Movement Skills’ resource uses play and simple activities to…
The KiwiDex manual provides a range of ideas and games for teachers…
Wanting to develop a leadership programme with your senior students? The PALs resource…
Young people need balance. Rather than pressuring them to perform, they’ll do…
Sport New Zealand has recently published “Good Practice Principles: Children and Young…
'What if we hit the tipping point in life expectancy? What if…
Active For Life has put together some great information around raising physically…