Improve Your Move

IMPROVE YOUR MOVE

FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT SKILLST HURSDAY 27 M AY 2021

STACEY HOPK I NS A ND LAUREN DENNI S

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Physical Activity

Q1. Why is physical activity important for children?

Q2. How many minutes of physical activity should children have each day?


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Active Healthy Kids Australia 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity

• Australia ranked 32/49 countries for overall physical activity levels in children.

• Movement skills of Australian children ranked D+.

The Fundamental Movement Skills

What are they?A specific set of skills that involve different body parts:feet, legs, trunk, arms, hands, and head.

Why are they important?• They are the ‘building blocks’ for more complex and specialised skill development.• For future participation in physical activity and organised sport.

At what age should FMS be taught?The earlier the FMS are introduced through play and exploration, the more likely children will be to engage in physical activity throughout their lives – developing competence and confidence.


Moving the body from one location to another

Stability Skills Bending BalancingTwisting

Locomotor Skills

Stretching

Gallop

HopRun Jump Side-Slide

SkipLeap


Giving or receiving force to or from an object

Stability Skills Bending BalancingTwisting

Manipulative Skills

Stretching

Catch Underarm throw Overarm throw Kick

Dribble

Strike

Detecting and Correcting FMS

Detecting and Correcting FMS

✓ Observe children performing the skill

✓ Demonstrate the skill

✓ If the skill is too difficult, break it down into smaller movements

✓ Use short instructions and imaginative language

✓ Refer to resources (M&M lanyards, FMS with Franky & Friends, FMS in action)

✓ Practice, practice, practice!It takes 240-600

minutes of explicit teaching and

practice for a child learn one skill!

Catch softly, don’t break

the egg

Sequence and Proficiency

Run

Gallop

Side-slide

Hop

Jump

Leap

Skip

Kick

Dribble

Strike

CatchUnderarm throw

Overarm throw

Acknowledgement: Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District

Case Study

Carter (4) struggles to catch a ball.

When a ball is thrown, he tends to close his eyes before trying to catch.

Carter holds his arms rigid and high in front of him. His hands are hard and straight with his fingers pointing to the sky.

Carter gets upset and angry with himself and eventually stops wanting to join in the games.

How could you modify the skill 'catching' to help Carter?


Modifying FMS➢ Break the skill down

➢ Change the equipment being used

➢ Play a variety of games that encourage the skill to be performed

Jumping

Jack in the boxSing the song and

ask children to bend low ready to jump out of

their boxPopcorn

Scrunch up paper on parachute. Raise arms up

above head and make popcorn

pop

DiscoBend knees

and touch the ground as they

dance RainbowDraw a rainbow on the ground,

what colour can children jump

to

Side Slide

Sliding songDid you know M&M have a

‘sliding song’ that sings the actionsFish, Fish, Crab

Swim like a fish around the circle,

call crab and side-step race

around the circle

Follow meSet up a course around the yard

using tape/ chalk. Side slide

around Ring a RoseyHolding hands or a parachute, side-slide in a

circle

Modifying FMS➢ Break the skill down

➢ Change the equipment being used

➢ Play a variety of games that encourage the skill to be performed

Overarm throw

Javelin Cut up pool

noodles to small javelin size for

children to throw

Distance shotHow far can

children throw their ball

Ear throwChildren must

hold a beanbag to their ear before they

throw Target hitStack cups that children must

overarm throw balls at

Striking

Balloon aimStrike a balloon

using pool noodle or rolled

up paper

Leaf sweepUsing a small

broom, encourage

rotating body to sweep

TwisterTwister dance

party, swinging arms and

twisting torso

Planning and delivering FMS activities at your service

1. FMS programming

2. Planned vs spontaneous activities

3. Including FMS in daily activities

4. Child-led FMS experiences

How does your service incorporate the FMS into your physical activity program?


FMS Programming

FMS of the week or month:

✓ Focus on a key message.

Calendar events and themes throughout the year:

✓ Link to a specific FMS.

UNDERARM THROW

✓ Aiming: skittles, lawn bowls, targets, quoits

✓ Have a variety of balls available

JUMPING

• Easter, National Day Calendar

• Wet weather program

• Mini sports carnivals

• Australian animals

Planned Activity✓Intentional experiences in your everyday routine.

✓A programmed activity.

✓Meets a learning outcome.

✓Can be a new activity/theme, or scaffold from a previous activity.

Spontaneous Activity✓Child-led or child-initiated play.

✓Equipment can be put out to encourage active play and skill development.

✓Encourage FMS learning and development when the opportunity arises.

Including FMS in daily activities

✓ Incorporate FMS throughout the day.

Opportunities are not limited to outdoor play!

✓ Link FMS to other learning areas in your program:

Numeracy Literacy Sustainability

Child-LedFMS Experiences

Link FMS experiences to children's interests and favourite games.

Acknowledgement: Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District

Keeping FMS interest-based and FUNPaw Patrol

Experience: Skye’s Hoop Adventure

FMS Skill: Overarm throw

Game: Hang hula hoops off trees or hold them up. Children take turns trying to fly their paper planes through the hoop just like Skye.

Modification: Use scrunched up paper or soft balls to throw instead

Extension: Relays to collect the thrown objects

Experience: Ryder's Rescue Mission

Game: Print separate pictures of all characters and their vehicles. Hide these around the area. Children can use any locomotor skill to move around. Find and match the pictures.

Upskilling educators✓ Hold practical physical activity and FMS-

focused professional development for educators.

✓ Have a M&M champion, who can help other educators to plan and program.

✓ Use available resources to help with FMS.

✓ Complete M&M eLearning or the Staff Development Kit.

✓ Practice with the children!

How can I involve families?

Include tips and information in:

✓ Newsletters

✓ Apps: Kinderloop, Kindyhub, Storypark

✓ Facebook page

✓ Website

Create a family notice board

Share photos and stories

Document FMS experiences in their daybooks

Document FMS proficiency in children's portfolios

For any questions or enquiries, please contact:

The Munch & Move team: [email protected]

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