Active toddler
Active Alphabet is a resource designed especially for parents, carers and their toddlers to use together to learn basic active movement skills while also learning important health messages.Active Alphabet consists of two booklets - one for parents and carers; and one for toddlers.
Active Alphabet for parents is a book packed full of helpful hints and information about having active fun with your toddler. It gives you information about how your toddler moves, ideas for games and active things you can do together, recipes, songs, poems and places to go for further information.
Although the information is tailored to toddlers aged from 15 months to three years, the activities and games can be enjoyed by children (and adults) of all ages.
There is no need to read the book from cover to cover in one go. Just dip in and see what you find. The information is organised alphabetically and you can use the list of contents to find different topics. Don't forget to use your own judgement and tailor the ideas to suit you, your child and your own situation. And remember to join in, even if it feels silly doing it!
Click here to download Active Alphabet for parents (
PDF 1662 kB).
Active Alphabet for toddlers is an ABC book especially for your toddler. This is a fun book about moving and grooving and will be loads of fun for both you and your toddler. Not only will she love you to sit and read it to her, but she will have fun exploring the pictures on her own.
If your toddler is very young, he may like to just look at a few of the pages and you can talk about the pictures with him and try a few of the fun movements. When your toddler is older, she may enjoy reading the book all the way through and moving and grooving on her own.
The book uses some simple words and some more challenging words. It has animals that you know very well and some that are a little unusual. And starring in the book are a group of very active toddlers and two fun toddler characters, Max and Jo.
Click here to download Active Alphabet for toddlers (pdf file).
Let's Get Moving is a resource designed to help preschool children learn basic movement skills and how to get active while their parents, carers or teachers learn about the importance of movement in early childhood. The early years are a crucial time for skill development and for establishing positive attitudes physical activity, leading to participation in sport and other recreational pursuits during the school age years.
Let's Get Moving includes fun activities that incorporates movement skills such as crawling, kicking and jumping with various movement concepts, to get both children and adults physically active.
Part 1 - Introduction (
PDF 276 kB)
Part 2 - Movement Skills ( PDF 1369 kB)
Part 3 - Spotlight Cards ( PDF 1185 kB)
Part 4 - Stop and Think Messages ( PDF 248 kB)
Part 5 - Let's Get Moving Activity ( PDF 246 kB)
Part 6 - Activity Mat ( PDF 705 kB)
