“BorntoMove”AN INTRODUCTION TOPHYSICAL LITERACY

BY

RICHARD MONETTELEAD - ActiveforLife

Answer3questions:

1)WhatisPhysicalLiteracy?

2)WhyisPhysicalLiteracyvitalforkidstoday?

3)HowcanAFLhelpyoubemoreconfidentinpromotingPL?

WhatisPhysicalLiteracy?

Whenwepresentedtheconcepttofocusgroups,itprovokedcuriosity…

Buttheconceptiscatchingon.

Physical Literacy

Thisrequiresthatchildrenhaveexperienceswithmanykindsofactivities:ontheground,onsnowandice,inwater,andintheair.

Theseexperiencesshouldbepositiveandfunsothatchildrenwantto:

• dothemoverandoveragain(motivation)

• challengethemselves(confidence),

• anddevelopskillsthatenablethemtoparticipateactively(competence).Diagram:MountRoyalUniversity'sCentreforChildWell-Being

Simplyput:

“Physical literacy is when kids have developed the

skills and confidence to be physically active for life.”

WithoutPhysicalLiteracy…

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WhyisPhysicalLiteracyvitalforkidstoday?

We(asasociety)gotintoasituationinwhichwehadtocreateaconcept(PL)forsomething

thatkidshavebeendoingforever…

BuilttoMove(MovingisinourDNA…)

We need a mindset shift:Kids are born with the capacity to move, but not the SKILLS…

SOWHAT?Today’sChildrenaretheMostInactiveinHistory – thefirst

tohaveaShorterLifeExpectancythantheirParents

“Sciencetellsusthatallfourareasofdevelopmentworktogethertobuildhealthybrains.Whenchildrenarephysicallyhealthy,theyareabletolearnbetterinschool.Whenchildrenarephysicallyactive,theyarebetterabletoconcentrateandproblemsolve.Allareasofdevelopment– thefourwallsofachild’shouse–mustbeequallywelldevelopedtoliveahealthy,happy,andproductivelife.Inotherwords:youcan’tdoonewithouttheothers!”

ProfessorDawne ClarkMtRoyalUniversity'sCentreforChildWell-Being.

4areasofdevelopmentworktogethertobuildhealthybrains:

• Cognitivedevelopment• Emotionaldevelopment• Socialdevelopment.• Physicaldevelopment

PhysicalLiteracyisaLIFE-LONGjourney

HowcanAFLhelpyoubemoreconfidentinpromotingPL?

Youdon’tneedtobe“sporty”tohelpkidsdevelopphysicalliteracy…

FreeResourcesfordevelopingphysicalliteracy

• Thedaycareandafterschoolprogramsalreadyexist.

• Thecontenttoputphysicalliteracyintotheseprograms isavailablefreeofchargeonthewebfromAFL.

• Whatis missingistraining educatorson howto deliver thecontent during existing activities andplaytime.

Equippingkidstobecomephysicallyliterate,andasaresultactiveforlife,isneithercostlynorcomplex.

“Oneofthegreatestvaluesofthisprogramisthatit

giveseducatorsconfidence,”

KarenFoster-Jorgensen.

CurriculumdevelopedbytheCentreforChildWell-BeingatMountRoyalUniversityinCalgary

MRUstudentsresearchingphysicalliteracyforearlychildhoodeducation

ConnectedBCCCtolocalphysicalliteracyspecialist.ModelingforeducatorsusingfreeresourcesonAFL

Grantforclimbingwall

Pilotprogramisgivingchildrenages1-5yearsanactivestartinearlymotorskilldevelopmentandtheABCsofphysicalliteracy.

BanffChildCareCentre

Design:

Fullyfunded,3-armrandomizedcontrolledfeasibilitystudytodeterminechangesinphysicalliteracy(movementskillsandconfidence)inyoungchildren(ages5to8)

280childreninvolved(140ininterventiongroup+140incontrolgroup)

Pre-interventionassessment:January18toFebruary15

InterventionProgram:Specializedafter-schoolprogram3schoolbased,after-schoolprogramsparticipating

Post-interventionassessment:May13,2016

Childcaresectorisacost-effectiveenvironmenttodevelopPL

• Thedaycareandafterschoolprogramsalreadyexist.

• Thecontenttoputphysicalliteracyintotheseprograms isavailablefreeofchargeonthewebfromAFL.

• Whatis missingistraining educatorson howto deliver thecontent during existing activities andplaytime.

Equippingkidstobecomephysicallyliterate,andasaresultactiveforlife,isneithercostlynorcomplex.

P.S. It’s the

quiet majority we must engage…

Thank you !

FreeResourcesfordevelopingphysicalliteracy

1)Info-graphic:http://activeforlife.com/physical-literacy-2/

2)Activities:http://activeforlife.com/activities/

3)Professionalresources:http://activeforlife.com/resources-for-developing-physical-literacy/

• Activitiesfor0-3yearsold:http://activeforlife.com/activities-for-babies-and-toddlers/

• LessonsPlansfor-12yearsolds:http://activeforlife.com/lesson-plans-and-resources/

• LessonsPlanBuilder:http://activeforlife.com/lesson-plans-and-resources-2/

• LessonsPlanModule:http://activeforlife.com/lesson-plan-modules/

• AdditionalResources:http://activeforlife.com/lesson-plans-and-resources-3/

“BorntoMove”Part2

ENGAGING PARENTS AND STAFF INPHYSICAL LITERACY

BY

RICHARD MONETTEB2TEN - ActiveforLife

3 topics:

1)PhysicalLiteracy

2)Engagingthefrontline(parentsandeducators)

3)Resourcesforparentsandprofessionals

PhysicalLiteracy

We need a mindset shift:Kids are born with the capacity to move, but not the SKILLS…

Today’s Children are the Most Inactive in History – the first to have a Shorter Life Expectancy than their Parents

• There has been a rapid and unprecedented decline in kid’s levels of physical activity over recent decades

• Today’s kids don’t learn to move early in life because they play inactive games indoors rather than active games outdoors

• They spend an average of 8 hours per day in front of a screen

• Inactivity is making them sick

• The impact on health is material and will only get worse over time unless corrective measures are taken

20YEARSAGO TODAY

Just like Reading and Writing - Today’s Kids need to Learn to Move

• Physicalliteracyiswhenkidshavedevelopedtheskillsandconfidencetobephysicallyactive.

• Physicallyliteratekidsaremorelikelytobeactiveforlife.

• Thosenotphysicallyliteratearemorelikelytobecomeinactiveadults.

• Expertsestimatethecostofinactivity,coupledwithsmokingandobesity,willdoubleby2025.

Physical Literacy

Thisrequiresthatchildrenhaveexperienceswithmanykindsofactivities:ontheground,onsnowandice,inwater,andintheair.

Theseexperiencesshouldbepositiveandfunsothatchildrenwantto:

• dothemoverandoveragain(motivation)

• challengethemselves(confidence),

• anddevelopskillsthatenablethemtoparticipateactively(competence).Diagram:MountRoyalUniversity'sCentreforChildWell-Being

Engagingthefrontline(parentsandeducators)

WhyandHow

GRASSROOTS-UP(e.g. Mobilize the GATE-KEEPERS such as parents,

teachers, activity leaders, coaches, etc…)

TOP-DOWN

AFL leverages and supports ALL organizations in the physical literacy sector

“Promotionwithoutprovisionwillnotchange behaviors…”

Dr.DeanKriellaars

Increase#ofprogramsthatdevelopPhysicalLiteracy

(+offer)

Increase#ofparentswhoknowthatPhysicalLiteracyisgoodfortheirkid

(+demand)

Turning SCIENCE into the RIGHT SOUND BITES can change everything…

8cupsofwateradaywill:Physical Literacy

ResourcesforParentsandprofessionals

Resourcesforparents

Resourcesforprofessionals

Itisnotthestrongestofthespeciesthatsurvive,northemostintelligent,buttheonemost

responsivetochange.

Darwin

Thank you !