The 'Thinking while Moving in English' and 'Thinking while Moving in mathematics' resources support teachers to embed physical activity into a range of curriculum areas. These resources are targeted at K-6 (Stage 1, 2 and 3) but can be adapted for early high school years. Download the Thinking while Moving - Overview (173MB) or enrol in the School Sport Unit - Thinking while Moving online learning course to learn more out how this approach can be applied in your school.
Thinking while Moving in English
Below is a selection of short videos which provide examples of TwME lessons, the equipment required and can be modified for different stages in K-6.
- Lesson 1 - Hop to it (2.23 mins)
- Lesson 2 - Spelling fitness circuit (1.40 mins)
- Lesson 3 - Consonant diagraph (1.51 mins)
- Lesson 4 - Basketball words (0.57 mins)
- Lesson 5 - Spelling hangman (2.09 mins)
- Lesson 6 - Millionaire game (2.21 mins)
- Lesson 7 - Rob the nest (2.13 mins)
- Lesson 8 - Homophone pears (1.35 mins)
- Lesson 9 - Simile & metaphor hunt (1.05 mins)
- Thinking while Moving in English - Highlights of the program (2.05 mins)
Below is a selection of lesson plans which can be adapted for Stages 1, 2 and 3.
- Lesson plan - Active adverbs (PDF 906KB)
- Lesson plan - Basketball dribble (PDF 248KB)
- Lesson plan - Bean bag toss (PDF 236KB)
- Lesson plan - Captain ball prefix & suffix (PDF 236KB)
- Lesson plan - Phoneme and Grapheme relay (PDF 226KB)
- Lesson plan - Hop to it (PDF 304KB)
- Lesson plan - Greedy bird grammar (PDF 409 KB)
- Lesson plan - Spelling fitness challenge (PDF 256KB)
- Lesson plan - Adjective echo (PDF 507KB)
- Lesson plan - Captain Vocabulary is coming (PDF 504KB)
- Thinking while Moving at Home English tasks PowerPoint (PPT 9 161KB)
- Activity card - Hop to it (PDF 518KB)
- Activity card - Basketball words (PDF 518KB)
- Activity card - Spelling circuit (PDF 531KB)
- Activity card - Boggle (PDF 501KB)
- Activity card - Lucky dip (PDF 536KB)
- Instructional video - Hop to it (2.23 mins)
- Instructional video - Basketball words (0.57 mins)
- Instructional video - Spelling circuit (1.40 mins)
- Instructional video - Boggle (1.40mins)
- Instructional video - Lucky dip (2.30mins)
Thinking while Moving in mathematics
Number and algebra
- Moving with dominoes (PDF 329KB)
- Animal walks (PDF 234KB)
- 10 or bust (PDF 498KB)
- Climbing the ladder (PDF 498KB)
- Handfuls (PDF 496KB)
Measurement and space
Number and algebra
- Number visuals (PDF 496KB)
- Greedy bird math (PDF 1262KB)
- Run, choose and add (PDF 498KB)
- Equivalent pairs (PDF 506KB)
Measurement and space
Number and algebra
- Chicken scramble (PDF 506KB)
- Greedy Bird Math (PDF 494KB)
- Jump for your life - addition (PDF 497KB)
- Jump for your life 2 - subraction (PDF 496KB)
- Move for equivalence (PDF 506KB)
- Number challenge (PDF 505KB)
- Odds and evens (PDF 517KB)
- Race to 1,000 (PDF 511KB)
Statistics and probability
Number and algebra
- Beanbag fractions (PDF 490KB)
- Find a partner (PDF 496KB)
- Greedy Bird Maths (PDF 494KB)
- Move for equivalence (PDF 506KB)
- Number challenge (PDF 505KB)
- Race to 10,000 (PDF 511KB)
Statistics and probability