Teacher training & curriculum for physical & cognitive development
MoovKids is an intervention program that trains your teachers to teach movement well to significantly improve every area of a young child’s development.
Resources, inspiration and support for kindergartens, primary-grade educators, after-school centres & coaches.
Darlene Koskinen, creator of MoovKids
40 years experience, 4th dan black belt karate instructor
Gymnastics instructor, Professional trainer for educators
FOUNDATION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR EDUCATORS:
Live training course with Darlene Koskinen
How to teach developmentally-appropriate core skills
Innovative use-of-equipment
Understand how physical movement supports learning outcomes
Observation & assessment
Inspiring videos & printables to support teaching.
MOOVKIDS CURRICULUM:
200+ Developmentally-appropriate movement activities
Pedagogically aligned to all ECE curricula guidelines
Applies research linking motor skill achievement and academic success.
Our short, clear instructional videos ensure you facilitate every activity with clarity and confidence, and with an understanding of the importance of doing so.
Sample movement activity video with guidelines for teachers
Sample movement activity demonstration video for children
For webinars, workshops and movement packs
“We wanted to bring physical education to our weekly program.”
Ioanna Mafteiu, Activity Aftercare, Timisoara, Romania
Implement strategically planned, age-appropriate movement lessons that guarantee children develop the critical movement foundation necessary to thrive in all later learning.
Happy MoovKids Members
“MoovKids is an amazing gym program for kids of all ages! Not only does it help to develop all-round body coordination, but it is also a great tool for parents to help their little ones with all sorts of movement. It is fun. It is simple to follow. It comes with instructions, and I can most certainly recommend it highly!”
Lucia, Parent
Finland
"Inactivity in children has been a growing problem in recent years. It is a trigger for the emergence of future health problems. How do we get kids moving again?
I love the Moovkids program because it is an effective tool for developing and practicing the fundamental movement skills. I would highly recommend it to everyone who has kids or works with kids to incorporate the much-needed motor activity into their daily lives."
Liesbeth Krebbers, Pediatric Physiotherapist
Hong Kong
We have been attending MoovKids for more than five years, and our children love it. The MoovKids program has a wide variety of activities and tools that make movement much more interesting and fun for children. Darlene has developed a thorough curriculum that our teachers are using for physical education. It is easy to use and very well arranged. We definitely recommend that families and daycares join this great program."
Leonardo Cedillo Berber, Director
Happy Toddlers Daycare, Finland
Skill Focus Definitions
Dynamic Balance
The ability to anticipate and react to changes in balance as the body moves through space. Such as required for tumbling, rotation in flight, jumps, and leaps.
Static Balance
Static Balance is one of the most fundamental movement skills. It is the body's ability to maintain a stationary position with control while performing a task.
Spatial Awareness
Is the awareness of space between oneself and another object or person. It is also the learning of positional vocabulary through using their body to help develop an understanding of direction, distance, and location.
Locomotor Movement
These are movements where the body travels through space from one location to another. Locomotor movements primarily use the feet for support, however, the hands and feet can be used together as well.
Manipulative Skills
These skills are part of the gross motors skills group and involve the use of the hands or feet or any other body part to move or manipulate an object. This could be in the form of throwing, kicking, catching, striking or bouncing.
Axial Stability
Axial stability involves any form of movement organized around the axis of the body involving the spine. This can occur in different spatial planes and can include bending, twisting, turning, rolling or stretching.
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