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• Using large muscles helps to strengthen them.
• Children’s confidence increases as more motor skills are learned.
• Physical activity relieves stress, especially if the activity involves large muscles and big movements.

Counting is a chance for tamariki to:

• get interested in counting things in their daily lives
• start to remember the order of number words used in counting, through repetition
• learn to count in the language of their whānau.

Getting tired? Turn a daily routine into a fun tiny adventure!

You could have a jokey journey when you’re going to the supermarket, getting into the car, or nearly home from a big walk.

Take turns choosing fun actions to do along the way...

You might: Hop, hop, HOP five steps…

Then: Skip, skip, SKIP five steps…

Then: Kick, kick, KICK five steps…