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Smart Moves

Physical Activity Programs in Queensland State Schools

The Smart Moves - Physical Activity Programs in Queensland State Schools is a State Government initiative involving the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Communities - Sport and Recreation and Queensland Health. Smart Moves aims to increase student participation in physical activity and to improve the quality of that activity. Smart Moves is also a key strategy in the Toward Q2: Tomorrow's Queensland 2020 healthy children target to reduce obesity by one third. It is widely recognised that physical activity is essential for good health and wellbeing, enhances students' educational outcomes, supports their personal development and promotes lifelong active lifestyles.

The Smart Moves initiative is supported by the Smart Moves policy, CRP-PR-011: Smart Moves - Physical Activity Programs in Queensland State Schools which outlines the responsibilities of all schools. Planning for Smart Moves - Guidelines provides support for planning, including specific advice on the six components that schools need to address and an implementation tool which assists setting targets and reviewing the success of the initiative.

Documents and reports that support Smart Moves are available from the following links:

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Smart Moves Physical Activity Tip

Partner Activities

Check out Partner Activities for your students

They generally require minimal equipment, can be performed in confined spaces, all students are active and little organisation is required!

Try these to get started:
Pistons External Link
Sawing logs External Link
Copy cats External Link

Smart Moves Physical Activity Tip
(Lower Primary)

Get your students to Jump! External Link

Get your students to Jump!

Jumping is important for learning
Transfer of weight from one or both feet to both feet.

Check out these:
Can You Jump Far?
Can You Jump Up?
Jumping Jenny (Jimmy)
External Link(you could even add music!!)

Effectively managing your class

Smart Moves: Physical Activity -
Effectively managing your class

A free online course for primary classroom teachers helping to better understand concepts and skills for creating quality physical activity with your class.

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