ActEi
'ActEi - Developing the Whole Child' is a fun physical and neuro-developmental movement programme that uses traditional games, co-operative missions, creative movement, drama, imagination, visualisation and specialised movements, to help every child reach their potential - physically, socially, emotionally and in the classroom.
There are four ActEi manuals available supporting the development of children from reception up to year 6 and all linked to the National Curriculum. Each manual targets a combination of six of the following nine essential developmental areas:
- Body Knowledge (self awareness)
- Calm and Reflection (stress release and positivity)
- Laterality (co-ordination)
- Muscle tone (strength and stamina)
- Proprioception (spatial awareness)
- Reflexes (physical fluency)
- Tactile (self organisation)
- Vestibular (balance and posture)
- Vision (hand-eye co-ordination, reading)
It is now being recognised by educational psychologists, physical and movement therapists that under-development or delayed development in any or a combination of these areas can lead to significant difficulties with learning, behaviour and the ability to perform skilled movements. Teachers, therapists, SENCOs and educational psychologists are all reporting that an ever increasing number of children are exhibiting under development in a number of these areas giving rise to underachievement in age-related attainment levels in PE and in the classroom.
ActEi aims to stimulate and speed the natural development of these areas to enable children to achieve in PE, and in all other areas of the school curriculum.
The real joys of ActEi are the games and activities. Presented on colourful A5 cards, humorously illustrated and with simple instructions to call out. All you have to do is take the recommended cards from the lesson plan and enjoy delivering a fun packed session. With each manual you have 96 cards. At the back of every card there are ideas and ways to make the games simpler and more challenging giving you over 300 possible activities!
Progressive from week to week, ActEi can be used as a whole school programme or specifically with a key stage, year group or class. The structured 36 weeks programme can be delivered depending on your available time using either the short 15 - 20 minute, or longer 30 - 45 minute lessons plans.
Suitable for mainstream and specialist school environments, with a flexible and innovate approach it can be easily delivered as part of regular PE sessions, as stand-alone lessons, or as sessions in breakfast and after school activity clubs.
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