WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I… MOVE?
Inside My Body Series
What happens inside our bodies when we move?
Every jump, stretch, climb, kick, balance and wobble creates a chain reaction inside the body. Muscles engage, breathing changes, blood moves, nerves send messages, and the brain responds as the whole body works together.
MOVE helps children explore movement as more than exercise. Through photographic imagery and dynamic body overlays, children can see some of the invisible processes happening beneath the surface, from muscles and bones to lungs, blood, nerves and brain-body communication.
This inquiry-based book encourages children to notice how movement affects their energy, focus, emotions, coordination and learning. It also introduces simple cross-body movement, helping children experience how moving across the midline can support body awareness, coordination and readiness to learn.
Rather than presenting movement as something children “should” do, MOVE invites curiosity and choice. Children are encouraged to explore many kinds of movement, from dancing and climbing to balancing, stretching, kicking, jumping and inventing their own ways to move.
Perfect for early childhood and junior primary settings, this book supports conversations about body awareness, physical wellbeing, emotional regulation, learning readiness and the joy of movement.
Suitable for
- Early childhood education
- Kindergarten and preschool
- Foundation to Year 2
- Health and wellbeing programs
- Movement and physical literacy learning
- Interoception and body-awareness programs
- SEL and self-regulation discussions
- Homeschool and inquiry-based learning
MOVE supports learning across:
Health and Physical Education
Movement, physical activity, body awareness, coordination, health knowledge, wellbeing and self-regulation.
Science
The human body, body systems, muscles, bones, lungs, blood, nerves, brain-body communication and observable change.
Social and Emotional Learning
Noticing internal body signals, recognising changes in energy and mood, developing self-awareness, and exploring movement as a tool for regulation.
Inquiry Learning
Asking questions, observing body responses, making connections between movement and feeling, and exploring how the body works as a connected system.
Early Childhood Frameworks
Supports wellbeing, identity, confidence, physical development, sensory awareness, communication and active exploration.
