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Wednesday 16th September 2026
Understanding National Fitness Day in EYFS & KS1
Get up and get active! National Fitness Day is the UK's biggest annual celebration of physical activity. Organised by ukactive, in 2026 it takes place on September 16th. The day aims to highlight the importance of physical activity and encourages people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to embrace exercise for their physical and mental well-being.
For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides an energetic and highly practical theme for exploring movement, physical health, and well-being. It's about instilling a love for being active, understanding how exercise benefits our bodies, and discovering a wide range of fun ways to move. This day offers fantastic planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activities that truly resonate with young minds, making learning about health and physical development both exhilarating and accessible.
Why Is Teaching About Fitness & Movement Important for Young Children?
Integrating lessons about fitness and movement into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) is vital for fostering their physical development, cognitive function, and overall health. During their early years, movement is fundamental to learning and growth.
Gross Motor Skills: Physical activity develops strength, coordination, balance, and agility.
Fine Motor Skills: Activities like throwing, catching, or manipulating objects during play also refine fine motor control.
Health & Well-being: Regular exercise contributes to healthy bones, muscles, and a strong heart, as well as positive mental health.
Cognitive Development: Movement is intrinsically linked to brain development, improving focus, memory, and problem-solving.
Social Skills: Group games and activities promote teamwork, cooperation, and good sportsmanship.
Energy Release & Sleep: Being active helps children expend energy in a healthy way, which can contribute to better sleep.
Engaging Fitness & Movement Activities for National Fitness Day (0-7 Year Olds)
Make National Fitness Day a truly active and joyous experience with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on moving, laughing, and discovering the fun of exercise! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by the extensive range of printable resources we have available.
Here's some inspiration for getting everyone moving in your setting: (Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)
Movement Challenge Cards: Use a variety of movement challenge cards to get children trying different actions. We have sets based on a variety of themes such as 'Dinosaurs’, 'Fairies’ 'Jack and the Beanstalk’ and many more!
Exercise & PE Games Sessions: Lead structured exercise sessions using our 'Exercises’, ‘PE Games’ and ‘Sport Skills’ cards.
Animal Dances & Movements: Combine movement with imaginative play using our 'Animal Dance Cards'. Children can pretend to move like different animals.
Sports Day/Olympics Fun: Organise a mini "Sports Day" or "Kids Olympics" with simple races, throwing, and jumping activities. Present 'Kids Olympics'/'Sports Day' - Certificates' to celebrate participation and effort.
Football & Tennis Themed Activities: Dive into popular sports with dedicated activities.
Football: Use the 'Football - Party Pack', 'Football - Design a Football Kit', and 'Football - Design a Flag' for creative expression. Integrate numeracy with 'Football - Numbers 0-20', 'Football - Subitising Flash Cards’, 'Football - Counting & Number Match Puzzles', 'Football - Dice Game', 'Football - Count and Colour', and 'Football - Counting Playdough Mats 1-10'. Practice literacy with 'Football - Alphabet Cards' and 'Football - Writing/Drawing/Mark Making Sheets'. Create displays with 'Football - Bunting', 'Football - Border Sheets’. You can also use 'Football - Football Shirts Colour Match Puzzles'.
Tennis: Similarly, use 'Tennis Ball - Numbers 0-20', 'Tennis Ball - Counting & Number Match Puzzles', 'Tennis Ball - Dice Game', 'Tennis - Count and Colour', and 'Tennis - Counting Playdough Mats 1-10' for numeracy. Encourage mark making with 'Tennis - Writing/Drawing/Mark Making Sheets'. Decorate with 'Tennis - Bunting'.
Mindfulness Colouring (PE Action): For a calm-down activity after movement, use our 'PE Action - Colouring Sheets (Mindfulness)' which depict children being active.
Explore Related Pages: For more extensive ideas, explore our dedicated pages:
These activities offer great inspiration for making National Fitness Day a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, fostering a lifelong appreciation for physical activity, health, and well-being.
To explore ideas surrounding additional early years events, please visit our 'Special Dates Calendar' page.
Printable resources to support teaching & learning surrounding: ‘National Fitness Day’
Have great fun with your children whilst all pretending to be dinosaurs with this set of 8 Dinosaur Activity Challenge cards. Perhaps children could stand in a circle around the pile of cards and take turns to pick one for everyone to do. Cards could equally be shrunk down and placed on a key ring to take out on adventures or featured on an indoor or outdoor display board and referred to with everyone carrying out the activity on floor space in front. Once the children get to know the cards they will be able to relate the action to the picture without necessarily needing the card read to them...For example an adult may be able to simply hold up a card and everyone will be able to do the activity together! Great for physical development, descriptive language, understanding the world and turn taking.
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Have great fun with your children whilst all pretending to be fairies with this set of 6 Fairy Activity Challenge cards.
Perhaps children could stand in a circle around the pile of cards and take turns to pick one for everyone to do. Cards could equally be shrunk down and placed on a key ring to take out on adventures or featured on an indoor or outdoor display board and referred to with everyone carrying out the activity on floor space in front.
Once the children get to know the cards they will be able to relate the action to the picture without necessarily needing the card read to them...For example an adult may be able to simply hold up a card and everyone will be able to do the activity together!
Great for physical development, descriptive language, imagination, understanding the world and turn taking.
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Set of 7 A4 Exercise description cards.
Each card describes in picture and word format an exercise which can be practised with young children. Have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Set of 12 A4 PE Action Colouring Sheets.
Each colouring sheet depicts a PE action which can be practised with young children. Have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Pack includes A4 sized ‘Kids Olympics’ & ‘Sports Day’ certificates.
The editable DOCX file version of this certificate can be adapted for any purpose as the text is fully editable (including font). This means that the child’s name, date and purpose of the certificate can all be changed. Any images may also be moved and resized.
We have also created a non-editable PDF file which has blank versions of each certificate for those of you who would prefer to write personalised text by hand.
Check out more of our certificates here.
Check out more of our ‘Kids Olympics’/’Sports Day’ resources here.
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Have fun with this set of 8 ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ Activity Challenge cards. Great for exploring the story further! The suggested movement activities will bring elements of the story to life and embed ideas securely through active learning.
Perhaps children could stand in a circle around the pile of cards and take turns to pick one for everyone to do. Once the children get to know the cards they will be able to relate the action to the picture without necessarily needing the card read to them...For example an adult may be able to simply hold up a card and everyone will be able to do the activity together!
Great for physical development, descriptive language, understanding the world, number recognition and turn taking.
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To tie in with the story of the Chinese/Lunar Zodiac, these activity cards will get the children moving as they hear the order that the animals finished ‘The Great Race’.
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Set of 7 A4 Exercise description cards.
Each card describes in picture and word format an exercise which can be practised with young children. Have fun!
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Set of 7 A5 Exercise description cards.
Each card describes in picture and word format an exercise which can be practised with young children.
N.B. Fold along the line (to create 2-sided card - image on one side and writing on the other) and laminate before use.
Have fun!
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Set of 8 A4 PE Game description cards.
Each card describes in picture and word format a PE game which can be played with young children. Have fun!
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Set of 8 A5 PE Game description cards.
Each card describes in picture and word format a PE game which can be played with young children.
N.B. Fold along the line (to create 2-sided card - image on one side and writing on the other) and laminate before use.
Have fun!
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Set of 6 A4 Sport Skills description cards. Could be used as adult prompts, self-select challenge cards, PE display, etc.
Each card describes in picture and word format a sport skill which can be practised with young children. Have fun!
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Set of 6 A5 Sport Skills description cards. Could be used as adult prompts, self-select challenge cards, PE display, etc.
Each card describes in picture and word format a sport skill which can be practised with young children.
N.B. Fold along the line (to create 2-sided card - image on one side and writing on the other) and laminate before use.
Have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Set of 12 A4 PE Action Colouring Sheets.
Each colouring sheet depicts a PE action which can be practised with young children. Have fun!
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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After being folded and laminated these cards can be used to encourage expressive movement with or without music.
The image side is to be held facing the child(ren) with the other side being read by an adult.
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After being folded and laminated these cards can be used to encourage expressive movement with or without music.
The large image side is to be held facing the child(ren) with the other side being read by an adult.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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After being folded and laminated these cards can be used to encourage expressive movement with or without music.
The large image side is to be held facing the child(ren) with the other side being read by an adult.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Pack includes:
(Number in brackets shows how many A4 pages)
• ‘Football Party’ Banner (2)
• Themed bunting (1)
• Blank bunting (1)
• Themed certificate (1)
• Posters (2)
• Themed colouring placemats (3)
• Blank placemat (1)
• Themed targets for beanbag throwing game (4)
• Colouring party tickets (1)
• Blank party tickets (1)
• Football Colouring (2)
• Design a Flag (2)
• Footballer Colouring (4)
• Themed party invitation writing templates (3)
• Themed party time drawing sheet (1)
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Pack of four different templates for children to design their own football kits.
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Numbers 0-20 on footballs for use during number work activities e.g. within a tuff spot or for a number line display.
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The children are to be encouraged to say how many footballs there are straight away with no counting. They are intended to be held up by an adult as part of a group or class activity.
Print and use the cards appropriate for your children. 22 cards within pack for subitising numbers 1-6. Blank card template at the end to make your own if required.
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Templates for children to design their own flags.
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1-10 Football themed number recognition counting puzzles. Match the number to the correct quantity. Practise counting objects which cannot be moved. Appropriate for all ages within early years used in different ways at different levels. Use as a table or floor activity or part of an interactive display board. Left uncut, can be used as flashcards or for number ordering games.
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*1-6 dice required. Two game templates to choose from (numbers for recognition or dots for counting). Cut out and laminate chosen template beforehand.
• Roll dice and take the piece with the corresponding number.
• Keep going until you complete the picture!
Please note that more than one game board could be printed and children could take it in turns to roll the dice to complete their individual pictures.
(Also note the link to shapes - small triangles fit together to form a hexagon.)
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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These sheets help number recognition, word recognition, counting the right number of footballs and then using fine motor skills to colour them in.
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Have you got a child/children who are interested in football? Why not challenge them to making some footballs using playdough?
Children can practice number recognition and counting whilst also working on their fine motor skills. You may also like to mention that the ball they are rolling is a ‘sphere’ shape.
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Lower case letter cards with a football themes for use during alphabet/phonics activities e.g. within a tuff spot or for an alphabet line display.
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10 puzzles included, each of a different colour
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Pack of football themed mark making/writing/drawing border sheets (horizontal). Various designs included.
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Pack of football themed mark making/writing/drawing border sheets (vertical). Various designs included.
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Pack of mark making sheets containing 3 different templates for children to record their thoughts about football. Choose the template most appropriate for your child(ren)/purpose.
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Numbers 0-20 on tennis balls for use during number work activities e.g. within a tuff spot or for a number line display.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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1-10 Tennis themed number recognition counting puzzles. Match the number to the correct quantity. Practise counting objects which cannot be moved. Appropriate for all ages within early years used in different ways at different levels. Use as a table or floor activity or part of an interactive display board. Left uncut, can be used as flashcards or for number ordering games.
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Pack of mark making sheets containing 3 different templates for children to record their thoughts about tennis. Choose the template most appropriate for your child(ren)/purpose.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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*1-6 dice required. Two game templates to choose from (numbers for recognition or dots for counting). Cut out and laminate chosen template beforehand.
• Roll dice and take the piece with the corresponding number.
• Keep going until you complete the picture!
Please note that more than one game board could be printed and children could take it in turns to roll the dice to complete their individual pictures.
(Also note the link to shapes - small triangles fit together to form a hexagon.)
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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These sheets help number recognition, word recognition, counting the right number of tennis balls and then using fine motor skills to colour them in.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Have you got a child/children who are interested in tennis? Why not challenge them to making some tennis balls using playdough?
Children can practice number recognition and counting whilst also working on their fine motor skills. You may also like to mention that the ball they are rolling is a ‘sphere’ shape.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Pack of 14 ‘Movement’ prompt cards. Ideal for outdoor play, gross motor skills and physical activity!
These prompt cards are to be used as visual inspiration for getting the children moving in the outdoor area!
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