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You know this child…
You see it every day.
The child who can’t stay still.
The one who bumps into everything.
The one who looks distracted, clumsy, or somewhere else entirely.
You’re expected to manage it but rarely given something practical to help.
Understanding proprioception in the classroom
Proprioception is the body’s sense of position and movement. It allows children to judge space, control force, and move with coordination without conscious effort.
In school, this underpins how children sit, move, and engage with learning. When it is less developed, it can affect physical confidence, self-regulation, and sustained attention.
Research into sensory processing highlights the role of proprioceptive input in helping children feel more settled, organised, and ready to learn. Organisations such as the NHS and Sensory Integration Education point to the value of movement and sensory feedback in supporting this.
The Free Movement Pack applies this in a practical way, using simple, structured movement activities that support proprioceptive and spatial awareness within the normal flow of the school day.
No theory. Just something you can use today.
No theory-heavy PDFs.
No “read this first” guides.
Just:
- One calm activity for individual or small-group support
- One active game for class, PE or movement breaks
Both designed to build body awareness and spatial awareness – the stuff that often sits underneath focus, behaviour and confidence.
How does this fit into my day to day teaching?
The Free Movement Pack isn’t something you need to plan around. It’s something you drop into the moments that already exist during your day.
Use it when:
- a child comes in unsettled
- the class needs resetting after lunch
- you’re running a small intervention
- PE needs something purposeful, not just busy
- a child struggles with coordination, focus or confidence
This isn’t another idea to file away. It’s something you can use again and again, without changing your timetable.
Wired for Movement helps schools support body awareness, coordination, and other areas that support the foundations of learning, through simple, movement games and activities.
The approach is grounded in the link between movement and learning, recognising that a child’s development, and how they feel in their body, affects how they focus, regulate and engage.
The activities in the Free Movement Pack are taken directly from the programme, designed to be used in real school settings, from SEN support, intervention and inclusive PE.
What exactly is in the Free Movement Pack?
Two ready-to-use activities taken from the Wired for Movement programme:
- Inner Spirals – a calm, guided activity for individual or small-group support
- Invisible Walls – an active movement game for class use, PE or movement breaks
You’ll also get a short overview of proprioception and spatial awareness to help you understand what sits behind the activities.
How long do the activities take?
Both activities are designed to be used in short bursts.
You can run them in just a few minutes, or extend them depending on the group. They’re flexible enough to fit into real classroom time without needing a full lesson slot.
Do I need any equipment or preparation?
No equipment is required, and there’s no setup beyond reading the instructions.
You can introduce either activity straight away, which makes it useful for those moments where you need something practical, quickly.
Is this suitable for all children?
Yes, both activities are designed to be flexible.
They can be used:
- with individuals who need additional support
- in small groups
- across a whole class
You can adapt the pace, intensity and structure depending on the needs of the children.
Is this just for PE?
No. One activity is more active and works well in PE or movement sessions, but the other is designed for calmer, more focused support. Together, they cover both ends of what you might need during the school day.
Is this linked to SEND support?
The activities are often useful for children who struggle with coordination, focus, or self-regulation, all areas linked to proprioception and spatial awareness. They can sit comfortably within SEND support, but are just as useful as whole-class strategies.
Do I need prior knowledge of sensory processing?
No. The pack gives you just enough context to understand what you’re doing and why. You don’t need any specialist training to use the activities effectively.