At Active for Life we strive to promote physical literacy as much as possible, in many languages. In fact, some of our most popular printable resources are available in Tigrinya. These free resources are designed to help children and families to be more active today, so they can be active for life.
Whether you need some fun games for kids, or want to encourage families to get outside during all seasons, we have a variety of free, colourful printable resources available.
On this page you will find all of our Tigrinya translations of resources promoting physical literacy.
Infographic
What is physical literacy? If you are educating parents on the concept for the first time, it can be tricky to communicate some of the nuances. This colourful infographic summarizes a lot of complex ideas into a simple format that parents will understand. You can
download the infographic and print it as a poster or handout.
If you or your kids are trying to figure out ways to be active each day, here are some quick, simple ideas that require little or no equipment. Print out our
Recipe for an Active Day, then share it with your kids and get them thinking about moving their bodies each day.
For most sports and physical activities,
kids should avoid specializing too early. In fact, they should try as many different sports and activities as possible before their teen years. You can help parents and coaches understand the benefits of multisport for kids by downloading this fun and informative poster.
Help kids to develop their fundamental movement skills using this activity dice. Simply print, cut, fold, and glue or tape into a cube, then roll for an active challenge. It’s a perfect game for promoting fun and physical literacy in minutes.
This fun activity weaves together all seven of your child’s senses. Look for things outdoors to smell, hear, see, touch, and taste and playfully move around to find them.
Winter Activities Scavenger Hunt
Get children into the outdoors in winter. Use this list to search for wintry items and move with imagination over snow and ice.
Fall Activities Scavenger Hunt
Get children into the outdoors in autumn. Use this list to search for fall items and move with imagination outdoors.
How to dress kids for winter
Kids need to be active outdoors in all seasons,
including the winter. Unfortunately the Canadian winter can be very uncomfortable if kids aren’t dressed right for the weather.
This simple poster shows how to dress correctly and stay safe while being active outdoors in the snow and ice.
Enjoy active play, every day of winter.
Winter blues keeping your kids in the house? There are plenty of ways to get them active indoors and outdoors even when the snow starts to fall. This poster provides more than a dozen ideas, ranging from snow forts and snow angels to tobogganing and skating.
It’s good to let children test their limits during play.
Being a lifeguard parent means providing vigilant care, a parenting approach that allows children to develop understanding of risk and the confidence to manage it.
Recipe for an Active Summer
Kids need active play every day, especially during summer holidays. This poster provides more than three dozen ideas for keeping kids active in summer, ranging from water play and obstacle courses to geocaching and tree climbing.