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Plant cyn-ysgol yn cael hwb i wneud ymarfer corff gydag animeiddiad NewidCyflym newydd.

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Plant cyn-ysgol yn cael hwb i wneud ymarfer corff gydag animeiddiad NewidCyflym newydd.

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Mae animeiddiad digidol newydd egnïol sydd wedi'i gynllunio i gael plant cyn-ysgol i symud mwy wedi'i lansio ledled Caerdydd a'r Fro.

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Plant cyn-ysgol yn cael hwb i wneud ymarfer corff gydag animeiddiad NewidCyflym newydd

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Mae animeiddiad digidol newydd egnïol sydd wedi’i gynllunio i gael plant cyn-ysgol i symud mwy wedi’i lansio ledled Caerdydd a’r Fro.

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Pre-school children given exercise boost with new QuickChange animation.

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Pre-school children given exercise boost with new QuickChange animation.

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An energetic new digital animation designed to get pre-school children moving more has been launched across Cardiff and the Vale.

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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

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An energetic new digital animation designed to get pre-school children moving more has been launched across Cardiff and the Vale.

Following the success of QuickChange for school children aged four to six, a new version of the animation has been rolled out in nurseries and childminder settings for those aged two to four.

QuickChange was first developed by a group of local stakeholders within Podiatry services and the Public Health Team in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The first iteration of the animation won an award for improving public health practice to reduce health inequalities and has been praised for improving energy and mood levels in classrooms across Cardiff and Vale.

In June 2024, a wider group of stakeholders - including physiotherapists, Cardiff Met Primary Education Studies students and animation designers alongside the Public Health Team and Podiatry team - co-created suitable new exercises, a desirable theme, and designed a set of new interactive characters for the preschool version of QuickChange.

Cardiff and Vale UHB's highly specialised children's podiatrist, Dr Charlotte Holley, said the new animation features different animal characters that younger children can identify with.

She explained: "The exercises are milestone based, which means children might be able to master them, or they might be learning to do that, and that builds resilience whilst learning about their own bodies, which is excellent at this age."

Multiple settings have already expressed an interest in incorporating QuickChange into their care provisions, highlighting how effortlessly the animation and animal characters can be embedded into everyday activities.

Kyle Davies, Operational Manager for Blue Door Out of School Care in Cardiff, said: "As staff, we incorporate QuickChange into our story times and song times. As we see the animals, we link that to the actions, and we encourage the children as we're going and when we are out on walks as well."

Lowri Kemp, one of the Cardiff Met Primary Education Studies students who worked on this project, has incorporated it seamlessly into her role as group leader at Little Cherubs Nursery. She acknowledged that the animation and the characters allow children to pick their own types of movement throughout their time at the daycare setting.

Each character was designed to allow children to be able to identify with them but also to use their imaginations and explorative interest whilst challenging themselves with the movements.

Sarah Sharpe runs her own childminding business, Poppins Daycare, in Barry. She expressed how easy QuickChange is to incorporate into her day, whether it is at the provision setting indoors or outside, but also when they are at the park, the beach or out on walks.

Alongside the digital animation, several different resources have been designed to help settings prompt QuickChange character movements. One of these resources is the 'Explorer' lanyard which aims to prompt children and remind them throughout the day to have a go and practice the different movements time and time again.

Emma Coleman who coordinates the Cardiff Healthy and Sustainable Preschools Scheme, praised QuickChange for making it easier for settings to embed movement and be able to evidence doing so when they attend to assess them.

The QuickChange animations can be found on Cardiff and Vale's Keeping Me Well page and all the resources are free to use and can be found on our padlet.

If you want to know more about QuickChange, please get in touch: GoodFood.Movement@wales.nhs.uk

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Pre-school children given exercise boost with new QuickChange animation

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An energetic new digital animation designed to get pre-school children moving more has been launched across Cardiff and the Vale. Following the success of QuickChange for school children aged four to six, a new version of the animation has been rolled out in nurseries and childminder settings for those aged two to four.

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Cerdyn Cyfarwyddyd Ymarfer Corff - Cymraeg - A4 Trifold

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Cerdyn Cyfarwyddyd Ymarfer Corff - Cymraeg - A4 Trifold

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Cerdyn Cyfarwyddyd Ymarfer Corff - Cymraeg - A4

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Cerdyn Cyfarwyddyd Ymarfer Corff - Cymraeg - A4

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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

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Minister for Children and Social Care visits UHL to find out more about award-winning animation

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NewidCyflym Gweithgareddau i annog traed a choesau cryf, iach, wedi'u llunio gan weithwyr iechyd proffesiynol yn arbennig ar gyfer plant.

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Exercise Instruction Card - English - A4 Trifold

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Exercise Instruction Card - English - A4 Trifold

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Exercise Instruction Card - English - A4

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Exercise Instruction Card - English - A4

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Cerdyn Cyfflanwi Ymarfer Corff Cyn Ysgol | Pre-School Exercise Achievement Card - A4 Print and Fold

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Cerdyn Cyfflanwi Ymarfer Corff Cyn Ysgol | Pre-School Exercise Achievement Card - A4 Print and Fold

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The main aim of QuickChange is to encourage children to stay active and keep moving.

Educators can support learning by focusing on one movement per week, encouraging children to refine their technique behind each exercise and build confidence before progressing to the next challenge.

Stickers can be used as a reward and once all exercises are complete the card can be used to demonstrate to parents what their child has achieved and refined over a period of time, adding to their crucial physical movement development.

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QC PS Exercise Acheivement Cards A4 Print

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Animated exercise video for young children to help them get moving and to promote lower limb health.

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NewidCyflym: yr animeiddiad arobryn sy'n annog plant ifanc i symud yn yr ysgol

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NewidCyflym: yr animeiddiad arobryn sy'n annog plant ifanc i symud yn yr ysgol

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NewidCyflym: yr animeiddiad arobryn sy’n annog plant ifanc i symud yn yr ysgol

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QuickChange: the award-winning animation getting young children moving in school

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QuickChange: the award-winning animation getting young children moving in school

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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

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QuickChange: the award-winning animation getting young children moving in school

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NewidCyflym Cardiau Chwilotwr | QuickChange Explorer Cards

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NewidCyflym Cardiau Chwilotwr | QuickChange Explorer Cards

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Each day, two children can be selected as 'QuickChange Explorers' and can use the QuickChange Explorer lanyards throughout the day.

These lanyards come with task cards that the explorers must complete throughout the day and as they take on this role they will engage in activities which reinforce the QuickChange principles of building movement into everyday life.

At the end of the day, each Explorer will be rewarded with a special QuickChange Explorer sticker to take home as a recognition of their efforts.

This initiative encourages participation, responsibility, enthusiasm and leadership amongst others.

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NewidCyflym Cardiau Makaton | QuickChange Makaton Cards

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NewidCyflym Cardiau Makaton | QuickChange Makaton Cards

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It is important to us that QuickChange is as accessible to every child and adult as possible.

Makaton is a communication system that uses signs, symbols and speech to help people communicate.

Therefore we have developed a set of bilingual Makaton exercise cards which children can use as part of a group activity or individually in order to enhance their language and communication skills further.

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Cerdyn Gweithgareddau Symud | Movement Activity Cards

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Cerdyn Gweithgareddau Symud | Movement Activity Cards

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After watching the QuickChange animation, introduce the children to the characters and their different actions (like jumping, stretching, or waving). You can show them simple pictures of the characters or use soft toys that represent the characters.

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These variations of games associated with the characters and exercise movements from QuickChange will encourage easier repetition and increase motivation to complete each exercise correctly which will get easier over time with plenty of fun practice.