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What Heavy Work in Early Childhood Looks Like

This FREE visual guide introduces educators to what heavy work looks like in everyday early childhood practice. It explains the concept of heavy work, why it matters for children’s regulation and learning, and how it naturally occurs through play-based experiences such as pushing, carrying, lifting, and digging.<br><br>Designed to support inclusive practice, this resource highlights how heavy work helps children feel organised in their bodies, regulate emotions, and engage more meaningfully in learning. Ideal for educator reflection, staff discussions, or display in learning environments.

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The Proprioceptive System – Educator Poster

This FREE visually engaging poster explains the proprioceptive system in a clear, accessible way. It shows how muscles, joints, tendons, and sensory nerve fibres send information to the nervous system to support movement, posture, and force.<br><br>Ideal for staff rooms, training spaces, or professional learning environments, this resource helps educators deepen their understanding of why movement, resistance, and heavy work are essential foundations for learning and regulation in early childhood.

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Resources for Heavy Work in Early Childhood Education

This FREE practical poster showcases a wide range of resources centres can purchase or repurpose to support heavy work throughout the day. It includes indoor and outdoor materials such as wagons, tunnels, weighted objects, loose parts, and pushing and pulling equipment.<br><br>The resource encourages flexible, creative thinking and reminds educators that effective heavy work does not require specialised equipment—many everyday items already support deep muscle input when used intentionally. Perfect for planning environments, budgeting, or sharing with teams.

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Supporting the Proprioceptive System Through Heavy Work

This FREE educator-focused resource explains how heavy work supports the proprioceptive system—the system that helps children understand where their body is in space and how it moves. It clearly links heavy work to improved emotional regulation, impulse control, and sustained attention.<br><br>The poster reframes behaviour as communication and highlights why children who are sensory-seeking, highly active, or easily dysregulated often benefit most from regular heavy work experiences. Suitable for professional learning, inclusion planning, or parent education.

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Heavy Work – The Educator’s Role

This reflective resource focuses on the educator’s role in designing environments that support regulation, rather than controlling behaviour. It highlights the importance of noticing children’s sensory needs, intentionally planning resistance-based experiences, and valuing movement as learning.<br><br>The poster supports a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach by reinforcing that behaviour is communication and that learning begins in the body. Ideal for leadership conversations, professional reflection, and quality improvement planning.

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