Connected learning
The program brings literacy, movement, imagination, and wellness into one connected experience.
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AnimalMovements™
Move, read, create, and build healthy habits.
Animal Movements™ connects animal-inspired activity, literacy, hands-on art, and age-appropriate wellness education. From movement games to seasonal pumpkin projects, children explore, create, and learn together.
Foundation support expands access.Temple Made Fitness designs and delivers the program experience.
The need and the people
Why this program matters.
What problem does it address?
- Children need more engaging opportunities for physical activity.
- Wellness education must feel age-appropriate, joyful, and easy to understand.
- Literacy and movement are often presented separately instead of as one connected experience.
- Schools and community hosts need adaptable classroom, zoo, and family-wellness programming.
Who is it for?
Elementary-age childrenSchoolsYouth programsCommunity organizationsZoo activationsFamily wellness events
The program model
How it works.
01
Explore an animal
Reading and learning prompts introduce an animal, its world, and a movement idea.
02
Move with imagination
Children practice animal-inspired movement through guided physical activity.
03
Create and connect
Art, seasonal projects, and reflection help children express ideas and connect the lesson with their own experiences.
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Activate the experience
Temple Made Fitness guides classroom, event, zoo, or community participation.
Imagination in action
Read. Move. Create.
Animal Movements™ brings reading, animal-inspired activity, and imagination together. Hands-on art and seasonal experiences, including pumpkin decorating, give children another way to express themselves and take pride in what they create.
- Explore a story. Books and learning prompts spark questions and new ideas.
- Bring it to life. Guided movement invites children to participate and use their imagination.
- Create and share. Art and seasonal projects make room for expression, conversation, and celebration.
Schools and community partners can work with Temple Made Fitness to shape themes and activities for their children and setting.
Bring programming to your schoolImpact and reach
What the program makes possible.
Explore the outcomes and current reach connected to this program.
Flexible delivery
The program is designed for classroom, youth-program, zoo, and community-event use.
Where is it active?
Animal Movements™ is active at Operation Breakthrough through year-round daytime programming. Monthly themed classes combine movement, wellness, and social-emotional learning (SEL).
Inside the program
See the program in motion.
Real program photography and video bring the people, places, and energy behind the work into view.
Reading with the Animal Movements™ workbookOur community in action
Community & In-Kind Partners
Program hosts, volunteers, media supporters, and organizations contributing time, resources, or shared experiences.
Operation Breakthrough (opens in a new tab)
Program host and community partner
- Wellness
- Literacy
- Sports Equity
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