Bridging the Gap of Gymnastics Lingo
Skills, Drills, Progressions, Conditioning, & At Home Training
Preschool Lesson Plans
Superbowl Lesson Plans
During this week invite all the dads out, they will love this lesson plan and you will see just how competitive they are!
DECORATIONS
Team colors
Use chalk to draw 'plays'
Fitness equipment
LESSON PLANS
OBJECTIVES
Work the core
Carrying an object
Following directions
Use the beams and do 'up/downs' just like football players do in warmup and training. Make it fun by holding a cone like a football or a bean bag and tossing it into a bucket for a touchdown!
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Valentine's Day Lesson Plans
Will you be my Valentine?
DECORATIONS
Red Streamers
Roses
Hearts
Window Clings
LESSON PLANS
OBJECTIVES
"Falling" in love
Chin ups-kiss the bar
Crawling through tunnel of love
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Beach Party Lesson Plans
DECORATIONS
Hand Towels
Beach Towels
Beach Balls
Hula Hoops
Streamers
Stuffed Animals-Fish
LESSON PLANS
OBJECTIVES
'Rolling' in the sand
Surfer balances
'Flamingo' walks
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Use colorful hand-towels as 'beach towels' for kids to sit on during warm up and stretches, or as placeholders in a circuit.
Pikes in Pajamas Lesson Plan
Invites kids to wear their pajamas to class this week! We received so many compliments about that!
DECORATIONS
Blankets
Pillows
Staff wear pajamas
Nursery Rhymes
LESSON PLANS
OBJECTIVES
Pikes
Pike Jumps
Seat Drops
Glides
Pike Holds
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St. Patrick's Lesson Plan
Use parachutes to make rainbow tunnels. Slide down the rainbow (slide) and collect gold throughout the day.
DECORATIONS
Parachutes-Rainbows
Hula Hoops
Slides-Rainbows
Shamrocks
Green Streamers
LESSON PLANS
OBJECTIVES
Climbing
Sliding
Jumping
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Animal Week Lesson Plan
Associate animals throughout the activities. Example-lever touches- get out dinosaur hands and roar as you bend over!
DECORATIONS
Stuffed Animals
Mats as Caves
Inflatable Animals
LESSON PLANS
OBJECTIVES
Frog Jumps
Donkey Kicks
Starfish Jumps
Flamingo Walks
Associate Animals Throughout
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Wild West Week Lesson Plan
Start stocking up on those stick horses! (Hint $10 ay Walmart)
DECORATIONS
Brown Yarn as Barb Wire
Stick Horses
Cowboy Hats
Poly Stars
LESSON PLANS
OBJECTIVES
Galloping
Throwing/Tossing
Straddles
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Body Shapes Lesson Plan
Sometimes kiddos (and their parents) need an overall refresher on body shapes. Seeing them side-by-side also helps to distinguish exactly how they differ.
DECORATIONS
Peek & Do:
have pictures of different shapes and tape them to the bottom of cones so kids can look through the cone and see the picture
OBJECTIVES
Straddle
Pike
Straight
Tuck
VSit
Tabletop
Lever
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Confidence Week Lesson Plan
A lot of gymnasts will be scared of something at some point. This sport is scary and dangerous. This lesson plan helps to prepare them emotionally and physically to get through the scary times.
DECORATIONS
Make it FUN
OBJECTIVES
Heights
Climbing
Control
Falling
Jumping Down
CONFIDENCE
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Core Week Lesson Plan
In order to be great gymnast you need a great core. Use this lesson plan to hide conditioning and make it fun.
DECORATIONS
Nothing different-take a week off
OBJECTIVES
Bearcrawls
Scooters
Climbing
Jumping
Conditioning made FUN
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Cartwheel Lesson Plan
DECORATIONS
Nothing different-take a week off
LESSON PLANS
OBJECTIVES
Cartwheels
Levers
Grasshoppers
Shoulder Support
Front Supports
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Backwards Week Lesson Plan
DECORATIONS
Turn everything upside down!
LESSON PLANS
OBJECTIVES
Jumping Backwards
Tree Falls
Backward Rolls
Walking Backwards
Doing things in backwards order
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