lesson plans   We have weekly lesson plans that are aimed at making sure your child has fun and is exposed to something new. Because every child is different, each new student will be assessed to determine their current skill level. We don't want to ask your child to do something that is too hard for them to achieve so they feel they have failed, just as we don't want to ask them to do something that is too easy and they get bored. It is important for each child to feel successful for their own accomplishments, not ones that are compared to others. We strive for each child to work towards their own "personal best". Our "rule of thumb" is that a child needs to be 80% successful. This will help them to build self-esteem and confidence while being motivated to learn more. We also work in progressions to assure that the children learn new skills in the right order. For example, you wouldn't expect your child to learn to read if they hadn't learned to recognize letters in the alphabet. Reading begins with recognizing letters, learning the sounds of each letter, and then putting the letters together to make words. Gymnastics can be similar in that children begin by learning gymnastics positions, variations of those positions, and then how to put those positions together to develop new tumbling skills. Through repetition and review the children can begin to learn each new skill and to improve with the right amount of encouragement and positive feedback. However, it is more important to us that a child have fun than do a perfect forward roll. If the child is having fun trying to do a forward roll when they were never able to do one before, then we have achieved our goal. We have included a sample lesson plan so you could see an example of what your child might enjoy during our class.					REGISTER YOUR CHILD ONLINE!
LESSON PLAN THEME: GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER Warm Up: Gymnastics Positions Straight body - Ta-Da! Lunge Pike Squat Tuck Butterfly Straddle V-seat     Continue Warm Ups: Wrist/Attention (using spiders wiggle fingers, sit criss-cross applesauce) Walk your spiders Push your spiders together Make spiders jump on legs, knees, shoulders Make spiders dance and breakdance Hide your spiders behind you     (Promotes body awareness) Shoulder Stretch (sit in crab position) Rock back and forth Raise right leg and left arm       Hip/Back (sit in butterfly position) Put your nose to your toes - count to 10 and up Use your imagination. Example: Choose an animal, such as a lion. See the lion coming after you; hide your nose and you're safe; count to 10 and he's gone!     Balance (straight body position) Arms out, wiggle your fingers Wiggle your toes Wiggle your nose Be a tree and grow branches. Balance by raising one foot and swing it back and forth. Now try the other foot. Use your imagination. Example: pretend you have an animal friend resting on your arm or head. Balance by lifting a leg. Don't let them fall off!     Circuit or Activities: Key Area: Front of Bus Hand-Eye Coordination (bean bag activities) Run Around the Bean Bags. Scatter the bean bags on the floor. Pick up your bean bag and sit on it. When the music starts, get up and run around all the bean bags without running into each other. When the music stops, run back to your bean bag and put your elbow on the nearest one. Throw/Catch. Throw your bean bag as high as you can and catch it. Use two hands. Use one hand. Throw your bean bag and catch it in your lap. Balance it on your head. "Use your imagination." Example: On what other parts of your body can you balance your bean bag? Get a partner and practice tossing back and forth. Frozen Bean Bag. Put your bean bag on your head. Can you jump, run, spin around, crawl without it falling off? If it falls, you are frozen until a friend frees you by putting it back on your head.     Key Area: Back of Bus Single High and Low Bar Activities (featuring a garden) Choose a Fruit or Vegetable. Line up under low bar. Place your fruit or vegetable at your feet. Hang from the bar (instructor help). Water your garden (using spray bottle, gently mist your hanging vegetables). Leg Lifts. Use vegetables and fruits to work on legs. Hold out in front of the child at a certain level. Vary levels according to strength. (Note: this exercise works on leg and stomach muscles) Grips (lower bar) Front grip, reverse grip, mixed grip. Hang and swing back and forth using different grips. Break into Circuit Jogger: tuck jumps, count 1-2-3, spin like a helicopter Monkey Bars Low Bar: shimmy across bar (one at a time), jump to front support (put a vegetable or fruit between legs or feet and press together)     Ending Activity Tony Chestnut Warm down by laying back; close eyes; count to 10 Everyone gets a stamp!

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