October 13 to October 24 (Start of the Second Quarter)

Kinder


We have started working our our balancing activities. We are learning to make different types of shapes using our bodies. We have learned to use big shapes, medium shapes and small shapes while working with creating letters. We have also worked on balancing on one, two, three, four and five body parts. We are learning how to balance on body parts that are not always the feet.





First Grade


We have started working on our balancing activities. We have learned the difference between symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes and have used letters to help us to remember the differences. We have started to learn that we need to create shapes without always using our feet as a base of support. We have also started working on jumping from one or two feet and always landing on two feet. We also have worked on rolling forward. We use a log roll to work on rolling forward during class time.





Third Grade


We have started to work our our gymnastics unit. We have currently learned about the tripod balance and how to hold the balance upside down for at least 5 seconds. We have also learned the proper technique for the forward roll. We have also spent some extra time teaching the students how to spot their partners to keep them safe. We have also spent some time working on the straddle roll. This is very similar to the forward roll but your legs are apart at the start of the skill.





Fifth Grade


We have started to work on our group balancing activities. We have made sure to work on changing our base of support and to avoid going to many levels off of the ground for safety. We have divided the class into groups for their group assessment. Groups have been asked to design five different group balancing activities that they will practice for their group assessment.





Sixth Grade


We have started to work on reviewing our gymnastics activities in anticipation for developing our own routines for assessments. We have practiced the tripod and used the tripod to work on the headstand. We have also started working on the forward roll. We will continue to practice these skills and will work toward developing our individual gymnastic routines. We finished our teaching part of this unit with the cartwheel/roundoff. The major difference between these two skills is how you land. We have started to let the students plan their routine and allowed them to practice the routine during class time.