Gymnastic Classes

Teaching Children Gymnastics: A Developmentally Appropriate Approach Teaching Children Gymnastics, Second Edition, shows teachers how to use an innovative and individualized approach to teaching gymnastics skills and how to link those skills into sequences. This text has been expanded to present 30 child-tested examples of gymnastics activities (called learning experiences) that are ideal for children in kindergarten through grade 6. The learning experiences are divided into three skill themes: traveling, statics, and rotation. Each learning experience may be explored for three or more lessons to provide up to a full unit of instruction. This book explains the why and how of teaching children gymnastics. It describes how learning experiences allow teachers to focus each lesson on one skill theme while at the same time drawing on other themes to support the development of sequences. This approach helps children advance more quickly from performing isolated skills to performing movement sequences.

Teaching Fundamental Gymnastics Skills Teaching Fundamental Gymnastics Skills is a hands-on guide that provides you with a strong foundation in exploratory gymnastic skills as well as formal gymnastic skills and helps you bridge the gap between the two approaches. A unique feature of Teaching FUNdamental Gymnastics Skills is the use of specific verbal cues for different learning styles. This well-organized book also covers skill progressions and lead-ups for floor, beam, springboard/vault, and bars. Each skill includes practical information you can use for individual or small-group work at stations: a complete description, common errors, spotting information and checklists.
Customer Review: A great resource
This book has been a great resource for my staff. The organization makes skills easy to find. It lists common mistakes and how to correct them and also includes lead-up skills and drills. The instructors feel more confident in their knowledge as they help each child progress.

Teaching Children Gymnastics: A Developmentally Appropriate Approach Teaching Children Gymnastics, Second Edition, shows teachers how to use an innovative and individualized approach to teaching gymnastics skills and how to link those skills into sequences. This text has been expanded to present 30 child-tested examples of gymnastics activities (called learning experiences) that are ideal for children in kindergarten through grade 6. The learning experiences are divided into three skill themes: traveling, statics, and rotation. Each learning experience may be explored for three or more lessons to provide up to a full unit of instruction. This book explains the why and how of teaching children gymnastics. It describes how learning experiences allow teachers to focus each lesson on one skill theme while at the same time drawing on other themes to support the development of sequences. This approach helps children advance more quickly from performing isolated skills to performing movement sequences.

Teaching Rhythmic Gymnastics: A Developmentally Appropriate Approach Rhythmic gymnastics offers a unique blend of music, movement, and apparatus that challenges students to discover their bodies capabilities. The opportunities for movement are endless as children use their natural creativity and imagination to manipulate ribbons, balls, hoops, ropes, and scarves in fun and spectacular ways. With Teaching Rhythmic Gymnastics, you dont need any specialized training to put together a developmentally appropriate program; this book leads you through the entire process. Its so easy to implement that once youve begun reading youll be able to lead classes through the basics of rhythmic gymnastics from the very first day.

Kidnastics: A Child-Centered Approach to Teaching Gymnastics KiDnastics(R) makes your job easier: - Simplifies instruction into three easy steps, - Frames content around just five movement categories, - Increases kids movement vocabulary, - Goes beyond isolated skills to routines and sequences, - Provides for individual differences, - Requires little or no spotting, This highly visual book takes a unique, three-step approach to teaching gymnastics: 1. Practice single skills. 2. Sequence the skills together. 3. Perform them for an audience.
Customer Review: great for the basic basics
this is a good book for the basic basics of gymnastics.it really only centres on the floor,rings and horse but if you want your children to get fit and healthy at home it is a great start as none of the activities need expensive equipment and nearly no spotting from an adult.
a good beginners guide but not for everyone

Teaching Fundamental Gymnastics Skills Teaching Fundamental Gymnastics Skills is a hands-on guide that provides you with a strong foundation in exploratory gymnastic skills as well as formal gymnastic skills and helps you bridge the gap between the two approaches. A unique feature of Teaching FUNdamental Gymnastics Skills is the use of specific verbal cues for different learning styles. This well-organized book also covers skill progressions and lead-ups for floor, beam, springboard/vault, and bars. Each skill includes practical information you can use for individual or small-group work at stations: a complete description, common errors, spotting information and checklists.
Customer Review: A great resource
This book has been a great resource for my staff. The organization makes skills easy to find. It lists common mistakes and how to correct them and also includes lead-up skills and drills. The instructors feel more confident in their knowledge as they help each child progress.