SP Local Lesson Plan Theme: GADGETS, TOOLS, AND DOOHICKEYS

Lesson plan Dates: 2/20/23 to 3/19/23

Lesson plan videos (From SP Winchester): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pncupkwvQsE&list=PL7HH82YtQJmRbYuiLrHQbI_6IXEI9JM0_

Lesson plan videos (SP central):

One peas: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLeD9ewL6UTXcR_0h5OQf61fnkrsxn1r

Two peas: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLeD9ewL6UQwEQtJZ4h-3yMR5mKdU2I0

Three peas: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLeD9ewL6UQ9UEhcKykB2tJctNGGRC8W

Four peas: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLeD9ewL6UQ8bxESI9Uw_nsqy0TSxPlf

Five peas: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLeD9ewL6URsWNL112DCaogtj7E1HnO_

Six peas: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLeD9ewL6URlYtb_X0AtboQStIjSdB1X

Skill of the Week: Week 1 Straddle (sit, hold SKILL CUBE AVAILABLE)

1- Start in pike with straight legs sitting on
floor- separate legs as wide as possible Be sure to have inside
ankle bone pointed to ceiling and pinky toe closest to floor.
Various Sit Progressions: V sit in straddle supported with hands,
unsupported, do flutter kicks.
Hold: Hands on Floor in middle between legs,
Hands on floor with arms on outside of legs

2- Straddle (Hang, Swing, On, or Jump)  Jump Progression: feet together arms by side jump feet apart as arms move out to side higher than shoulders. Then try jumping
feet apart and back together (Jumping jack), then try jumping
feet apart and back together before landing (Star jump) Land in
Safety Landing position.
Hanging: Pull with arms push with feet, legs must be straight,
head forward with eyes looking straight between legs

3- Lunge (SKILL CUBE AVAILABLE)
Progression: stand balanced with arms by ears, one foot in
front with bend knee, opposite leg extended straight behind
behind. Try once each right foot in front, then left foot in front.

4- Donkey Kick
Progression: Weigh bearing on arms, feet lift together off the
floor, feet lift higher so that heals are higher than hips.
Theme Explanation: Useful devices in our everyday lives. Fun Devices educational, kid friendly, and Kid
Powered: Things like a Measuring tape, Scissors, Clock. Hammers, Blenders, toasters. We incorporate
number recognition and measurement. We’ll talk about fun gadgets that help kids learn.
Warm up:
Level 1&2
Week 1&2 with Lummi sticks. Use “tap your sticks” by Hap Palmer
– parents hold on to lummi sticks with their children
Tap 3 times
Tap in air, on floor, to the right, to left,
Rub sticks together
Shake sticks high
Pass sticks behind
Cross sticks tap your knees
Hammer right with left
Hammer left with right
– Other ideas- see 3Pea+ list
Week 3&4 Wheels on the bus By Kilboomers
In circle sitting on floor
Both hands slapping thighs
Rolling hands for Wheels on the bus (go round and round)
Move to pike sit (Open and close legs from pike to straddle)
Moving arms side to side for wipers (Arms in front moving side to side)
Children are moved to be placed on lap, parents in pike but now knee bends to bounce child up and
down (for beeping of horn)
Yeah!
Level 3+
Week 1&2: 5 min cardio to music
Around the circle children jog, chasse, jump, run, hop, releve walk bear walk, broken leg walk
– Children sit, hand out lummi sticks
– tap lummi sticks together (loud and quiet)
– hit front and back
– high and low
– hammer (eyes open and closed)
– hit ends together
– side to side
– balancing (on fingers, knee etc.)
– spinning
– passing sticks around body parts
– holding stick in front of you, let go and catch with other hand
– different sound patterns: grate, floor, tap etc.
– practice letters: L, T, V, X etc.
– skills while holding sticks: pike (rowing), straddle to pancake,
tuck, squat, v-sit (sticks roll into lap from feet), safety roll
– move to song and follow instructions
Play the song BUILD A HOUSE and follow directions using the Lummi sticks. “saw the wood”
“hammer the nails”, “Lay the bricks” “paint the walls” etc.
– put announced color stick back in box

Week 3&4: Weekly Rap
Monday reach & run.
Tuesday Tap your shoes day.
Wednesday Stretch and Bend Day
Thursday Twist and turn day.
Friday Jump up high day
Saturday Pat your body Day
Sunday Rest Day
CLAP CLAP CLAP
Count to SEVEN and do it again
General Event set ups
BARS:
Single Low BarStation 1
Barrel Glides using clear barrel
Station 2
“Garage Door Opener”- Press the button (Buzzer) crawl through tunnel
For older kids or bigger challenge, move mat off bar and do
Front support on low bar
Front support to Forward roll over the bar
Prop needed: Foam Hair roller in bucket hanging on bar
High Bar Right and Left side.
Station 3 Bean Bag Pulley -Sit in straddle while pulling to work GRIP STRENGTH
Station 4 Wrecking Ball Swings-Heavy Rope- Blender Twist Rope- Silk Swing? Jump on and Swing?
Station 5 On swing bar lift toes to straddle on bar
Uneven bars
Station 6 ABACUS Sideways walks feet on low bar hands monkey walk on high bar
For a challenge “Vacuum”: Casting
If can not do Front support yet- plan alternative
stand on low bar hands on high bar, hand over first bell, slide bell with hands as the go
down the bar
Station 7 Rings Bent arm hang,
do it while in straddle
How to adapt for 1&2s
How to adapt for 5&6s
BEAM:
Beam circuit with beams and cartwheel blocks
4 passes on beam set up: Use sensory steps with numbers.
Forward walk over sensory steps
Kicks
2 feet on sensory step jump forward on the beam
1 foot on sensory stepper and jump to 2 feet on the beam
Alternative: tap toe on sensory stepper, move steppers on side of beam toe touches as passing by
Passe’,kicks, Stetch jumps donkey kcks
Cartwheel blocks EMPHSIZE start and finish in Lunge
How to adapt for 1&2s
Sensory Steppers on floor next to Beam alternating side
Cartwheels focus on hand placement, supporting body weight and jumping feet to other side
Talk about the numbers on the beams.
How to adapt for 5&6s
Walk in releve’,
Passe’ on steppers – Emphasize proper Passe position. – Passe’ Kick on stepper
Straight jump over steppers landing in SLP.
Add arm swing to jump.
Donkey kick with hands on stepper land in squat, Finish to stand with arms by ears
Arabesque hold with base foot on stepper no hold arabesque to straight leg hold both front and back leg
FLOOR:
Stop 1: Catapult roll: Panel Mat- Roll ball down inclined panel mat into bucket- Good for Hand eye
coordination
Stop 2: Sewing Machine donkey kick Hands on trap feet on floor Jump up and down
Stop 3: Clock Chasse’s- Tunnel insert Mat- set up Clock- Chasse’ around the clock
Stop 4 Climb the stairs and hit the buzzer.
Stop 5 Yo Yo Rolls- Forward rolls down incline. Forward roll down incline finish in tuck sit
Backward rolls
Stop 6 Walk the wall or lunge position to baby handstand.
How to adapt for 1&2s
How to adapt for 5&6s
VAULT:
Stop 1 Vault block: Toaster Pops- Donkey Kicks, pop onto trap.
Stop 2 Pizza Cutter- build core strength.
Stop 3- Jump ½ turns using pictured carpet mat
Stop 4 (straddle walks hop hand hop feet) using one floor beam
Stop 5 Cartwheel over the rolling pin
Stop 6 Hole puncher Straddle on to low block.
How to adapt for 1&2s
How to adapt for 5&6s
TUMBLE TRAK:
Idea here is a concrete road and using gadgets to fix the road.
Draw circles as “Holes” Be creative with how children can move down TT bouncing in and out of the
“Holes”
RED MAT LANE SET UP to show path to get back in line for next TT turn.
Specific event notes by Level

PAIRS LESSON PLAN

PAIRS LESSON PLAN

WEEK1

Skill of the week:  Pike Position

Sitting pike, standing pike, standing supported pike, supine pike, inverted pike

Week 1 1/22 -1/29

2P        Sit in pike emphasize straight legs. (Have them touch knees to emphasize straight knees)

3P        Sit in open pike (open pike 90 degrees or more) shape of letter L.

4P        Sit in closed pike (90 degrees or less) Bend at his rather than upper back.

5P        Pike press and hold

Feel free to challenge all levels with these progressions.  Kids can do it!

Warm up activity

3P-6P:

Introduce skill of the week Pike

Introduce Theme PAIRS Discuss physical pairs that match and associative pairs that are NOT identical but go together:   Use flashcards to share examples. (Peanut Butter and Jelly, Burger and fries etc.)   We’ll use these examples around the gym.

Talk about PIKE position has straight legs.

While in Pike ask kids to point toes, flex toes, reach for toes.  Show pike laying down, stand up and show pike while standing.  “How close can you get to touch your toes?”

5&6P Challenge: Have kids put hands on floor, position hands between hips and thighs.  Ask them to press on floor and lift their bum.  Challenge them to lift bum and legs.  THIS IS HARD.  Some kids can do it!  MAKE SURE your hands are not pressing on floor behind the hips.  It will be too hard for them to lift.

Music & CARDIO:

Wee , 1 & 2 Peanut Butter and Jelly by the Learning station

Can have kids sitting on floor and follow the song:

Crack um, mash um, spread it, eat it.

3P-6P: SALT AND PEPPER SHAKE SONG

Pairs mentioned in this song:

Salt & Pepper

Jam & Bread-HEAD

Buttons & Bows-NOSE

Birds & Bees-KNEES

Bacon & Eggs-LEGS

Paper & Paste-WAIST

Fish & Chips-HIPS

Potato & Meat-FEET

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBs636UaIa8 View this just to get an idea of movements to go along with the song.

Introduce to the kids: Dance, Hop, Jump, Skip, Twist

Emphasize “OH YEAH!”

CLOSING ACTIVITY:  Have each child take turns sitting on the Pike position Catnastics Mat.  We also have a gym cube with Pike Position.  We have a rabbit stamp with pike position and pike hang.

WEEK 2 1/30-2/4

NOTE:  SALLY WILL DECORATE THE GYM FOR OUR MINI THEME VALENTINES DAY on 1/30.

Skill of the week:  PIKE HANG

Warm up Activity:  Same as week 1

Wee, N/A

1 & 2P Choose P&J or SALT & PEPPER

3P-6P: Same as above

Introduce skill of the week

Re-Introduce Theme:   Pairs- Have kids guess at the pairs.  You give one name and they guess the pair name.

CLOSING ACTIVITY:  Have each child take turns sitting on the Pike position Catnastics Mat.  We also have a gym cube with Pike Position.  We have a rabbit stamp with pike position and pike hang.

WEEK 3   2/5-2/12

Skill of the week:  V sit

Mini Theme this week is Hap-Pea Valentine’s Day!

Warm up Activity for 1 & 2P The Heart Song 2014 by Kiboomers

H=Head

E=Ears

A=Arms

R=Rear

T=Toes

Warm up Activity for 3-6P Valentine’s Day freeze by Jack Hartman

Shake, Fly, Twist. Slide.

We will have Velcro hearts as spots on the floor.

Introduce the Valentines holiday Heart and Love theme. “We love gymnastics

Talk about their heart.  Can they feel their heart beating.  Where is their heart?

What happens to the heart when we exercise in the gym?

Do the CARDIO warm up song:

To add Valentine’s theme into each event set up we will have heart shaped carpets to use at the stations.:

CLOSING ACTIVITY

Use the V sit stamp.  Use the V sit Catnastic mat.

Give hap-pea Valentine’s stickers to each child.

WEEK 4 2/13 -2/19

Skill of the week:   V sit on a beam.

Warm up Activity:  Same as above

CLOSING ACTIVITY- Have a small, short floor beam available.  Have the child demonstrate on this low floor short beam.

ROTATIONS and set ups

Suggested:

Bars     Beam  TT

Beam   TT        Floor

Bars     TT        Vault

TT        Vault    Floor

BARS

STATION 1:    Barrel Glides:  Peanut Butter and Jelly Roll

STATION 2:  Burger and Fries:  Swing and kick

STATION 3:    Spaghetti & Meatball- Front support and maybe casting for some.

STATION 4:    Bread &Butter-High bar with Ab roller

STATION 5:     Rings for bend arm hangs: “Make the rings into Earrings” Have them try tuck, pike, straddle.

BEAM – Circuit using colored balls and buckets.

FLOOR

STATION 1:    Lunge while balancing on rocker.

STATION 2:    Transition station climbing over donut mats.

STATION 3     Milk and cookies- Use bean bags into bucket (white bucket)

STATION 4:    Parallels hold pike.

STATION 5:    Cartwheel block

STATION 6     Incline – forward pike roll.

VAULT

WE NEED TO ADD OUR FLOWER GARDEN HERE!

STATION 1:    Use springboard and trap mat.  Squat on practice    Stretch jump off.

STATION 2:    Use Carpet to show kids one foot to SQUISH THE BUG” to SLP

STATION 3     Spider Handstand “walk the wall.”

STATION 4:    Pick flower- hops in hoops Place flower in Vase

STATION 5:   Practice one foot to 2 feet jump onto block, jump off block SAFTY land.

TUMBL-TRAK

Draw Hearts on TT bed with Chalk.  OR USE Heart Carpet on yellow pad to indicate individual working space.

Straight jump, Tuck Jump, PIKE JUMP, Open Close

OPPOSITES LESSON PLAN

WEEK1 12/18-12/24

Skill of the week:  Candle Position

The body is in a straight line (or hollow) and the athlete is “resting” on the back of the shoulders with feet pointed toward the ceiling

Level Progressions:

Wee, 1 & 2:

3P:  Lay on back and stretch legs up with hands on hips and toes pointed

4P:  Lay on back and stretch legs and hips up with hands on hips and toes pointed

5P:  From a Stand, squat, rock back to candle position, roll forward to stand having straight arms be ears the entire skill.

Variations:

Candle on an incline (hill to help lift hips high

Warm up activity

Wee, 1 & 2:

3P-6P

Introduce skill of the week CANDLE

Introduce Theme OPPOSITES

Talk about TUCK position has bent legs

What is the opposite of Bent legs?  STRAIGHT

Can we rock and roll but make our legs go straight in the air with toes pointed towards the ceiling?

Review what is Pointed Toes- Like the flame on a candle

Now Hold the candle position using hands on hips

Then try to start from a stand, squat down to tuck, rock back lifting toes toward ceiling keeping legs straight, roll forward to return to tuck then stand.  Arms should be by ears the entire skill.

CHRISTMAS FREEZE DANCE

Play the NORTH POLE FREEZE GAME

Do all kinds of North Pole fun actions

Remember to STOP when I say FREEZE

SKATE Like Penguins Step side to side

SKI like Santa- Hold poles arms moving front to back while jumping forward

Jingle Bell HOP 2 foot jumps with arms over head

Gingerbread RUN

Candy Cane TWIST

For 1P and 2P:

JINGLE JINGLE LITTLE BELL

Practice opposites

Distribute bells

Can you ring your little bell

Ring it Fast

slow

High

Low

Over here

over there

everywhere

How to collect the bells after the song?

Suggestion:  For 1P Have kids sit with parents on floor

For 2 P have kids and Parents walk around in the circle

Would 3-6P do both songs?

BARS

STATION 1:    Top to Bottom Swing Practice

STATION 2:    Over Under Noodles

STATION 3:    Object on and off Barrel-Heavy/ Light Objects

STATION 4:    Chair Swing

STATION 5:     Left to Right- Walking hands on bar feet lift from stone to stone to stone

STATION 6     Front support:  Up and Down: Jump to, push to hollow, Drop down on feet

OPTIONAL ADD:  AAI bars with smaller grip-Hand with legs Closed (toes on bar in Pike)

Hang with legs open in Straddle

BEAM

Passes:  With Foam Blocks (Presents)

Forward Releve walk ½ turn blocks move from center to ends

Backwards Releve Walk

Step/Jump over spaced-out blocks Behind/in front

Passes walk to deliver the presents (Blocks moved to the ends)

Also included is Stall bar work:

Hang and do tuck ups (Low and high knees)

Grab rope and grip, pull, low climb

Incline board- lift to candle

In addition- Take turns bringing students up on high beam.  Walk forward pivot in middle walk backward.

Be sure to emphasize safety landing are dismount (to yellow, to purple, to blue mat)

FLOOR

STATION 1:    Short Cartwheel

STATION 2:    Long Cartwheel

STATION 3:    Short and Long hoop jumps Can add Cartwheel block in middle

STATION 4:    Incline: Rock and Roll to candle then stand up

STATION 5:    Cartwheel Over/under with ½ Donut Under Tunnel

STATION 6     Candlestick Mat (if needed)

VAULT

STATION 1:    HOT:  Straddle Pops across blocks “Hot feet”

STATION 2:    COLD Frozen Popsicle (Log) Roll across Panel

STATION 3:    HOT and COLD Feet Wall Handstand (Thermometer)

STATION 4:    ZIG ZAG jumps Cold with snow balls or Hot with Potatos

STATION 5:

STATION 6

TUMBL-TRAK

Forward jumps then Backward Jumps

Up/Down jumps Straight jumps tuck jumps

Side to side R/L

Little Jumps/Big Jumps

Open/Closed jumps (Star jumps)