April Starfish Weeks 3 & 4

Warm Up Song: The Rhythm Stick March

​Cool Down/Ending Activity: The Floor is Lava

This Week's Focus: Gymnastics Positions

Tuck---Pike---Straddle

During stretches play a game of "Show me a ________" Then call out a position.
Can also add: Tight Body Layout, Arch, Hollow, Finish "Ta-Da!"

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Circuit 1
Equipment Needed

• ​​Springboard and cheese
• 2 squeaky dots with french fry and 2 small blocks
• Bar with no mat if possible and slider
• Beam, cones with holes on top and flowers
• Domino
• Puzzle pieces or hoops
• Panel mat, half log or yellow strip to balance on and ball

Photo of Circuit 1

Spot Station: Vault station -cheese and spring board
Circuit 1 Summary

• Minis-START on springboard, hands on cheese, 3 jumps and forward roll.
  • Starfish and SB-back the go dot up and have them run, jump once and roll down hill
• Squeaky dots are for leaps. 
  • Minis-hands on hips
  • Starfish and SB-hands out
• Bar-glide swings for all
  • Minis-it's ok if they just try to slide all around
• Beam-walk and put flowers in each cone
  • It is ok to step down if needed
• Domino-Cartwheel over-all start in lunge
• Puzzle pieces-jump forward and backward apart together or one foot/two foot while waiting for turn
• Balance on the half log or mat and trace the chalk line with the ball

Circuit 1 Video

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Circuit 2
Equipment Needed

• Beam with hula hoop
• Cheese with handprints
• Squeaky dots
• Bar with block
• Cheese
• Panel mat with bullseyes
• Crocodile or turtle

Photo of Circuit 2

Spot Station: Cheese on Wall
Circuit Summary

• Roll hula hoop across beam
• Handstands at cheese
  • Focusing on proper form-no arch-shoulders over hands, hips over shoulders
• ​Hopscotch on squeaky dots
• Straight arm swings under bar, block between feet-try for 3 
• Forward roll stand up down cheese-MAKE THEM FINISH!
  • Even when you are spotting across the station, you can still encourage the children rolling to stand up and say "Ta-Da"
• Squat on panel mat, tuck jump off. "Ta-Da"
• Minis-flamingo hold on crocodile/turtle
  • Starfish/SB-arabesque hold

Circuit 2 Video

**Always remember to be on outside of the circuit circle so you can keep your eyes on ALL kids in the class. Never turn your back to your class. 

With different shapes of the preschool areas, the order is ok to be changed.

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