This lesson plan focuses on candlesticks, cartwheels, handstands and roundoffs.

Results Statement: By completing this lesson plan, you will effectively accomplish a 30-minute virtual session. All families should be notified in advance what materials they may need (a soft surface, a towel, etc.)

Begin the class by asking the children: “What is your favorite movie?”

Make sure you know the names of each child. People can be renamed in Zoom if that helps you to remember.

Teach them how to do video and mute/unmute.

Warm Up:

50 jumping jacks

High knees

Bottom kickers

Inch Worms

Side lunges right

Side lunges left

Squat and press

Swim forward

Swim backward

Cherry pickers

Blinkers

Neck

Ankles

Tabletops/Bridges (need wall):

Bridge & hold up 5 seconds.

Bridge head taps x 6

Bridge leg lifts x 3

Rock n’ roll

Bridge rocks x 5

Bridge tick tocks with feet

Bridge jumps off toes

Forward Rolls: 

*Hold shoe over head

*Socks/shoe between knees

Sit and stand on step stool x 5

Rock and roll to stand up x 5

Forward roll broken down shoe between knees then without shoe

Backward Rolls:

*Socks/shoe between knees

-Rock back pushing hands on ground then rock forward

-Break down backward roll – to make it harder add shoe between legs

Cartwheel:

-Hands on towel & jump over x 10

*Sock on good foot (one you kick a ball with)

-Good foot in front, point hands to pinky toe, cartwheel or jump over towel

-If it’s easy, have them try a one-handed

Conditioning:

Sit ups x 10

Push ups x 10

Hold push up for 10 seconds

Squats x 10

Frog Jumps x 10

Flexibility:

Straddle each side & middle

Pike

Butterfly

Hip flexors (runners’ stretch)

Hamstrings

End the class with hands in to the camera counting 1-2-3 “Twisters!”