Tumbling Tykes: Day 12

It was hard to take photos today, the kids were moving around so much and Ms. Mo wanted to keep them moving and keep that heart a pumping!

They started their warm-up with a run and jump over Ms. Mo’s stick. They were supposed to run and jump in one fluid motion, most of them could do this but most lost their balance on the down side of the jump. Isabel did a good job; a few times she would lose her balance and stumble a bit. After jumping the stick, Ms. Mo had them jump on the trampoline. The object here was to bounce and then jump off the tramp without stopping and keeping upright. A lot of hesitation about bouncing/jumping off instead of stopping but they all did a great job! Most of them fell over after landing but you can see improvement! After jumping on the trampoline the kids moved around the room doing different exercises like…

1. doing the “star” jump off the dismount stairs and landing in the dismount position
2. hopping through rings
(this was a new activity and the kids didn’t seem to understand at first)
3. slalom cones or jumping cones
(they could pick which exercise they wanted to do here)
4. balance boards.
5. hand-eye coordination boards
(Isabel was able to catch the ball on both boards!)
6. hula-hoop hopping (another new activity but they got this one!)
7. individual work with Ms. Mo on the mat
(here they were practicing the forward roll; Isabel is very close to doing a forward roll and then standing up! – Ms. Mo told me after class)

“Star” jump off the dismount stairs into dismount position.

Hopping through the “new” rings. Like the tires football players hop through.

Slalom cones; Isabel chose to hop over instead of zig-zag each time.

Balance board work; she didn’t balance today.

Ms. Mo gave them a new exercise to practice at home… and I can’t remember the name of it, I do remember how to do it! She also wants forward roll practice, she mentioned that by next class she wants to see them standing up on their own without help!

 

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