Gymnastics: Big and Small

Start the exercise by asking the children to run around and then stop before making themselves small. Ask the children the different sides they can curl up on e.g. bottom, side, feet etc.

The next stage is to demo to the children how you would roll over sideways then back on to your knees again. Ask the children to stretch up high, ensuring that you stretch the fingers and toes.

Ask the children to travel on their hands and feet in as many different ways and directions as possible.

Ask children to walk forwards and backwards.
Ask the children to then travel forwards and backwards on their hands and feet.

Run/step/start on teachers command. Run and visit diferent places in the hall - corners, sides, middle. Move to the corners of the hall using tiny steps. Come back to the center of the hall using big steps. Repeat with variations.

Start the practice by walking around the hall, on the command the children have to put their hands and feet on the floor and walk around on all fours, make sure they push their bottoms into the air.

On a signal from the teacher the children have to put their arms and legs in the air. The next progression is for the children to stop on a command from the teacher and name the body parts they have in contact with the floor e.g. hands / head and feet.