Middle School Gymnastics Block Plan

6th Grade:
 

Lesson 1
1  Introduction to Tumbling Unit, rules, cues, and instructions(15 minutes)
2.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
3.  Begin tumbling stunt exercises(25 minutes)
4.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 2.
1.  Instant activity/Warmup(5 minutes)
2.  Set induction(5 minutes)
3. Lesson activity-introduce various roll stunts (forward, backward, shoulder.)(30 minutes)
4.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
5.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 3.
1.  Instant activity/Warmup(5 minutes)
2.  Review various roll stunts(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity
-Introduction to head/hand stands(20 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 4.
1.  Instant acivity/Warmup(5 minutes)
2.  Review roll stunts and head/hand stands(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity
-Introduction to Cartwheel(20 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 5.
1.  Instant activity/Warmup(5 minutes)
2.  Review head/hand stands(5 minutes)
3.  Review Cartwheel(5 minutes)
4.  Tumbling Performance Quiz 30 minutes)
5.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 6.
1.  Instant activity/Warmup(5 minutes)
2.  Set induction-introduction to balance beam unit(10 minutes)
3.  Begin balance beam mounts and scales(25 minutes)
4.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
5.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)

 

Lesson 7.
1.  Instant acitivity/Warmup(5 minutes)
2.  Review mounts and scales(10 minutes)
3.  Lesson activity-introduction to beam walks, turns, and jumps(25 minutes)
4.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
5.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)

 

Lesson 8.
1.  Instant activity/Warmup(5 minutes)
2.  Review scales, walks, turns, jumps(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-introducton dismounts(20 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 9.
1.  Instant activity/Warmup(5 minutes)
2.  Set induction-introduction to vault(10 minutes)
3.  Lesson activity-vault(25 minutes)
4.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
5.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
 

 

Lesson 10.
1.  Instant activity/Warmup(5 minutes)
2.  Review vault(20 minutes)
3.  Review for Performance quiz(20 minutes)
4.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
 
 
 
 

 

Lesson 11.
1.  Instant Activity(5 minutes)
2.  Performance Quiz on balance beam and vault(40 minutes)
3.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 12.
1.  Written test on floor exercises, balance beam, and vault(50 minutes)
 

 

7th Grade:

Lesson 1.
1.  Introduction to Tumbling Unit, rules, cues, and instructions(15 minutes)
2.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
3.  Lesson activity-introduction intermediate tumbling/Review beginner tumbling(20 minutes)
4.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
5.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 2.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review floor tumbling skills(35 minutes)
3.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
4.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
 
 
 
 
 

 

Lesson 3.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Set induction-Parallel bars(10 minutes)
3.  Lesson activity-parallel supports and mounts(25 minutes)
4.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
5.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
 

 

Lesson 4.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review parallel bars supports and mounts(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction-introduction to parallel walks and swings(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-parallel walks and swings(20 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 5.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review supports and mounts(5 minutes)
3.  Review walks and swings(10 minutes)
4.  Set induction-parallel bar dismounts(5 minutes)
5.  Lesson activity-dismounts(15 minutes)
6.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
7.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 6.
1.  Instant acitivity(5 minutes)
2.  Set induction-review beginner vault skills/introduction to intermediate vault skills(20 minutes)
3.  Lesson activity-Long horse vaulting skills(15 minutes)
4.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
5.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 7.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review long horse vaulting skills(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Bent hip ascent vaults(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-bent hip ascent vaults(20 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 8.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review long horse and bent hip ascent vaults(15 minutes)
3.  Set induction-dismounts(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-dismounts(15 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 9.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review beginner balance beam skills/introduction to intermediate balance beam skills(20 minutes)
3.  Lesson activity-Handstand and cartwheel(15 minutes)
4.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
5.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 10.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review balance beam handstands and cartwheels(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Balance beam dismounts(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-Balance beam dismounts(20 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assemsment(5 minutes)
Lesson 11.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Performance test-Balance beam, parallel bars, and vault(40 minutes)
3.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
Lesson 12.
1.  Written test
 
 
 
 

 

8th Grade:

Lesson 1.
1.  Introduction to Tumbling Unit, rules, cues, and instructions (20 minutes)
2.  Review tumbling intermediate floor exercise skills(15 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Advanced floor exercise tumbling skills(10 minutes)
4.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
 

 

Lesson 2.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Set induction-Floor exercise tumbling routines(5 minutes)
3.  Lesson activity-Floor exercise tumbling routines(30 minutes)
4.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
5.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
 
 

 

Lesson 3.
1. Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review intermediate balance beam exercises(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Advanced balance beam exercises(10 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-Balance beam routine skills(15 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 4.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review balance beam routine skills(15 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Balance beam dismounts(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-balance beam combination skill routines(15 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
 

 

Lesson 5.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review intermediate parallel bar skills(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Advanced parallel bar skills(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson acitivity-parallel bar rolls(20 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)

 

Lesson 6.
1.  Instant actiivity(5 minutes)
2.  Review parallel bar rolls(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Front and rear vaults(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-Front and rear vaults(20 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
 

 

Lesson 7.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review front and rear vaults(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Parallel bar single stunts(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-Single stunts(20 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)

 

Lesson 8.
1.  Instant acitivity(5 minutes)
2.  Review all parallel bar skills(35 minutes)
3.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
4.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Lesson 9.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review intermediate vaulting skills(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Introduction to advanced vaulting skills(10 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-Straddle and squat through(15 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5mi
nutes)
Lesson 10.
1.  Instnat activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review straddle and squat through(5 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Layout straddle and stoop(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-Layout straddle and stoop(25 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
Lesson 11.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review layout straddle and stoop(10 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Bent hip squat vault(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-Bent hip squat vault(20 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)

 

Lesson 12.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review all vaulting skills(15 minutes)
3.  Set induction-Head and hand spring(5 minutes)
4.  Lesson activity-Head and hand spring(15 minutes)
5.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
6.  Closure/Assessment(5 minutes)
 

 

Lesson 13.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Review for performance test(40 minutes)
3.  Cooldown(5 minutes)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Lesson 14.
1.  Instant activity(5 minutes)
2.  Performance test(45 minutes)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Lesson 15.
1.  Written test(50 minutes)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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