Title: Exploring Creative Gymnastics Skills

Grade Level: Primary 1 (ages 5-6)

Objective: - To introduce and develop basic creative gymnastics skills in Primary 1 students. - To enhance students’ coordination, balance, flexibility, and creativity through various gymnastics activities. - To promote teamwork, cooperation, and positive peer interaction.

Materials Needed: - Gymnastics mats - Cones - Hula hoops - Scarves - Music player

Lesson Plan:

Warm-up (5 minutes): 1. Begin with a fun warm-up activity to get students moving and ready for the lesson. 2. Play upbeat music and encourage students to dance freely around the gymnasium. 3. Incorporate simple movements like jumping, hopping, skipping, and stretching to warm up their muscles.

Introduction (5 minutes): 1. Gather students in a circle and explain that today’s lesson will focus on creative gymnastics skills. 2. Discuss the importance of creativity, balance, coordination, and flexibility in gymnastics. 3. Show pictures or videos of gymnasts performing creative routines to inspire and engage students.

Activity 1: Animal Walks (10 minutes): 1. Set up cones in a straight line, approximately 5 feet apart. 2. Assign each student an animal (e.g., bear, crab, frog, etc.). 3. Instruct students to imitate the movements of their assigned animal as they walk from one cone to another. 4. Encourage students to be creative with their movements, incorporating jumps, rolls, and stretches.

Activity 2: Ribbon Dancing (10 minutes): 1. Distribute scarves to each student. 2. Play soft, rhythmic music. 3. Instruct students to hold the scarf and move it gracefully in the air, imitating the movements of a ribbon dancer. 4. Encourage students to experiment with different arm movements, spins, and jumps while keeping the scarf in motion.

Activity 3: Balance Beam Challenge (15 minutes): 1. Set up a low balance beam using mats or a sturdy wooden beam. 2. Divide students into pairs or small groups. 3. Instruct each group to create a short routine using the balance beam. 4. Encourage students to incorporate creative movements, such as jumps, turns, and balances. 5. Allow each group to perform their routine while the rest of the class watches and applauds.

Cool-down (5 minutes): 1. Lead students through a gentle cool-down routine to relax their muscles. 2. Guide them through stretching exercises, focusing on the major muscle groups used during the lesson. 3. Encourage deep breathing and relaxation.

Closure (5 minutes): 1. Gather students in a circle and ask them to share their favorite part of the lesson. 2. Discuss the importance of creativity and how it can be applied to other areas of life. 3. Congratulate students on their efforts and encourage them to continue exploring creative gymnastics skills.

Note: The duration of each activity can be adjusted based on the attention span and energy level of the students.