Kindergarten:

• Lesson Plan

• Video Vault

The challenge of the month is included in the monthly newsletters to create an at-home connection! Parents are welcome to join the challenge too with their kids! Teachers should incorporate this skill into class all month long and then pass it off during the pass off week. These skills are not meant to take over your class time. The only time you'll complete the entire challenge is the last week of the month.

When a student is exhausted during the strength challenge, tell them to rest for 5 seconds and get back in it, or tell them to go into a v sit, handstand, etc. Pick something so your students know what you expect of them!

September

• Lunge Stretch

• Push Up - must be strict

  • Kinder/1^st Grade: 5

  • 2^nd/3^rd Grade: 10

  • 4^th Grade and up: 15

  • Superstar Extra Mile Club: 50!

October

• Shoulder Stretch

• Plank Club- must be on forearm

  • Kinder/1^st Grade: 30 seconds

  • 2^nd/3^rd Grade: 45 seconds

  • 4^th Grade and up: 60 seconds

  • Superstar Extra Mile Club: 5 minutes!

November

• Back/Bridge Stretch

• Wall Sits- arms folded, knees at 90 degree angle

  • Kinder/1^st Grade: 30 seconds

  • 2^nd/3^rd Grade: 1 minute

  • 4^th Grade and up: 2 minutes

  • Superstar Extra Mile Club: 5 minutes!

December

• Straddle Forward Stretch

• Superman hold- arms straight, above your head, legs straight, knees can’t touch

  • Kinder/1^st Grade: 30 seconds

  • 2^nd/3^rd Grade: 1 minutes

  • 4^th Grade and up: 2 minutes

  • Superstar Extra Mile Club: 5 minutes!

January

• Hip Stretch

• V Sits

  • Kinder/1^st Grade: 30 seconds

  • 2^nd/3^rd Grade: 60 seconds

  • 4^th Grade and up: 90 seconds

  • Superstar Extra Mile Club: 3 minutes!

February

• Straddle Side Stretch

• Bridge

  • Kinder/1^st Grade: 30 seconds

  • 2^nd/3^rd Grade: 60 seconds

  • 4^th Grade and up: 90 seconds

  • Superstar Extra Mile Club: 3 minutes!

March

Lunge Stretch

Handstand facing the wall

Kinder/1^st Grade: 30 seconds

2^nd/3^rd Grade: 60 seconds

4^th Grade and up: 90 seconds

Superstar Extra Mile Club: 3 minutes!

April

• Shoulder Stretch

• Sit Ups- arms go behind your head on “down,” touch shoe laces on the “up”

  • Kinder/1^st Grade: 20 in one minute

  • 2^nd/3^rd Grade: 50 in two minutes

  • 4^th Grade and up: 75 in two minutes

  • Superstar Extra Mile Club: 100 in three minutes

May

• Back/Bridge Stretch

• Burpees-all the way down chest to floor on “down,” jump up with hands above head on “up”

  • Kinder/1^st Grade: 10 in one minute

  • 2^nd/3^rd Grade: 30 in two minutes

  • 4^th Grade and up: 50 in two minutes

  • Superstar Extra Mile Club: 100 in five minutes!

June

• Tumble Exhibition Skills Review!

Center mat skills:

• Pike, tuck, straddle, ball pose

• Cobra (hold for 5 seconds)

• Superman (hold for 10 seconds)

• Baby bridge (hold for 10 seconds)

• Rock and roll

Circuit- starting lined up on stage left:

• Across the carpet mat:

  • Ball pose forward roll, land in ball pose x2

  • Cartwheel/monkey jump on red cartwheel mats

• Hopscotch

• Bear walks across panel mat

• Donkey kicks by wall

Students go back to dot on carpet mat for final bow

Center mat skills:

• Pike, tuck, straddle, ball pose

• Cobra (hold for 10 seconds)

• Superman (hold for 15 seconds)

• Superman roll (cobra to superman to cobra)

• Big bridge (hold for 5 seconds)

• Rock and roll

Circuit- starting lined up on stage left:

• Across the carpet mat:

  • Elephant roll, landing in straddle x2

  • Cartwheel with red cartwheel blocks (start in tendu devant)

• Kicks on beam

• Teeter totter (“L” stand) on panel mat

• Crab walks across panel mat

• Spider crawl legs up wall

Students go back to dot on carpet mat for final bow

Center mat skills:

• Balance on 1 foot, each foot (hold 5 seconds each)

• Balance in relevé in parallel x2 (hold 5 seconds)

• Forward bend in parallel x2 (hold 5 seconds)

• Rock and roll from standing to standing x2

• Big bridge (hold 10 seconds)

• Cobra

• Superman roll x3

• Forearm plank (hold 10 seconds)

Circuit- starting lined up on stage left:

• Across the carpet mat:

  • Forward pike roll x2

  • Cartwheel with red cartwheel blocks (start in tendu devant, finish in tendu a la seconde)

• 5 frog jumps in hula hoops

• “L” stand on favorite side (start and finish in tendu devant)

• Big bridge

• Pike handstand facing wall (hold 5 seconds)

Free Pass:

• Each student gets to do two passes across the long mat

Students go back to dot on carpet mat for final bow

Center mat skills:

• Balance in baby scorpion, each foot (hold 5 seconds each)

• Teddy bear stand, “hands, head, triangle, toes” (hold for 5 seconds)

• Right leg splits (hold 10 seconds)

• Left leg splits (hold 10 seconds)

• Big bridge, waving x2 (hold 10 seconds)

• Toes to head (hold 10 seconds)

• Superman roll x3

• V sit (hold 10 seconds)

Circuit- starting lined up on stage left:

• Across the blue mat:

  • Cartwheel on favorite side (start in tendu devant, finish in tendu a la seconde)

  • Handstand on favorite side (start and finish in tendu devant)

  • Straddle roll, 2 consecutive

• Inside out table top across panel mat

• Bridge retiré développé

• Rock and roll in candlestick from standing to standing

• Handstand facing wall (hold 5 seconds)

Free Pass:

• Each student gets to do two passes across the long mat

Students go back to dot on carpet mat for final bow

Center mat skills:

• Balance in quarter scorpion, each foot (hold 5 seconds each)

• Tuck stand, “hands, head, triangle, toes” (hold for 5 seconds)

• Right leg splits (hold 10 seconds)

• Left leg splits (hold 10 seconds)

• Middle splits (hold 10 seconds)

• Bridge retiré développé, both legs (hold 5 seconds each)

• Chest stand x3

• Upper body lifts, 20

• Seated double leg hold (hold 10 seconds)

Circuit- starting lined up on stage left:

• Across the blue mat:

  • Cartwheel, both sides (can do from knee or one-handed if ready)

  • Handstand on favorite side (start and finish in tendu devant)

  • Down to bridge (with spot if needed)

• Inside out bridge across panel mat

• Backward roll

• Bridge walking across panel mat

• Handstand facing wall, forward roll

Free Pass:

• Each student gets to do two passes across the long mat

Students go back to dot on carpet mat for final bow

Center mat skills:

• Balance in half scorpion, each foot (hold 5 seconds each)

• Tuck stand, straighten up to full headstand if ready (hold for 10 seconds)

• Right leg splits (hold 10 seconds)

• Left leg splits (hold 10 seconds)

• Middle splits (hold 10 seconds)

• Bridge with straight legs (hold 10 seconds each)

• Chest stand x3

• Upper body lifts, 25

• Seated double leg hold (hold 10 seconds)

Circuit- starting lined up on stage left:

• Across the blue mat:

  • One-handed cartwheel on favorite side (close hand or far hand)

  • Handstand forward roll on favorite side

  • Dive roll x2

• Bridge prances

• Handstand to bridge

• Bridge kick over or back walkover

• Handstand shoulder shrugs x5 (facing the wall)

Free Pass:

• Each student gets to do two passes across the long mat

Students go back to dot on carpet mat for final bow