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Ms. Marija Dimitrov PE Teacher
Moodle page: http://belgrade.ceesa.net/course/view.php?id=74
Dear Parents,
Kindergarten students started their gymnastics unit this January, working on body
control, strength, flexibility and balance while practicing different elements.
It was of great importance for us to spend some time at the very beginning of the
unit talking about safety. Students realized that they can help to have a safe envi-
ronment by putting safety mats on the ground before practicing as well as through
assisting their partners by checking on their position.
We learned how to put our body in the proper position to successfully and safely
perform different rolls on mats, such as the log roll, forward and backward rolls. We
practiced how to keep the body still in a “bridge” and “candle” position and how to
swing in a “bracelet” pose.
Apart from working hard to better our performance, we all also had a chance to see
the world “up-side-down”. Kindergarteners practiced keeping their body still in the
tripod stand (with hands and forehead forming a triangle on the mat, maintaining
balance while knees are on the elbows). After that, we were ready to practice a
headstand (with hands and forehead forming the same position and legs stretched
up, above the head).
Students truly put a lot of effort into successfully completing all these elements. It
was a great fun for them to explore what shapes and positions their body can
make.
Moodle page: http://belgrade.ceesa.net/course/view.php?id=74
Dear Parents,
Kindergarten students started their gymnastics unit this January, working on body
control, strength, flexibility and balance while practicing different elements.
It was of great importance for us to spend some time at the very beginning of the
unit talking about safety. Students realized that they can help to have a safe envi-
ronment by putting safety mats on the ground before practicing as well as through
assisting their partners by checking on their position.
We learned how to put our body in the proper position to successfully and safely
perform different rolls on mats, such as the log roll, forward and backward rolls. We
practiced how to keep the body still in a “bridge” and “candle” position and how to
swing in a “bracelet” pose.
Apart from working hard to better our performance, we all also had a chance to see
the world “up-side-down”. Kindergarteners practiced keeping their body still in the
tripod stand (with hands and forehead forming a triangle on the mat, maintaining
balance while knees are on the elbows). After that, we were ready to practice a
headstand (with hands and forehead forming the same position and legs stretched
up, above the head).
Students truly put a lot of effort into successfully completing all these elements. It
was a great fun for them to explore what shapes and positions their body can
make.
