Skill Drill Gymnastics Activities for Nursery

Controlled stepping practice with extended arms and pointed toes to develop balance and body awareness

Children explore and create movements inspired by different animals

Children explore gymnastics apparatus using various travelling skills, moving around, under, over and through different equipment stations

Children create sequences combining asymmetric travel, balance, and spinning movements

Partners take turns showing different balances without repeating previous ones

Exploring different ways to travel using large body parts (patches) like bottom, back, and tummy

Children explore balancing on different large body parts (patches) with control and pointed toes

Partner activity where one child balances while the other carefully places equipment on them, like the classic Buckaroo game

Flowing spinal movement activity alternating between Cat Pose (rounded spine) and Cow Pose (arched spine) coordinated with breathing to improve flexibility and body awareness

Children create and perform their own 3-movement jumping sequences incorporating different types of jumps

Focused practice of animal movements that travel close to the ground, developing strength and coordination

Children explore different ways to travel along the floor using various body parts and directions

Exploration of travelling at different levels using various pathways to develop spatial awareness and movement quality

Children use their bodies to create clear letter shapes, learning symmetrical and asymmetrical concepts

Partners face each other and mirror movements exactly like looking in a magic mirror

Children perform sequences for partners and give constructive feedback on specific criteria

Children learn pencil rolls (straight body) and egg rolls (curled up) with control and safety

Progressive skill development in rocking movements, building core strength and body awareness

Children create and perform movement sequences combining spinning and balancing on different body patches

Combining travelling movements with static balances to create simple sequences, focusing on asymmetric balance shapes