Warm Up Gymnastics Activities for Year 5

Dynamic warm-up combining travelling movements with quick shape formation responses

Dynamic warm-up game where students move around the space and quickly form pairs or groups by touching specific body parts together in response to teacher calls

Dynamic warm-up where students jog around mats and touch specific body parts to them on command

Dynamic warm-up using coloured markers where students perform different movement challenges based on colour codes

Dynamic warm-up game where students move in crab position and rescue tagged teammates

Dynamic tag game developing core strength through back support and commando crawling movements

High-energy chase game where teams scramble on all fours when called

Dynamic warm-up game where students move as crabs while avoiding scorpion taggers

A dynamic warm-up where followers must do the opposite of what the leader demonstrates

Dynamic warm-up where teacher acts as a remote control for students' movements

Energetic relay races using animal movements to prepare bodies for gymnastics activities

High-energy relay using different locomotion patterns to warm up the body and develop core strength.

Students travel around mats and respond to shape calls, developing spatial awareness and body control

Educational activity teaching the difference between moving and still stretches through practical experience

Students demonstrate individual excellent gymnastics before progressing to partner work

Dynamic warm-up where students alternate between support positions and crawling under partners

Progressive group balance challenge where teams must get all feet off the ground simultaneously, advancing to more difficult variations including bottoms and then only hands touching

Dynamic warm-up game where students travel around the space and quickly form groups in specific formations when called

Dynamic tag game where students freeze in one-footed balance positions when caught

Dynamic warm-up combining jogging with quick formation of gymnastic shapes on command

Dynamic warm-up where students follow rapid gymnastics commands to prepare body and mind

Progressive individual balance challenges developing stability and control

An energizing tag game where tagged students hold static gymnastics shapes and are freed by controlled jumping

Progressive movement circuit including lunge walks, bear walks, flat-footed squats, sumo/duck walks and crocodile/spiderman crawls to prepare body for technical skill work