Cheetahs Curriculum

Boys & Girls, Ages 3-5

Designed for the older preschooler who has participated in the Elephants class, Cheetahs continue to learn gymnastics skills and class participation at a more advanced pace than the Elephants.

Cognitive

• Number Recognition (1-15)
• Independently Move Through an Obstacle course
• Equipment Recognition: Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor

Locomotor

• Tippy-toe Walk
• Heel Walk
• Walk Backward
• Marching
• Running
• Galloping (Both Sides)
• Bunny Hops
• Animal Walks
• Balance on One Leg
• Walking Up and Down Stairs

Playground

• Climbing
• Hopscotch
• Skipping
• Jumping (include open-close, backwards, jump-turn)
• Hop on One Foot
• Throw/Catch/Strike (larger ball)
• Monkey Bars (without barrel)

Gymnastics

• Positions
• Straight, Tuck/Squat, Straddle, Pike
• Ta-da
• SLP
• Table Top
• Bridge (feet elevated)
• Lunge
• Candlestick (roll to stand)
• Star
• Arch
• Hollow
• Plank
• Pancake
• Splits
• Floor
• Log Rolls
• Cartwheel
• Handstand
• Donkey Kicks
• Backward Roll (incline)
• Forward Straddle Roll (incline/floor)
• Forward Roll (incline/floor)
• Beam (low)
• Walks:Forward, Sideways, Backwards, Tippy-toe and Flamingo
• Step Over Object While Walking
• Crawling
• Jump and Stick
• Small Hops
• Kicks/Marching
• Pivot Turn
• Bars
• Hangs
• Swings
• Woodpeckers
• Toe Touches
• Possum Hangs
• Front SupportTuck Ups/Leg Lifts
• Bat Swings (Straddle and Pike)
• Pullover (Walking Feet Up Incline)
• Forward Roll Over Bar
• Cast
• Vault
• Run
• Jump to Stick (Small Elevation)
• Baby Donkey Kicks (Spring Board and Trapezoid)
• Squat On
• Straddle On
• Step from Box to Board and Jump, Stick
• Run, Jump, Hit Board, Stick
• Forward Roll from Board to Wedge
• Trampoline/Tumble Track
• Jump (Forwards & Backwards)
• Zig Zag
• Stop
• Tuck, Straddle, Open-Close Jump
• Jump Turns
• Doggie Drops
• Jump Combos