Exercise, Dance and Yoga With a Bouncy Ball

Have your child grab their favorite 4-12 inch bouncy ball for his class!

This 45-minute class will start with a warm-up where the learners will be guided through an imaginative storyline to move their bodies.  Next, we will spend some using the playground ball to work on some gross motor skills such as balancing, tossing/dropping and catching as well as locomotor movements (skip/gallop/tiptoe) and fine motor while holding the ball with different body parts in fun ways.  Next up will be a dance party with their playground ball, followed by three yoga challenges to help cool and calm the body. The remaining minutes of class will be reserved for a share and tell session.

Emphasis will be placed on the safety of each exercise.  I will be moving with the children through each exercise to give them a visual.  Due to the physical nature of this class, there will be little verbal communication from students to teacher during the movement part of the class.  Instead, I will be checking for understanding through visual checks of the student's participation.