Monday, September 8, 2008

September 6th - Gym Class

Everyone wants to know what a 1-year old does in gym class so here is a summary of a typical class.


First we play with the gym's toys while waiting for class to start. Tyler is right at home sitting at the kids' table. He's been fending for himself at daycare for a year so he has no problem claiming the toys he likes. When class begins we all sit in a circle, ring bells and sing the welcome song. There is alot of clapping which Tyler is a pro at doing.
The kids practice walking and running around the circle. Tyler enjoys being chased by Miss Danny.
Next we practice last weeks' moves. We learned how to flip Tyler over last week. This is as much work for the parents as it is for the kids!
As you can see Tyler loves it!
Then we have explore the gym time. Over the past few weeks Tyler has picked a favorite piece of equipment and stuck with it. This week was no different. He decided the bars were the most fun this week.
...but crawling under this obstacle was a close second!
Next we did our skill of the week - walking on the balance beam. I think daddy's arms got most of the workout on this one!
Then we practiced somersaults on our own. This is a favorite activity of Tyler. This is the first step.

Here he is in mid-roll. What an athlete!
And finally, he completes the roll with a smile.
There is always a few minutes to play with the balls. At the end of playing all the kids help put the balls away. Tyler is good at bringing the balls to the bin to put away, but needs to work on letting go of the ball. If it was up to him he'd take them all home.
Finally, we play with bubbles, which is a big hit with all the kids.




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