what kind cheerleading skills should i teach a group or 3-5 year olds?

Question

for the past year I have been helping out with a program in my county that provides a 6 week course for beginning sports for 3-5 year olds. I have helped out with the cheerleading and it has been going great. But now I'm starting to see repeat girls and the they are learning much faster then I expected. I have found some new cheers to teach them but Im not sure what else I can do to keep their attention. We have played duck duck goose and little sally walker. And I have played the song Pom Pom Party for them. What else is safe enough to teach them out on a field? Thanks so much in advance for your help!!

Answer 1

You can work on form and technique. Spend a good amount of time stretching. Teach them jumps if you haven't already; toe touches, pikes, tuck jumps. You can teach them forward rolls and cartwheels. You can teach them a dance.



This website has some videos of things you can teach them. it also has some cheerleading printables.

http://www.activitytv.com/cheerleading-for-kids



here are some other helpful websites:



http://aescougarcheer.com/Cheer101/YouthCheering.htm



http://aescougarcheer.com/Cheer101/StuntProgression.htm



http://aescougarcheer.com/Chants/Cheers.htm



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2lV2OzS1VY



an "L stand" is an easy stunt. here's a picture and you can look up how to do it



http://www.google.com/imgres?q=l+stand+cheerleading&hl=en&biw=1366&bih=625&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=zQXS-q8TLqmfRM:&imgrefurl=http://www.cheercsa.com/group.htm&docid=GuGTpsesJN9rNM&imgurl=http://www.cheercsa.com/imgs/group/L_stand_thumb.jpg&w=213&h=213&ei=s0RqT_SZFKiEsAKXmqGlCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=142&vpy=161&dur=2339&hovh=170&hovw=170&tx=126&ty=129&sig=103624099306957617935&page=1&tbnh=133&tbnw=133&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

Answer 2

Cheerleading For 5 Year Olds

Answer 3

You could possibly work more strictly on technique and add in trust-building skills, etc. Sounds like a blast!