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| Acknowledgments | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| Understanding KiDnastics� | |
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| Rethinking Gymnastics Instruction: How KiDnastics� Evolved | |
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| Listening With Our Eyes | |
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| Other Gymnastics Models | |
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| A Hybrid Model | |
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| A Three-Step Approach | |
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| A Style-Free Model | |
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| Summary | |
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| Environmental Manipulation: An Approach to Skill Development | |
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| Expanding Movement Vocabulary | |
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| Specific Shaping of Skills | |
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| Nontraditional KiDnastics Environments | |
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| Summary | |
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| Teaching and Assessing KiDnastics� | |
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| Using the Three-Step Approach | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Practicing Environmentally | |
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| Rolling Environments | |
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| Rolling Skill or Theme 1: Four Basic Rolls | |
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| Rolling Skill or Theme 2: Safety Rolls | |
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| Rolling Skill or Theme 3: Forward, Backward, and Shoulder Rolls | |
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| Jumping Environments | |
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| Jumping Skill or Theme 1: Good Landings | |
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| Jumping Skill or Theme 2: Five Basic Jumps | |
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| Balancing Environments | |
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| Balancing Skill or Theme 1: Static Balances | |
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| Balancing Skill or Theme 2: Upright Dynamic Balances | |
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| Balancing Skill or Theme 3: Inverted Balances (Tip-Ups and Head Balances) | |
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| Balancing Skill or Theme 4: Inverted Balances (Hand Walks and Balances) | |
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| Vaulting Environments | |
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| Vaulting Skill or Theme 1: Animal Movements | |
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| Vaulting Skill or Theme 2: Wheeling and Cartwheeling | |
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| Vaulting Skill or Theme 3: Front, Flank, and Straddle Vaulting | |
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| Hanging and Climbing Environments | |
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| Hanging and Climbing Skill or Theme 1: Hanging Shapes | |
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| Hanging and Climbing Skill or Theme 2: Hanging and Traveling | |
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| Hanging and Climbing Skill or Theme 3: Rotating | |
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| Hanging and Climbing Skill or Theme 4: Supporting | |
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| Sequencing and Performing KiDnastics� Routines | |
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| Ideas for Sequencing and Performing | |
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| What Is a KiDnastics Sequence? | |
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| Sequencing Within the Five KiDnastics Movement Categories | |
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| Sequencing Across the Five KiDnastics Movement Categories | |
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| Teacher-Selected Sequences | |
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| Task Cards | |
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| Student-Selected Sequences | |
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| Performing KiDnastics Work | |
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| KiDnastics Partner Routines: An Authentic Assessment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Organizing and Performing KiDnastics� Shows: A Culminating Event | |
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| What Is a KiDnastics Show? | |
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| Why Do a KiDnastics Show? | |
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| Who Can Participate in a KiDnastics Show? | |
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| Invitations to a KiDnastics Show | |
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| Newsletters | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Appendix: Task Cards | |