Four Pea

Four-year olds are on the go! Four Peas can run, hop, climb and throw a ball. Their increasing strength makes them faster and more deliberate. Their increasing strength makes them able to perform many new gymnastics skills. Their cognitive development is growing by leaps and bounds and they and they are able to interpret and remember learning objectives. Four Peas can recognize and name many letters and numbers. They can count in unison and repeat simple stories and sequences.

Four-year olds need a minimum of 60-90 minutes of active play a day. They need opportunities to run, build, swing and bounce. The Sweet Pea curriculum embraces the four-year old's readiness for learning and provides a dynamic educational gymnastics environment. Four Peas work on forward rolls, straddle rolls, and backward rolls on both an incline mat and on the floor. They are practicing straighter legs and longer holds in the execution of their skills. Four Peas are developing balance with skills on beam such as straight jumps, alternating kick possé sequences and Four Pea arabesques.

Four Peas are gaining confidence and accuracy on the vault. They are mastering their squat on, donkey kicks with horizontal hips and jumping on and off a block.