Create · Week 11 · Program week 47
Ziggy the Gecko
Grip and let go · Perseverance
Use a short grip inside a route, then choose the next skill after a clean let-go.
35 minutes · ages 3–8
Try this at home
We put a short hold and a clean let-go into a little path.
- 1Hold, say off, then walk a tape line.
- 2Say the plan first.
- 3Stop and reset if the let-go is messy.
Stay on the floor. If it feels wobbly, make the challenge smaller.
Talk about perseverance
How do you finish one hard part so the next part can start well?
Look for this: They do not move on until the hands have let go cleanly.
The story
Ziggy’s path has a hold, a let-go, and a walk across a line. He does not skip the let-go.
Hold for a moment. Let go on purpose.
What happens in class
Gather and story · 4 min
- Ziggy’s path has a hold, a let-go, and a walk across a line. He does not skip the let-go.
- The grip is one brick in the path. The let-go is the door to the next brick.
- Children sit where they can see you and the equipment. Show the careful version once.
Warm-up · 5 min
- One exact hold as review.
- Walk a line.
- Practice saying “hold, off, line.”
Skill practice · 14 min
- Route: step to the edge, hold for two, let go, walk the tape line, freeze.
- If the let-go is messy, they do not continue. They reset the let-go, then finish.
- They may replace the line with quiet steps. They may not add a higher hold.
- Say the plan first.
Game · 7 min
- Pairs choose only what happens after “off.”
- They teach it.
- The class tries the calmest version.
Cool-down and character · 5 min
- Shake hands out.
- Perseverance carried us to the next skill. It did not trap us on the wall.