Gymnastics Passport: Partner-Signed Progression Stamps

Each student carries a passport with five skills (forward roll, backward roll, cartwheel, shoulder stand, inverted balance) and three levels each. They move freely between stations and earn a stamp when their partner sees the level done three times.

How to play

1. Explain the passport and each level's criteria with a quick demo (5 min).
2. Free specific warm-up at the station of their choice (5 min).
3. Free pair work at the stations; the partner signs only after three correct tries (20 min).
4. Review: everyone marks their next goal in the passport and tells their partner (5 min).

Rules

• Always start at level 1 of each skill.
• Maximum four students per station.
• Whoever signs must have seen all three tries.
• Stations that require spotting are never done alone.

Variations

Adaptations

• Students with motor disabilities: personalized passport with adapted skills (side rolls, seated balances, bench supports).
• Temporary injury: completes only skills that spare the injured area and signs for others.
• Hesitant students: choose a trusted classmate as their regular signer.

Learning goals

• Manage your own gymnastics learning.
• Assess a partner's work honestly.
• Progress on several skills at once.

Equipment for a class of 25

• mats: 16
• progression cards: 30
• pencils: 15
• gym benches: 2
• wall bars: 2

Teacher tip

Keep the passports in a class box to use over several lessons. Typical mistake: signing for friends; walk the stations and ask to see "the stamp live".

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