Written for primary school teachers and club coaches, this guide explains how to teach the five basic shapes and apply actions to them to develop gymnastics skills of children in the primary grades. Broomfield, a gymnastics tutor and part-time lecturer at the U. of Winchester, UK, focuses on the goals of the UK National Curriculum as she explains how physical development patterns influence physical skills learning and discusses gymnastics skills acquisition, using apparatus, safety guidelines, and games. The guide is illustrated with b&w photos and the accompanying DVD contains videos, pictorial resources, and photos of techniques, routines, and schemes of work. There is no index. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)