Gymnasts often include flips in their routines. At first, gymnasts practice doing flips on the ground. They may start with a front flip. Later, they learn to do flips on balance beams. They practice flipping backward or Both feet must land on the beam.
Making Connections
Text-to-Self
Would you rather use bars, rings, or a balance beam? Why?
Text-to-Text
Have you read other books about sports? How are those sports similar to and different from gymnastics?
Text-to-World
Gymnasts do their routines in front of judges. In what other activities do people get scores from judges?
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