Gymnastic sport is suitable for Asia people because it doesn't need tall and strong body. The traditional teaching (TT) which was just consisted of demonstration and practice make most of students fear to attend the gymnastic class. The cooperate learning (CL) which was adopted the team work may be considered an effective way to improve the situation. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the differences between the TT and CL on the skill performance, learning motivation and the atmosphere of class. Methods: Sixty-three elementary school students served as the subjects for this study (TT=31, CL=32). The motor skill test for gymnastic and the questionnaire of learning motivation and atmosphere of class were used to exam the differences between the TT and CL before and after 8-week intervention. The selected variables were tested by one-way ANCOVA (α=.05). Results: 1. The results indicated that the motor skill performance of CL was better significantly than that of TT. 2. The learning motivation of CL including like, dedication and competence was higher significantly than that of TT. 3. The atmosphere of class of CL including peer support, satisfaction and group cohesion was higher significantly than that of TT, but the item of teacher support wasn't achieve difference significantly. Conclusions: The study found out that the teaching with cooperating learning can improve the skill performance, learning motivation and the atmosphere of class. The teachers of physical education or coach of gymnastic sport can apply the way of teaching on the gymnastic class and make students view the gymnastic class as the favorite class.