7th Grade Block Plan

Circus Arts

Juggling

Lesson 1:
Skill: Review Juggling 
scarves
beanbags (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 2:
Skill: Juggle beanbags multiple times (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 3:
Skill: Beanbags
tennis balls (50 times) (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 4:
Skill: Tricks
-different objects
-off floor
-off wall (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 5:
Skill: Tricks
-off body
-floor/wall
-pins (35)
Cognitive skills (7)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)

Unicycling

Lesson 6:
Skill: review
-safety spotting
-Getting on/off
-body position (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 7:
Skill: Practice
on/off
half cycle 
balance on unicycle (all of these with a spotter) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 7:
Skill: Practice a full cycle with spotters (29)
Cognitive skills (15)
Social (3)
Fitness (3)

Pickle-ball

Lesson 1:
Skill: Review grips
Practice with a partner tossing to sides 
and hitting with correct body position (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 2:
Skill: Hit off wall forehand and backhand (10-15 feet)
Distance off wall (30 ft)
Social (3)
Lesson 3:
Rally forehand and backhand no net (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 4:
Learn volley
Practice in between forehand and backhand and volley (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 5:
Skill: Volley over net and practice going from back court to front court (35)
Cognitive skills (7)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 6:
Skill: Serve
Body position
Placement of stance and ball (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 7:
Skill: Serve placement against the wall 
(set up squares on the wall to hit into) (42)
Social (3)
Fitness (5)
Lesson 8:
Skill: Serve placement on court with routine (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 9:
Skill: Rally with volley
Alternate sides (forehand and backhand) high and low (44)
Social (3)
Fitness (3)
Lesson 10:
Skill: Rally with serve 
Go over volley bounce rules (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 11:
Skill: Learn lobs
Practice placing by partners feet (30 ft away) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 12:
Skill: Lob placements
forehand and backhand (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 13:
Skill: Mix lobs, volley moving forward 
and backwards in the court. (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 14:
Skill: Rally include all movements covered (32)
Cognitive skills (15)
Social (3)

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