8th Grade Unit Plan
Circus Arts

Juggling/Unicycling

Lesson 1:
Skill: Review juggling beanbags, tennis balls and tricks (40)
Cognitive skills (7)
Social (3)
Lesson 2:
Skill: Unicycling
Review safety
spotting 
Introduce on/off the unicycle again (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 3:
Skill: Peddling half rotation
Full rotation  (Peddle the wheel completely around) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 4:
Skill: Balance against the wall
Pushing off safely and getting off of unicycle safely without spotters (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 5:
Skill: Pushing off wall and getting use to riding by yourself
(If not ready ride by self , then use spotters) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 6:
Skill: Review and continue working on rotations and balance (32)
Cognitive skills (15)
Social (3)

Pickle-ball

Lesson 1:
Skill: Review forehand and backhand (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 2:
Skill: Partners hit back/forth between forehand and backhand (30 ft)(47)
Social (3)
Lesson 3:
Skill: Review lob (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 4:
Skill: Combine all three (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 5:
Skill: Review volley (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 6:
Skill: groups of 4 rally (no net) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 7:
Skill: Review serves (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 8:
Skill: Placements of serves, volley lobs (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 9:
Skill: rally (no net) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 10:
Skill: Rally with net (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 11:
Skill: Go over serving rules (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 12:
Skill: Start mini games including all steps
1 on 1 (4 min than switch) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 13:
Skill: 1 on 1 (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 14:
Skill: 2 on 2
Go over strategies (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 15:
Skill: 2 on 2 (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 16:
Skill: Volley drill (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 17:
Skill: serve drills (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 18:
Skill: lob drills (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 19:
Skill: Rally round robin (rr) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 20:
Skill: 2 on 2
(rr) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 21:
Skill: 2 on 2
(rr) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 22:
Skill: 2 on 2
(rr) (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 23:
Skill: Review all strokes (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 24:
Skill: Assess all strokes  (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 25:
Skill: Perform all skills.(24)
Cognitive skills (23): Written test over strokes, techniques and rules.
Social (3)

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