Block Plan For Circus Arts

6th Grade

Juggling

Lesson 1:
Skill: Eye hand Coordination
with scarves(47)
Social (3)
Lesson 2:
Skill: Juggle scarves in different positions  (height)(37)
Fitness (10min)
Social (3)
Lesson 3:
Skill: Scarves/beanbags
(get use to toss)(32)
Cognitive skills (15)
Social (3)
Lesson 4:
Skill: Beanbags adding all three(35)
Fitness (12)
Social (3)
Lesson 5:
Skill: Beanbags at different levels(40)
Cognitive(7)
Social (3)

Unicycling

Lesson 6:
Skill: Safety and spotting correctly
Approach on and off (47)
Social (3)
Lesson 7:
Skill: Approach on and off
Body position
1/2 cycle on unicycle (47)
Social (3)

7th Grade

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)

8th Grade

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)

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