GRADES 3-5 JUGGLING LESSON PLAN

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BALL JUGGLING PROGRESSION
Recommended for grades 4 and up
 

I. THE“X” WITH TWO BALLS - Stand in a good ready position: feet about shoulder width apart, elbows in, palms up. Hold one ball in each hand.

Ready Position

The X

 

- Throw the first ball up to a point about a foot above your head. When it reaches the top, throw the second ball so that it crosses the first one on the way up. The two throws make an X in the air. The balls are caught in the opposite hand when they come down (i.e., the ball thrown from the right hand will be caught in the left) - Throw the balls to the same heights. - Don't hand the balls across; each hand makes a throw.

II. “FLASHING” THREE BALLS
A successful flash of three balls consists of three throws and three catches.
- Stand in a good ready position.
Hold two juggling balls in one hand, and one in the other. The hand which has two must go first.
- Using the same X-shape as before, throw all three balls EVEN IF YOU DROP THEM. Remember - if you don’t throw them, you definitely won’t catch them!
 
 

III. CONTINUOUS 3-BALL JUGGLING - Stand in a good ready position. As when "flashing" three balls, begin with two juggling balls in one hand, and one in the other. Count your throws. When you flashed the balls, you made three throws. Now try to get to four. - Make four throws, EVEN IF YOU DROP. - As soon as you can make four throws, continue practicing with the goal of making as many consecutive throws as you can. Continue to count your throws to track progress.