30 minutes · Week 10: Review & Challenge
Review & Challenge
Collect the final stripe by showing every skill you have learned.
Bonus Stripe
Growing Ninjas · 3–6 years. Same 30 minutes, told as an animal story. Partners, 2–3 step directions, and a stripe they can name.
- 5
Segment
Ninja Memory Challenge (5 min)
- Call a past skill. Students perform it immediately.
- Balance like Bella, agility like Milo, focus like Oliver, and so on.
- Speed up commands to test reaction.
- 10
Segment
Skill Stations (10 min)
- Station 1: walk a line, side-to-side hops, freeze in a ninja stance.
- Station 2: copy a move, partner pass, Simon-style coordination.
- Station 3: 5 bear crawls, a brave jump, silent walk.
- 10
Segment
Ultimate Ninja Gauntlet (10 min)
- Balance path, agility weave, focus freeze, mimicry copy, teamwork high-five.
- Coordination toss, 5 ninja jumps, courage jump or roll, silent finish.
- 5
Segment
Stillness of the Mind (5 min)
- Slow ninja breathing, 5 rounds.
- Controlled stretch, then a silent bow.
- Award the bonus stripe and ask each ninja their favorite skill.
3–6 years
How to teach this age
- Use the character: “Move like Bella,” not a lecture.
- Partner work and cooperative challenges, not races that shame.
- Name effort and persistence, not only a perfect rep.
- Add simple martial arts words a little at a time.
