45–60 minutes · Week 12: Belt Testing & Parent Day
Belt Testing & Parent Day
The big moment: perform, celebrate, and earn the next belt.
Growing Ninjas · 3–6 years. Same 30 minutes, told as an animal story. Partners, 2–3 step directions, and a stripe they can name.
- 10
Segment
Parent-Ninja Partner Game (10 min)
- Parents copy their child, then switch.
- Call skills for pairs to perform together.
- 20
Segment
9-Skill Ninja Showcase (20 min)
- Balance 10-second one-leg stance.
- Agility side-to-side hops.
- Focus freeze 15 seconds.
- Mimicry copy, teamwork partner drill, coordination sequence.
- Fitness: 5 push-ups, 5 jumps, 5 bear crawls.
- Courage jump or roll. Silent stealth walk.
- 10
Segment
Parent vs. Ninja Obstacle Race (10 min)
- Balance, hurdles, crawl, stealth walk.
- Ninjas go, parents try to match time, then race together.
- 15
Segment
Belt Ceremony (15 min)
- Call each student. Parents may tie the new belt.
- Praise one specific growth for every child.
- Recite the pledge: I am strong, I am focused, I am kind, and I never give up. I am a ninja.
- Optional awards: Most Improved, Best Attitude, Quietest Stealth, Bravest.
- Final bow and group photo.
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.
