30 minutes · Week 3: Focus

Focus with Oliver

Focus helps ninjas pay attention, react quickly, and stay in control.

Orange StripeOliver's page

Growing Ninjas · 3–6 years. Same 30 minutes, told as an animal story. Partners, 2–3 step directions, and a stripe they can name.

1. 5

   Warm-up

   Night Vision

   Sharpen listening and observation.

   • Close eyes. Point to soft sounds the instructor makes.
   • On Owl Eyes, open and look exactly where the instructor is standing.
2. 10

   Skill of the week

   Developing Focus

   Focus helps ninjas pay attention, react quickly, and stay in control.

   • Silent Owl Stare — Stare at one spot on the wall for 10 seconds without looking away.
   • Reaction Game — One clap = jump. Two claps = duck.
   • Balance & Focus — One-foot stand while staring at a single point.
3. 10

   Ninja challenge

   Statue Owl

   Stillness, patience, and mental focus.

   • Setup: Students start in a ninja stance. Instructor tries to distract.
   • Stay completely still like an owl in a tree.
   • If you move or laugh, hold a 5-second owl-wing pose.
   • Challenge: freeze with eyes closed.
4. 5

   Cool-down + stripe

   Owl Breath

   Award the Orange Stripe. Ask what they learned about focus.

   • Owl blink breathing: inhale as eyes open wide, exhale as they close. 5 times.
   • Big wings stretch, then lower slowly.
   • Perched owl squat 10 seconds.
   • Inhale through the nose, hold 3, exhale with a soft hoo-hoo.