Jim Kerr - Alaska Juggler
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Juggling enhances coordination, thinking, builds self confidence, and gives people something to look at when you are the center of attention - on stage and off. Jim teaches juggling. Lean a new dance with gravity - juggling.

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Why I juggle and recomend it so highly to everyone

Juggling and Movement for Teachers ASD Teacher Academy

Given enough props and time, here is what I teach at three levels:

Kindergarten through third grade:
   
Here my emphasis is on having fun with basic warm ups, muscle isolation
   and setting the foundation for solid brain body coordination, balance and
   stress release. Here are the basics that I cover:
        Stretching - Head to toe
        Visualization - visualize in your mind what you are striving for
        Basic Movement
             Arm swinging - unilateral; bilateral and cross body
             Scarf swinging - unilateral; bilateral and cross body
             Balancing and scarf swinging - unilateral; bilateral and cross body
        Balance - Activities with pecock feathers
        Juggling - Scarf juggling
 
Fourth Grade through 6th grade
    
I cover all of the same activities as I do with K-3rd grade but do so much
     more quickly so that I can extend those activities to include the following:
        Stretching - Head to toe coordinated with breathing
        Visualization - visualize in your mind what you are striving for
        Basic Movement
             Arm swinging - unilateral; bilateral and cross body with poi or club swinging prep
             Scarf swinging - unilateral; bilateral and cross body with poi or club swinging prep
             Balancing and scarf swinging - unilateral; bilateral and cross body
                                                           with poi or club swinging prep
        Balance - Advanced activities with pecock feathers
        Juggling - Scarf juggling, ball or bag juggling, ring juggling and partner juggling.

Seventh Grade and above
    
I cover all of the same activities as I do with K-6th grade but do so much
     more quickly so that I can extend those activities to include the following:
        Stretching - Head to toe coordinated with breathing and isolation
        Visualization - visualize in your mind what you are striving for
        Basic Movement
             Arm swinging - unilateral; bilateral and cross body with poi or club swinging prep
             Scarf swinging - unilateral; bilateral and cross body with poi or club swinging prep
             Balancing and scarf swinging - unilateral; bilateral and cross body
                                                           with poi or club swinging prep
                                                           and juggling up to 4 scarves
        Balance - Advanced activities with pecock feathers
        Juggling - Scarf juggling, ball or bag juggling, ring juggling and club or stick juggling
                         and partner juggling.
        Manipulatives - boxes, lariat tricks, flower sticks   
         
How juggling meets NASPE standards

Juggling classes

Teaching experience

Why I juggle and recomend it so highly to everyone

Juggling and Movement for Teachers