Places, Traditions and Discoveries · Drawing 33 of 40
Three balls in the air
Circus schools in Québec teach juggling. With practice, performers learn to throw and catch their props.
Look together
How many balls can you count?
An idea to try
Sit facing each other and roll a soft ball across the floor. Say the name of the person you are sending it to.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The National Circus School describes juggling as a skill involving throwing, catching and throwing objects again. Props may include balls, rings or clubs, and people can practise individually or together. The drawing uses just three balls to make the movement easier to imagine.
Notice what is in the air and what is close to the hands. Tell the journey of one ball before looking at the whole scene. A first activity need not reproduce the act shown. Moving a soft object between people already explores attention to movement without aiming for a performance.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
An imaginary juggler with suggested movement; no real performance or technical juggling method is reproduced.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- École nationale de cirque — Disciplines de cirqueDéfinition de la jonglerie, variété d’accessoires et pratique individuelle ou collective.
Source review: 2026-09-12. Illustrations simplify places and scenes; they are not historical documents.
