The Whitney Museum currently has a show featuring Alexander Calder's Circus project. Read more about Calder and the exhibit in the New York Times HERE and HERE. Last spring, my Second and Third grade students studied the work of Alexander Calder and learned about his fascination with the circus. Then, students used their knowledge of Balance and Motion to create an amazing Flying Circus with household items such as toilet paper rolls, straws, yarn, tissue paper, pipe cleaners, and Styrofoam.
Teach chemical reactions in seconds with the dancing popcorn experiment! The perfect "wow" science experiment for kids!
A 2nd grade measurement worksheet that will have students measuring circus in inches and centimeters.
Circus Craft: Trapeze Artist I found this awesome trapeze artist craft on Pinterest when we were doing our circus unit. The idea comes from the site, Use Your Colored Pencils. I followed the basic instructions from Use Your Colored Pencils, but adapted it to what we had in our classroom craft cabinet. Materials straw string
If you love the circus and science, then you'll have a blast trying out these circus science experiments. Kids will love the circus science activities!
Do your little ones like the circus?
Fun and easy 5 circus yoga poses + circus books for kids. Yoga is great to get kids moving! Check out all the poses at Kids Yoga Stories
Printable Circus Cutouts are a delightful addition to any circus-themed party or event. These versatile and charming cutouts feature various circus performers and animals that can be printed, cut out, and used for decorations, crafts, or even as props for imaginative play. Whether you are throwing a birthday party for a circus-loving child or planning a school carnival, these printable cutouts are sure to bring a touch of whimsy and excitement to your festivities.
Come one, come all! The circus is in town! Let children explore the circus as a happy place filled with tricks and thrilling adventures for everyone to enjoy. Use books to partner with the crafts on this list. Children will enjoy listening to circus stories and use these crafts during pretend play. Conclusion Circus is ... Read more
This 63-page set includes: 13 Coloring Pages each in plain, manuscript & cursive 5 Writing Prompts each in manuscript & plain lines Extra lined pages included for more writing practice How Many Words Can You Make? puzzles (PreK-2 & 3-5) Word Searches (PreK-2 &3-5) Design-your-own Circus activity All you
This is a guest post by Kathy Crane, who will be contributing a series of posts over the next few months. If you like what you see here, check back frequently for more posts from her. You can also read her blog, Kindergarten Kiosk . I was introduced to the concept of “shared reading” during my first year of teaching when my principal sent me to a professional development opportunity to learn a “new” method of teaching, that I soon found to be priceless. So what is shared reading? Shared reading has its roots in
If you love the circus and science, then you'll have a blast trying out these circus science experiments. Kids will love the circus science activities!
Check out these The Circus Ship activities, lesson plans & read aloud ideas to engage your elementary students in their learning.
Reading & Painting: At the Circus (German Version) is an engaging resource that allows students to practice their German reading comprehension. This activity features a short story in German about a day at the circus. As students read the passages, they follow along by painting corresponding pictures that depict the narrative. Teachers can implement this resource in several ways - it works well for whole group instruction, small group work, independent practice, or even as a take-home assignment. Students will enjoy reading the lively story about the animals and performers at the circus all while enhancing their German vocabulary and reading skills. The passages and images cover an entire page that can be bound together to create a personalized German booklet when completed. This creative and hands-on story is an entertaining way for students to boost German reading fluency. Reading & Painting: At the Circus (German Version)
Looking for a fun Circus Preschool Activities for kids? Check out these 8 Hands-On Circus activities for Preschool or Kindergarten.
Download the Vector circus handwriting practice worksheet. Amusement show printable black and white activity for preschool children. Tracing game for writing skills with magician, clown, gymnast, athlete 17368581 royalty-free Vector from Vecteezy for your project and explore over a million other vectors, icons and clipart graphics!
These no prep worksheets are a great way for students to work on their fine motor skills in a fun and engaging way. Each of the worksheets contains a maze where students have to find their way through it. All the images included are linked to the theme of the circus. There are 4 different levels of...
20+ amazing and fun circus STEM activities! Learn all about the circus with fun STEM themes like candy science, circus slime, and more!
A pictionary of the objects and the people you are most likely to see at a circus. There is a matching worksheet with activities fas a follow up. - ESL worksheets
Children's book list about the circus. Reviews of each. Choices for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarten, and elementary aged kids.
Super fin og farverig børneplakat med alle alfabetets bogstaver. Ved siden af alle bogstaverne er en illustration af fx et dyr eller en bil, hvis forbogstav starter med det givne bogstav. Ved bogstavet "E" er der fx en sød tegning af en elefant, og ved "P" en fin prinsesse. Denne plakat er perfekt til børneværelset, da den på samme tid opfordrer til leg såvel som læring.
Dear Blogger Friends, Hope you are all doing well and are starting to enjoy the festivities of this holiday season! I absolutely looooooove this time of year! I am slowly wrapping up my circus unit (one more cute idea/freebie to come!) and have begun looking into my holiday activities (great ideas/freebies to come!). Seeing as though I am slightly in between units at the moment, I thought it would be nice to share something I do each day during my morning routine! As a cycle one teacher, my main focus is to help my students learn and improve upon reading and writing skills. I do so by having my students take part in many daily 5 and balanced literacy activities. Furthermore, I have a phonics routine! This can be done at the beginning of each day, during calendar time. Everyday, my students review the jolly phonics (b, s, t, etc...) sounds as well as other more difficult sounds (ee, ea, ough, ow, etc...). My bestie, Mrs. Leslie (I think I've mentioned her before, hehe), has so graciously shared some wonderful sound posters (free of course). These are displayed on the wall and a designated student (usually the V.I.P for the day, also courtesy of Mrs. Leslie!) points to the sounds and the students say each sound. We say "oo" as in "tooth," thus helping students remember the letters and sounds. More specifically, when they are reading or writing, we can refer back to the sounds cards. For instance, if a student wants to write the word "booth" and is stuck on the "oo" sound, I say: "oo, like in tooth!" The students usually refer to the sound posters and are then able to write the sound correctly. Click here to download Mrs. Leslie's Sound Posters Click here to download Mrs. Leslie's V.I.P. Student Another great freebie by Mrs. Leslie, is the mini sound chart. It is a great resource to have in writing folders and around the classroom for reference. It includes all the same sounds as the posters with the added bonus of fitting all on the same page! Click here to download Mrs. Leslie's Sound Chart I have also made small sound cards that can be cut and used as flash cards. Once again, they include all the above sounds (bottom portion of the poster) and are without pictures. These are used after a certain knowledge of the sounds has been attained. It is a good daily practice for the sounds and can be sent home. I use these with my students who are having a little more difficulty remembering the sounds. A great tool to use when the resource teacher is in your classroom. Also fun to use when the students are in centers and you want to work one-on-one with a struggling student. Click here to download FREE Sound Cards Hope these prove to be helpful for some of you out there! Be sure to continue to check out my blog and Mrs. Leslie's for more great ideas! 5
Have you read this book? Click on the picture of the book to preview some pages on Amazon. I found it a a teacher supply store a few years ago and had to have it. However, everyone that I show it to has never seen it before. So, if you don't have it already, go buy it! It's short, and written in rhyme. In brief, it's the story of a ship carrying circus animals that gets shipwrecked in a storm. The animals swim to shore and try to fit in among the nearby townspeople. The townspeople aren't sure about the animals at first, but then the tiger saves a girl from a burning house, and they start living together happily. Then the greedy circus owner comes to town to get the animals back, and the townspeople and animals work together to devise a plan to keep the owner from getting the animals back. Between the rhyme, pictures, and story, the book provides great opportunities for reading and writing activities. I've used the book the last two years in my fourth grade classroom, and the students love it. Even though it's a short book, there's quite a bit of vocabulary in it, but my favorite thing is that it has bunches of figurative language in it. There are examples of similes, alliteration, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia. I teach my students about these words and then we identify the figurative language in the book. The illustrations really add to the story. In one page, Chris Van Dusen hides all fifteen animals in the picture so the students can find them. You might think that that would get boring for fourth graders, but after I finish reading the book, my students all want to borrow it so that they can count the animals and make sure they found them all. There are also other things that are special about the illustrations, so we write them down as well. The book is very loosely based on a true story, so the students can research the real event that inspired the book - the sinking of the Royal Tar. Then they can do some compare and contrast activities with their findings. I put together some lessons and activities to go along with the book, including some fluency task cards that have real historical circus facts on them. Click on the picture below to see the whole unit. What books do you have in your classroom (or personal collection) that you can't live without?
