O Circus day is celebrated on March 27, in honor of the clown Abelardo Silva, the popular Piolim.
An important cultural expression, it is believed that the circus arts were already present in Antiquity. In Brazil, the circus arrived when the Portuguese came to colonize the territory.
At first, the circus was a tradition of popular culture, passed down from generation to generation. Afterwards, he took on other characteristics, until he arrived at the circus as we know it today.
The contemporary circus teaches techniques in schools and has high technology, a well-known example is Cirque du Soleil.
Anyway, the show draws smiles and laughs from everyone who goes to watch the performances in the arena.
enjoy it Circus Day lesson plan to take the theme to the classroom and keep the cultural memory of a people alive.
Lesson Plan - Circus Day
THEME: Circus day
YEAR: Pre school
GOALS:
- Many students love the animals, clowns and acrobatics of the circus. This one class plan about the circus is ideal for teaching preschool students about the topic.
REQUIRED MATERIAL:
- Photo clippings related to the circus
- Popcorn
- popcorn bags
- rings or balls
- balloons and colored ribbons
DEVELOPMENT:
First, ask students the following questions:
- Have you ever been to a circus?
- Have you ever seen a clown?
- What did you see at the circus?
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work at Math with the following activities:
- Combination: With the help of blunt scissors, suitable for the age of the little ones, ask them to cut each one, two varied images referring to what we can find in the circus (clowns, lions, elephants, etc.). Put all the cutouts in a bowl or a clown hat, and let the children combine them. Then ask them to sort in whatever way they think is best (animals/non-animals, by color, etc.).
- Memory game:Iprint from the internet duplicate photos of circus-related items such as animals, clowns, cars, carts, and paste them into small cards. Help children to play with the circus memory game.
Work Sciences with the following activities:
- Observing the air inside the balloons: This is an activity to teach children about air in a simple way. First, notify the students that one of the balloons is going to explode. Then, blow the air out of another balloon so that students can see the air coming out slowly: let the air blow onto a piece of paper or into the children's hair. Also, you can show that by stretching the balloon, the air can make noise as it escapes.
Work Art with the following activities:
- Play time: Turn a box or table into a box office. Put tapes on the floor for children to balance. Don't forget to provide extra chairs for the “public”.
- Throwing Games: Let the kids play a ring-throwing game. They are very cheap at toy stores, or you can make one with bracelets or strings. Have the children throw the rings (or balls) into a bucket. Red balls or rings in a red bucket, blue on blue, etc.
- Coloring activities: You can click on the link to print some activity templates for students to color in class. Check out some models: model 1, model 2 and model 3.
For terminate the festivity:
- Make snack time! Distribute popcorn in decorated bags.
ASSESSMENT:
Assess interaction with peers and each student's dedication to each activity.
See too:
- Circus Activities
- Jokes for Circus Day
- circus activities
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