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A Simple Solution for the Circus
Class members are challenged to design a device that will move a circus elephant into a train car. Groups brainstorm ideas that use simple machines to load the elephant. They then choose one of their ideas, sketch a plan, and present it...
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Pop Up Circus
It's just another day in the classroom... except the circus has arrived! Kids can cut out their own personal circuses with the materials here. A stage, a clown, and several animals are provided to make a lively circus.
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Preschool Coloring Page: Circus Dogs
A coloring worksheet designed for preschool children, students will enjoy coloring while also exercising their fine motor skills as they complete this fairly detailed picture of five performing circus dogs.
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Cirque Ignites 'Spark'
Young scholars respond to a news article on creativity. In this reading strategy lesson, students use the SQ3R approach to evaluate what they have read. The news article is about Cirque de Soleil and creativity in everyday life.
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Clifford Learns About the Circus and So Do We!
Students investigate the characteristics of different circus jobs and the animals commonly seen at the circus. They read a book about clowns and construct and perform a trick hot dog. Students also create a clown accordion book.
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Circus Time
Students read books, learn about the letter c, and eat roasted peanuts all to learn about the circus. For this circus lesson plan, students also use design their own tickets and have parachute play.
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Circus Counting and Matching
In this counting and matching worksheet, learners count the number of objects in a box on the left and circle the same number of objects in the box on the right. All pictures have a circus theme.
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Circus
For this Kids' Page worksheet, students read a short passage about the circus. Students then respond to 8 multiple choice questions and find 12 given words in the word search provided.
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Make a Circus Pattern
In this circus pattern worksheet, students analyze 5 rows of circus pictures. Each row has a pattern or specific sequence. Students cut and paste the next picture that would follow.
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Circus Quarters
In this counting quarters worksheet, students solve 5 problems in which the correct number of quarters is cut and pasted to show the coins necessary to buy each circus souvenir. The highest price is $1.25.
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Stars on Clowns' Hats
In this circus counting worksheet, students solve 5 problems in which stars are drawn on the front of a clown to match the number shown on each of the clowns' hats. The highest number will be 7.
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Find the Circus Words
In this circus word search worksheet, students find and circle 6 circus words in the word search puzzle. The words appear in the word bank at the bottom of the page.
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What Would You Look Like if You Were a Clown?
In this language arts learning exercise, students write a creative story about what they might look like if they were a clown. Students are encouraged to use many descriptive words. Students then draw a picture to match their description.
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Join The Circus
In this literacy learning exercise, students use a picture and word bank to draw a picture depicting what they would like to do in the circus, then write about it.
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The Greatest Show on Earth: Then and Now
Students explore the history of the circus in the United States. They explore the life of John Bill Ricketts, founder of the first circus. Students compare Ricketts' first circus to the modern circus.
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Domestic or Circus Animals
Learners categorize animals into domestic and circus animals. Using strips of paper with animal names, they match a photo with the animal's name. They practice their pronunciation by reading sentences they have created to the class.
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Musical Mysteries
Learners explore the components of sound and how it can be represented visually. A trip to a circus and a walk through a magical forest are used to encourage visualizations and creative thinking.
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Circus Elephants Playing Ball
In this pre-school, coloring worksheet with a circus theme, students color 2 pictures of circus elephants playing with balls.
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Clown on a Tight Rope
In this pre-school, coloring worksheet with a circus theme, students color a picture of a clown walking on a tightrope, carrying an umbrella.
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Circus Matching Cards
In this circus card instructional activity, students color and cut out pairs of circus cards. The cards can then be used for a memory game or for circus decorations. There are 18 pairs of cards.
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Circus Addition
In this circus addition worksheet, students cut out the six numbers at the bottom of the page. They then insert these squares in the open squares above to correctly answer the addition problems. There are 6 problems to solve.
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Circus
In this essay writing learning exercise, students answer a writing prompt about wanting to be a part of a circus. Students also draw a picture to go with the story they have written.
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Circus Similes
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students complete similes comparing items at the circus to other items. The items being compared include a clown, lion, tent, circus and peanuts.
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Circus Acrostic Poem
In this language arts worksheet, students write an acrostic poem using the letters CIRCUS. Students write their poem inside a circus tent design.