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Snowflake Letter Tracing
In these letter tracing worksheets, learners cut the alphabet strips out and practice learning the uppercase and lowercase alphabet letters by tracing the letters.
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Musical Instruments
In this musical instruments word search worksheet, students read the names of 14 instruments. Students find these in a word search puzzle.
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Circus Tent Blank Lined Writing Paper
In this writing instructional activity, learners use this circus theme paper for any creative writing purpose. The primary lines are inside of a large circus tent.
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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.
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My Circus Book (Cover Sheet)
In this language arts worksheet, students make a cover or title page for a circus book. Students color the circus tent which has the title "My Circus Book" and write their name.
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Under the Circus Tent Coloring Page
In this coloring page, students examine a picture of a clown on top of a unicycle who is juggling while riding on a tightrope. Students color the picture.
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Cryin' Lion Coloring Page
In this coloring page worksheet, students examine a drawing of a circus performance in which a lion is crying unhappily. Students color the picture.
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Elephan-tastic Coloring Page
In this coloring page worksheet, students examine a picture of a circus elephant that is balancing on balls in a performance under a circus tent. Students color the picture.
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Have a Ball at the Circus Coloring Page
In this coloring page worksheet, students examine a picture of a monkey balancing on a ball in the circus with a juggler in the background. Students color the picture.
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Courage
Students become familiar with dance vocabulary and, with their bodies, create shapes and transitional movements to depict emotions related to the theme of 'courage.' They coordinate their movements to music and critique each others'...
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Dancing Flamingos
Students, through the media of dance and drama, discover how an animal's behavior helps them to survive in the environment. They practice performing or mimicking how a flamingo's acts and positions itself when being observed. The...
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"The Three Billy Goats Gruff"
Studnets spread out in space provided. They are given two rules: no sounds, no touching. Pupils begin with the leader says, "Go," students move; when the leader says "Stop," they freeze. Students work individually and simultaneously,...
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Introduction to Melodic Notation: Sol-Mi
Second graders sing melodic sol-mi songs for teacher and student assessment. Emphasis is placed on drill and practice while developing melodic singing skills. Students evaluate performances and activities using pre-determined rubric...
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Dress-up to the Olde Masters
Students examine paintings. Wearing costumes, students imitate a scene from a great painting. Students create a story and a series of scenes that demonstrate the painting. Students act out a series of scenes from the story they created.
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Barn Dance
Students will read historical realistic fiction, examine and recount the cultural similarities and diffferences between life and times of those characters in the story and their own life. Listen to music and learn a dance to accompany...
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Creating Characters: Voice
Pupils participate in a drama character building activity. They view and discuss a video segment, discuss the differences between the two girls in the video, and compare the two characters by saying the same phrases while pretending to...
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Lesson Plans for 2nd grade Japan Unit
Second graders explore the music and dance of Japan in this five lessons unit. Aspects of Janpanese and American culture are compared. The food, holidays, clothing, and the school day of the two countries are discussed.
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Japanese Music
Students experience the components of Japanese dance and music through the songs, "Soran-bushi nd Hanagasa Odon." The music is presented in relation to the country's history and culture.
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Who's Inside The Mitten?
Students use the Jan Brett story, 'The Mitten,' to develop self-confidence and improve their oral language skills. They also practice performing in front of a group. Students take on the various roles that the animals play in the story.
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Hey, You Stole My Rain!
Students review various scenarios in regards to the water cycle to determine what the best solution is to the problem. Students write their opinions on the controversies.
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Choral Speaking: The Frog On The Log
Students recite the poem, The Frog on the Log, paying particular attention to precise diction, pacing, projection, inflection, volume and rhythm.
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A Balloon Dance
Students identify three different levels of movement and sensation of buoyancy, respond spontaneously in movement to the stimuli of imagery and feelings, and formulate his or her own unique sequence of movements based on personal...
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"Body Awareness and Self-Esteem"
Students realize that they are unique individuals who have strong bodies which they can manipulate to move through space.
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The Water Dance
Students act like the changes in the four seasons by moving like water in each season.