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Global Oneness Project

Clowning Around

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Being a clown is hard work — no joke! Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee's Laugh Clown Laugh, a short film about German clown Reinhard "Filou" Harstkotte, asks viewers to consider the various roles played by clowns and to consider the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Clifford Learns About the Circus and So Do We!

For Teachers K
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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Curated OER

The Real Spirit Within Expressionistic Portraits

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the life and art of George Rounalt as they examine his painting, "The Clown." They study the Nazi campaign against modern art such as the Degenerate Art exhibition of 1937. Finally, they create an original piece of art...
PPT
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Humor and Psychology

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Get a chuckle from this presentation, which studies the types of humor in psychology and philosophy. The information provided would fuel a good conversation in your lecture, and the multitude of examples will get your class laughing. The...
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Curated OER

Producers, Consumers, Goods and Services

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore producers and consumers. In this social studies instructional activity, 2nd graders read a story and discuss the concept of producers, consumers, goods and services. Students portray various roles and discuss if...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Bank On It! Halloween

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners read a 2 page story about a Halloween party. Students fill in 47 blanks with words from the word bank.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Circus

For Students 3rd - 4th
In 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.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

CIRCUS HIGH WIRE

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students construct a tightrope setup, learn the basics of tightrope walking, and explain a little more about the physics behind balancing!
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Greatest Show on Earth: Then and Now

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
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.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Squigly’s Halloween Costume Word Search

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Squigly's Halloween costume worksheet, students locate and circle twenty six terms associated with Halloween in a word search puzzle.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Feeling of a Story

For Students K - 2nd
In this tone and feeling instructional activity, students discover that a story can show feeling. Students read 6 two sentence illustrated stories and from 2 choices, write the feeling for the story.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Munich: Peace in Our Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Munich Agreement. In this World War II lesson, students analyze the agreement made among Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy. Students discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the agreement.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Birthday Wordsearch

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this language arts instructional activity, students locate 8 words pertaining to birthday celebrations in a word search puzzle. The word bank features picture clues for each word.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Landmine Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners create a variety of poems based on information they gather about the worldwide landmine crisis. They create shape poems, diamante poems and acrostic poems. This is a very nice lesson on poetry, with a strong tie-in to the issue...
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Curated OER

Outside the In-Group

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students pretend they are the person who is kept out of a group. As a class, they examine the behaviors of each person in a group situation and discuss how the role-play made them feel. They examine situations in which they kept...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Masks Reveal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the cultural significance of masks by investigating the role they play in ceremonies and on special occasions in societies from widely separated regions of the world.
Primary
Library of Congress

Library of Congress: Classic Books: The Circus Procession

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital facsimile of The Circus Procession, published in 1888. This rhyming tale of a parade of funny animals, clowns, and a fairy queen perfectly captures the essence of a favorite Gilded Age amusement, the traveling circus.
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Toni Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Toni Stone, an American baseball player who, as a member of the Negro American League's Indianapolis Clowns, was the first woman to ever play professional baseball as a regular on a...

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