Circus Acts and Animals

Students examine the work of Gypsy Snider and her contemporary circus ensemble, "Les Sept Doigts de le Main."  In this artistic expression lesson, students explore physical movement, physical comedy, and circus arts as a form of artistic...

Get crafting with hundreds of pages of art lessons! The plans are organized into topics, which include clay, drawing, composition and design, mixed media, painting, printmaking, and paper.

In these shape and drawing worksheets, look at the picture and count how many shapes they see. Students color the whole picture. Students then read three reasons why the Gebels love their circus life. Students draw a picture for each...

Learners inquire about biology by creating ecology flash cards. In this wetland lesson, students identify the many different plants in Alaska and examine their characteristics by creating a group of flash cards with their image on the...

Students inquire about Earth science by participating in a flash card activity. For this ecosystem lesson, students discuss what the elements in an ecosystem consist of and examine flash cards which contain images of plants and animals....

Integrating art into your classroom every day just got easier. This fantastic idea provides 43 strips intended to keep early finishers busy and to bring art into the classroom. You cut the strips, put them in a drawer, and have early...

Second graders examine the life and work of Alexander Calder. They create a wire sculpture on a cirucs theme of their choice. They work on these projects in groups. They utilize telephone wire, or any thin wire cut to manageable lengths.

Students take part in group entertainment activities. In this circus lesson, students discuss their own memories of a circus and conduct several activities such as juggling scarves and creating balloon animals. Students discuss why...

Students read "Peter Spier's Circus!" and identify the literature's setting and characters. They work in small groups to create a circus stage set and puppets based on their reading. Students perform a puppet show using their set and...

Learners explore reading comprehension by discussing a story with their classmates. For this children's story lesson, students read the story Circus and identify the plot, characters and themes. Learners answer reading comprehension...