Teaching approximately the circus using fiction and nonfiction teaches children approximately a further critical factor of the American culture. The circus was a pageantry that entertained families. The children can depiction a circus feature with their own animals, performers and Accoutrement. They can evaluation a U.S. circus and make a poster to elevate the circus. Then the copy can be cut and pasted onto the poster where it fits best. After the children have finished with the posters, let each one show their poster and discuss the specific circus poster they made.
Study the album "Whether I Ran the Circus" by Dr. Seuss aloud to the group. You can own the students announce parts of the publication aloud in front of the crowd. Debate with the children the at variance circus acts and elements that beget up a circus. Drive over some of the circus Dictionary and denotation, such as acrobats, animals, balancing, Enormous Top, box business, Buffoon, elephants, jugglers, ringmaster, tent and trapeze performers.
2. Labourer absent paper and pencils to the students. Announce them to accomplish up an distinguished circus deed with animals and performers. They should chronicle in detail what the animals look like and what the performers do. Do they wear colorful clothing and use certain equipment? Why will this circus act bring customers to the circus? They can write a few paragraphs about the act, then draw what it would look like if they want to.
3. Use the CircusWeb site listed under Resources to find several different U.S. circuses. Choose one of the circuses listed and go to the site. Pass out paper and pencils and tell students to read about the circus and take notes. They will be designing a poster for the circus that they choose from the list.
4. Take detailed notes about the circus for the poster design. The poster should include the history, description of some the circus acts performed, ticket prices and the location of the circus. It should include a phone number to order tickets. The poster should have a slogan or headline as to why someone would want to attend this particular circus. It should contain a few paragraphs about the circus and be designed or illustrated in an attractive manner.
5. Hand out the poster boards to all the children and let them design their poster. Use pencils, rulers, markers and crayons. Each poster should have at least two paragraphs about the circus. The information can be typed in Microsoft Word then printed on paper. This is a hip pathway to memorize approximately diagram, writing, analysis, and the story of the circus.
