Unit Plan

Clifford Learns About the Circus and So Do We! (This is also the caption on my bulletin board)

By  Marci Ruiz
  • Grades: PreK–K

Overview

Students will discover the characteristics of many circus jobs, animals, and activities through literature, poetry, science, math, art, drama, and movement.

Objective

Students will:

  • Name the kinds of jobs people have at the circus.
  • Name five animals that are in a typical circus. Tell where they are from, what they eat, the female and male names for each animal, and what their babies are called.
  • Select a favorite circus book.
  • Role-play a clown trick.
  • Make a clown book.
  • Explain what a circus is and why we have it.

Lesson Plans for this Unit

Supporting Books

Books for Teaching About the Circus

  • Everything You Need:
    Clifford the Big Red Dog: Everything You Need
  • Subjects:
    Animal Babies and Parents, Circus, Carnivals, Fairs, Parades, Main Idea and Details, Literature Appreciation, Listening Comprehension, Early Math, Early Reading, Early Science, Early Writing, Jobs, Careers, Work, Visual Arts
  • Skills:
    Main Idea and Details, Science, Listening Comprehension, Writing
  • Duration:
    4 Weeks
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