A theme page on Circus Clowns and Carnivals with lesson plans for beginner and elementary level students (A1.1. – A.1.2.)
Related pages: Mardi Gras Carnival (year 4-9)
Warm-up
A Day at the Circus | Kidsongs | Top Kid Songs – YouTube (22 min)https://youtu.be/JyLtMTNxjK8It’s “A Day at the Circus” full-length video from Kidsongs!
Vocabulary
Circus flashcards | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttps://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/flashcards/circus-flashcardsPrint a set of circus flashcards, or print some for you to colour in and write the words!
(level 8) 11-a (Circus items) Danny ESL Basic English – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/f5I3UGkw0ZkA video dictionary teaching circus words (Yr 2-4)
Clown’s face | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/label-the-picture/clowns-faceA clown’s face will certainly make you smile. Label the parts of the clown’s face in this picture. An interactive matching game, 1:1 or IWB (Yr 2-4)
CIRCUS PICTIONARY (2 pages: people- objects) worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttp://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/circus_pictionary_2_pages_people-_objects/places-circus-people/25809A pictionary of the objects and the people you are most likely to see at a circus. There is a matching worksheet with activities fas a follow-up. – ESL worksheets (Yr 3-6)
English Vocabulary Words for the Amusement Park and Circus – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/_WxbnOTQF4wVocabulary Builder Course – You may want to leave out the sound of the narrator for younger students (Yr 4-6)
English Vocabulary: Carnival (Carnival Story) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/3dtrenz1Bb8Level: Beginner/Intermediate Pictures and vocabulary from a carnival.
Songs
English songs for children: hey little clown – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/jf9WVrsGRPcHey little clown, are you happy today? Are you ok? (Yr 1-2)
Circus – Nursery Rhyme with Lyrics & Karaoke – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/q5pRF75xeKkCircus is a beautiful song that talks about the delightful troop that you meet! A song first with Lyrics then as Karaoke (Yr 2-4)
Everybody loves Carnival_0001.wmv – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/ZMnGolLNpR0A happy children’s song about Carnival. Everybody loves Carnival, we are going to have a party (Yr 2-4)
When the circus comes to town | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/when-the-circus-comes-townWhen the circus comes to town. A song with lyrics (Yr 3-4)
Reading
119.Circus Clowns*http://eslyes.com/supereasy/se/supereasy119.htm119. She went to the circus with her parents. She was excited. She had never been to a circus. There were many clowns at the circus. She liked the clowns. They had funny faces (Yr 3-5)
Listening
ESLPod.com | Learn English With More Than 1800 Lessonshttp://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=14347951#A short dialogue, starts at 1:11 and finishes at 2:45. If you wish to hear it faster, go to 15:46 (Yr 4-6)
Lesson Plan
Storytelling: Carnival crime | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBChttps://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/storytelling-carnival-crimeA lesson plan with downloadable text and activity handouts (Yr 5-6)
Viewing
Ben & Bella – Ben the Clown – Cartoon – YouTube (4:51) https://youtu.be/wkdLSNEbv-IThe video version of “Ben the Clown” is an entertaining 5-minute cartoon clip
The Mr Men Show – Circus (UK) – YouTube (10:34) https://youtu.be/O8zCY20cebMThe Mr Men Show – Circus (UK) (Yr 6)
Circus escape | LearnEnglish Kids | British Council (5:03) http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/circus-escapeCircus escape A story with audio and text (Yr 4-5)
Writing
Let the students draw and describe their own clown: What does it look like, what is it wearing and what can it do?
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