Under the Big Top

I really need to be better about keeping up with my blog. I think it is a great way to reflect on what went on and what I could do to be a better teacher.

Last week was a pretty good week in my class and I didn't even share what went on. The theme was Under the Big Top. That means all the activities that we do revolve around the circus. We talked about the jobs and animals that you might see at the circus. It was a pretty fun time. At the end of the week we had a Circus and watched the movie "Dumbo". The Circus consisted of children pretending to be lions while the teachers tamed them and had them do tricks. Then we had acrobats ( the kids) jump through hoops, tumble, and walk on a tight rope (which was plank on the ground). The kids really got into it, especially the part where they got to pretend to be lions. I almost got mauled!

One art activity that I came up with was pretty neat I thought. I took pictures of the kids and printed them out in black and white. I drew clown faces on them and the kids colored and glued yarn on them. Some of them turned our really well while others scared the daylights out of me. Below are the pictures. Tell me what you think!