Suitable for pupils in year 5&6, this resource includes a high quality model newspaper report. It describes the death defying World Trade Center tightrope walk performed by Frenchman Philippe Petit in 1974 (as recently portrayed in the 2015 film - The Walk). Also included is a teaching presentation to assist in the writing of an effective newspaper report introduction and a two page blank newspaper template. You will also find a success criteria sample (WMG) attached with an open source You Tube video clip.

Learning Intention: To understand what life is like for animals in the circus. To discuss human and animal rights, and share our opinion about animals being used in the circus. A IDL topic focusing on the circus. This lesson looks at the use of animals in the circus, video clips, pictures, stories of animals, animals rights looking at this compared to UNCRC. What can we do to help? Follow up written task on word document. This was originally created on comic life so is simply a picture copy on word.

This lesson was created as an introduction to budgeting / saving for a one-off KS2 lesson, but would also work as a KS3 lesson (depending on whether they have been introduced to budgeting / saving before) 1) Have each student fill out the "Things to do at the Fair!" tick sheet - ticking all the things they would like to do at the fair. 2) Give out the "How much will it Cost?" information sheet so that students are able to fill in the "How much will it Cost?" calculation sheet. At the end of this step, each student should have a total amount amount of money they would need in order to do everything they wanted to do at the Fair. 3) Print out (on card if possible) and cut out all the money scenario cards. Hand one to each student and have them calculate how they will pay for their day at the Fair. (Depending on the class, it may work best to have them do this in partners so they can discuss with each other) 4) As an extension, students could a) discuss with the class what they will do to budget / save for their day at the Fair; b) they could think other ways to earn / save money; c) they could modify their "Things to do at the Fair" tick sheet so that it is more affordable; d) they could calculate how much a day at the fair would cost for their whole family.

After looking at existing examples of Theme Park Leaflets, (not included) learners design and create their own leaflet using this template. These sheets are designed to be attached inside an exercise book and used in a display. Also included are examples of powerful vocabulary (Wow Words) and a list of useful persuasive phrases to ‘up-level’ the outcome of your learners work. Also included is a short video clip advertsing a theme park and a sample set of success criteria (WMG - What makes good)

This lesson uses fun tasks to explore animal welfare issues such as animals in captivity in zoos and aquariums, being used in circuses and for sports. The Happy Orca looks at what is causing these problems through a series of PowerPoint slides and a fun workbook. Engaging tasks and activities such as a class debate and vote, as well as an observational art task and creative writing helps students tackle these environmental issues. **The course ideally suits upper key stage 2 students. ** There are five subjects in The Happy Orca’s Animal Academy and each lesson can be downloaded individually. It has also been designed to form a complete workbook if all subjects are collected together. Students can then turn the workbooks into their own Animal Academy Journals which they could even personalise with facts, doodles and colours.

A KS2 activity where children need to order the listed circus themed events into a timeline. Timeline box given so children can either cut and stick into the empty layout or they can hand write into the boxes. However could also be used for online/distance learning as the activity can also be edited in word. The answers are also attached. Both documents in word & PDF.

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This download teaches children about the festival of Dia de los Muertos in one complete lesson. There is a detailed 45 slide PowerPoint on the celebrations of The Day of the Dead, fun traditional facts, details about how it is celebrated, information about the food that is made and eaten and a look at the different parts of an altar. There are also differentiated, 8 page, worksheets to allow students to demonstrate their understanding. This pack is great for teaching kids all about this Mexican celebration in your classroom. This download includes: Complete 45 slide PowerPoint 8 page printable worksheets (x3 differentiated) Blank worksheets Answer sheets Thanks for looking Please remember to leave feedback, for updates and promotions you can also follow me <strong><a href=" https://www.tes.com/member/Charleei">here</a></strong>. <strong>Some of my other products:</strong> <strong><a href=" https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/six-science-lessons-products-bundle-pack-11147925"> Big Science Bundle Pack </a></strong>. <strong><a href=" https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-space-workbook-11180019"> Complete Space and the Solar System Workbook </a></strong>. <strong><a href=" https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/science-investigation-booklet-11146853"> Complete Dialogues and Play Scripts Writing Unit </a></strong>

This Power Point Presentation contains a short information of the Clowns job developing through the time and some famous names and types of the clowns from around the world.

This lesson uses fun tasks to explore environmental issues such as habitat loss and deforestation with positive suggestions on how to effect change. The Happy Orca looks at what is causing these problems through a series of PowerPoint slides and a fun workbook. Engaging tasks and activities such as research, letter writing and a maths challenge helps students tackle these environmental issues. **The course ideally suits upper key stage 2 students. ** There are five subjects in The Happy Orca’s Animal Academy and each lesson can be downloaded individually. It has also been designed to form a complete workbook if all subjects are collected together. Students can then turn the workbooks into their own Animal Academy Journals which they could even personalise with facts, doodles and colours.**

This lesson uses fun tasks to explore the sensitive welfare issue of animal testing for cosmetic and household items. We look at alternative solutions and positive suggestions on how to effect change. The Happy Orca looks at what is causing these problems through a series of PowerPoint slides and a fun workbook. Engaging activities such as making ethical liquid hand soap helps students tackle these environmental issues. **The course ideally suits upper key stage 2 students. ** There are five subjects in The Happy Orca’s Animal Academy and each lesson can be downloaded individually. It has also been designed to form a complete workbook if all subjects are collected together. Students can then turn the workbooks into their own Animal Academy Journals which they could even personalise with facts, doodles and colours.

There are 32 theme based topics for Toddlers. Suitable for parents, teachers, home-school, preschool, daycare or play groups. Each lesson revolves around the following: Warm-up play Gathering and settling Welcome Songs Preview & Circle Time Creative Play Stations Home Play In Each Pack there are: Parents handout, Lesson Plan, Vocabulary Sheet, Playgroup Materials Checklist. THEMES INCLUDE: Balls Birds Boats Boys & Girls Bugs Bunnies Camping Car & Buses Cats & Dogs Dinosaurs Doctors & Nurses Fall Family Love Farm Animals Firefighters Fish Flowers Grocery Housework Laundry Letter Carrier Nursery Rhymes Restaurant Spring Summer Teddy Bears Trains & Planes Trucks Vegetables Winter Workshop Zoo

Circus Assembly for Key Stage One Cast of 30 - easily adaptable up or down. Role of Narrator taken by Class Teacher. Duration: 10 - 15 minutes This script is suitable for both upper and lower Key Stage I. Whereas the first half is on the history of circuses, there are lots of jokes to cheer up our Sad Clown for younger children in the second half - plus ample opportunities for ‘the performance of a lifetime’! This script is a kind of template - it can be used for any size class and be expanded to any length of time. Oh, and did I mention Health and Safety?! Sample Text: Fire breather: Look at what fire breathers do! (Fire breather breathes out fire) (Everyone gasps and applauds; Narrator rushes on with fire extinguisher) Narrator: Hey! Health and safety! Health and safety! Stop this now! Sword swallower: And then there’s my act (holding up sword) Narrator: (Intervening quickly) I have no idea what you intend doing with that sword – but not here, not now! Sword swallower: But I was only going to swallow it (pauses) like this! Narrator: (Shrieking) Stop now! That’s way too dangerous! (Whole cast groans) Sad Clown: You see? Always some health and safety spoilsport around these days to ruin our fun! (Circus juggler walks up and down, juggling) Narrator: Now, that’s more like it! Plenty of skill, no danger! (Stilt walker walks up and down) Narrator: (Applauding) Bravo! (Contortionist and ‘Strong man’ perform, Narrator watching anxiously) (Everyone gasps and applauds; Narrator rushes on with First Aid Kit) Narrator: This really won’t do! What have I said about health and safety? (Lion roars loudly)

Here are a collection of word search worksheets for KS1 children. This collection is Set 1 in the series. Links to reading, spelling, phonics and word work as well as the topics shown. The themes are: Circus, Spring, Nature, Birthday, Christmas, Halloween, Food and Toys. Each word search has a colour version and a black and white version. Children have 8 pictures which they can label and then look for the words in the word search grids below. There are answer sheets on the final page for all the word searches. The children could work as part of a guided reading group or work individually or in pairs.

Simply the best christmas quiz of 2019! Get your students/colleagues in teams and let the battle for the most christmas enthusiast begin! The seven wonderful rounds include: general knowledge, christmas catchphrases, what’s the song, christmas movies, watch the advert, celebrity santa and spot the difference! Plenty to keep the students entertained! Oh yes…answers are provided at the end! Merry Christmas Everyone!

Blank KWL grid suitable for learners in KS2. Ideal Asessment for learning activity when beginning the new topic. Pupils should add their knowledge to the grid throughout the term. K - What I Know W - What I want to know L - What I have learnt

An IDL project on the circus. This lesson focuses on what it would be like growing up in the circus. A comparison study between a child in the classes life to that of a child in the circus. Learning Intention: To understand what it may be like growing up in the circus. To discuss and identify advantages and disadvantages to growing up in the circus. Success Criteria: -As I listen and watch, I can take note of key facts. -I can share my ideas and opinions. -I can list some advantages and disadvantages. -I can work well in a social group and independently. Looks at background, families, the job, education, advantages and disadvantages. A little clip from the infamous scene in dumbo to give children a little context. Follow up activity created on publisher, asks children to give 2 examples of advantages/disadvantages and using the BAR key from Ryan's thinking keys to enhance creative thinking.

Children to independently complete this evaluation form at the end of their topic/themed day. Can be edited to suit any topic. Great for the end of unit activity and to show reflection within their topic/theme books. Also great for teachers to see which parts were successful.

“Our Circus Band” is one of a set of ten songs Donna has written on the theme of “People And Places”. This download of “Our Circus Band” consists of: • PDF of the music and lyrics • 2 MP3 files of vocal and piano backing tracks • PowerPoint of the song with embedded audio of both vocal and piano backing tracks • Word document of the lyrics and helpful teacher’s notes No licence is required for performing any of Donna’s material, and the music and lyrics may be copied freely for use within or by your school. The complete " People And Places” song pack is available from our TES shop for £5. It includes a PDF of the music and lyrics, PowerPoints, mp3 audio tracks and teacher’s notes. But note the following! For a limited time bundles of some of Donna’s other song packs are available on TES at low cost £5 for 5 song packs. Each song pack includes lyrics, audio files, a PowerPoint with lyrics and audios plus teacher’s notes. “Mini-Musicals” includes Cinderella, Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk and a bonus Christmas song pack. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12917383 Her “Ancient World” bundle includes Ancient Egypt, Celts and Romans, Vikings, Dinosaurs and a bonus Pirates song pack. Again all 5 packs are on offer for only £5 – ie £1 per song pack! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12918200 Donna Minto is Chairperson of S.A.M.E. (The Scottish Association for Music Education). She is the author of the popular “Games, Ideas and Activities for Primary Music”, published by Pearson Longman.

A short unit of work designed for Key Stage 2 on wild animals performing in circuses. Each lesson is planned to take an hour, although there are plenty of opportunities to shorten or lengthen activities. This topic has many cross-curricular links, with strong links to the Science, English, Geography, SMSC and Citizenship curriculums. Lesson 1. Animal Adaptations To describe how different organisms are adapted to their environment To explain why organisms succeed best in their own natural environments Lesson 2. A day in the life of a tiger To compare the life of a tiger in the wild with one in a circus To write a diary entry entitled ‘A day in the life of a tiger’. Lesson 3. Should all wild animals in circuses be banned? To understand the arguments for and against banning wild animals in circuses To form an opinion To write a persuasive letter. Context: Globally, thousands of wild animals are used in circuses and forced to perform demeaning and unnatural tricks to entertain the public. The welfare of both domesticated and wild animals are often severely compromised in a circus environment. Born Free is wholly opposed to the use of wild animals in circuses and considers the practice to be unethical. There is overwhelming evidence of compromised animal welfare in the circus environment. Born Free works across the UK and Europe to bring an end to the use of wild animals in circuses and supports international campaign partners in their efforts. Where possible, Born Free rescues animals from appalling conditions in circuses. Over the years we have rescued and rehomed several big cats from circuses in France, Bulgaria, Italy and Germany. We provide them with high standard lifetime care in sanctuaries. However, these are the lucky ones. If you find these resources useful, please leave a review. If you have any further questions, or would like to find out more about our UK Education Programme, do get in touch at education@bornfree.org.uk . Many thanks for checking out our materials!