This week Ms. Kobi joined us each day to read aloud a circus-related story. On Monday, we read You See a Circus.. I See by Mike Downs. The story lead to a great discussion of circus families and the types of jobs a family member may hold in the circus.
On Tuesday, we read To the Big Top by Jill Esbaum. This was by far my favorite story of the week! This story took place in the early 1900's -two young boys work to help set up the circus in order to earn enough money to see the show. This story lent itself to a great activity afterward. Together, we all mimed putting up our own circus tent. It took all of our energy to pick up the heavy tent, unfold it, hammer the stakes down, tie up the rope, and push everything to the top! It was a great teamwork activity!
On Wednesday, Ms. Kobi brought in the story Circus Girl by Tomek Bogacki. This story provided us with the opportunity to discuss our feelings when we befriend someone new and feel included -we brainstormed ways we could be a good friend to someone else. Finally, we were able to practice being tight rope walkers, just like the main character! How fun it was for everyone to be able to perform their own "trick" while walking the tight rope! Our class tried to create a name for each move, as well! My favorite -The Spinning 360!
On Thursday, we read Dimity Dumpty, The Story of Humpty's Little Sister by Bob Graham. Everyone knew the famous rhyme about Humpty Dumpty and we were able to compare our new circus story with the original.
On Friday, we finished up our read aloud unit with Ms. Kobi with the story Circus Family Dog by Andrew Clements. In this story we learned about the role a dog plays in the circus! Toward the end of our time together, Ms. Kobi pulled out her burning hoop (a red, orange, and yellow fabric covered hula-hoop) for everyone to jump through!
It was a treat to see Ms. Kobi every day this week! I speak for everyone when I say we truly enjoyed the fun, circus spin she was able to bring to each read aloud. Maybe you'll be inspired to try your own tight rope trick :)
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