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Barwon
Valley School Campus
3
 Term 3, 2001 Circus
Theme A
teacher Resource Incorporating
Theme Units of Work in KLAs-
Curriculum Focus
Learning Outcomes
Target Objectives
Learning Activities
Compiled by Campus 3 staff Theme
- The Circus Rationale
"The Circus" has been selected as the focus of this term's integrated units of work. The theme will cover a range of learning experiences across the Key Learning Area's, but mainly encompass the performing arts and movement skills. Main
Focus The central activity of this theme will be preparing, practicing and performing a Circus for an audience (parents). The focus will be on the main characters and animals seen in a circus, with separate units on Performers, Animals and Clowns. Theme
Over-view The theme will run for a term. Units of work may be undertaken in 3 week blocks as outlined and include curriculum focus points and learning outcomes based on the Victorian Curriculum and Standards Framework Level 1, and skills from Barwon Valley Draft Curriculum Documents. The major Key Learning Areas covered are The Arts, and Health & Physical Education. Circus based learning tasks will be undertaken in English, Maths and Technology, while Studies of Society and the Environment, and Science learning outcomes will be included in an integrated curriculum approach with projects undertaken by individuals and as a group. Different activities within the units will be selected according to the needs of each class group, and each student will work on specific skills related to their Individual Education Plan. Theme
Highlights Visit to a circus Gymnastics program at Gymnastic Club Visiting Performers Preparing practicing and performing Circus for parents
Focus - This unit will focus on the main characters, the types of acts and where performances are held. Main Activities - prepare props and practice Circus acts for audience Gymnastics program, supervised by trained coach
Where do you find them? ·
Big
top ·
circus
tent ·
ring ·
circus
·
circus
train ·
trailers Integrated Study- Tech, Science, ·
Spot lights ·
Food ·
Balance activities Circus Characters
Who are they? ·
Ring
master ·
Lion
tamer ·
Acrobat ·
Magician ·
Tight
rope walker ·
Bare
back rider ·
Juggler ·
Clown
·
Trapeze
artist What do they do? ·
Perform
·
Announce ·
Act ·
Tricks ·
Magic ·
Tumble ·
Swing ·
Balance
·
Instruct
Focus
Content- This unit will focus on the main
characters and the types of acts that they do, with the object being to develop
similar skills in students - Ring master - announcing
(speaking to group, appropriate volume) Clown - play skills, emotions (yoyo etc,
happy/sad) Lion tamer - instruct lions to do tricks
(following, giving instructions) Acrobat - tumbling, balance skills (movement
skills) Trapeze artist - swinging (upper body
strength) Magician - tricks (performing to group) Juggler - co-ordination Tight rope walker - balance
(balance, heel-toe walking) Bare back rider - balance (balance
on/off ground) Audience - appropriate behaviours
(sitting watching quietly, clapping etc) Focus
KLAs - H&PE
- movement and physical activity Locomotion skills - jump, hop, crawl Balance skills - on ground, on beam, on
balance boards Gymnastic skills - tumbling,
cartwheels Co-ordination - juggling, yoyos H&PE
- Self and Relationships Emotions - happy, sad, excited, scared The
Arts - Performing Arts (drama, music, movement) Presenting to group Speaking in front of audience Playing musical instruments (for parade) Moving to music Making props for circus performance English
- Speaking and listening Speak audibly Use appropriate intonation patterns in
role play Give and follow dimple directions English
- Reading School produced resources and levelled
readers English
- Writing Writing list of circus acts Make poster to advertise circus Make tickets for circus performance Write invitations for circus performance Thank you letters for visiting
performers Focus
Activities - Excursion to Melbourne with parents to
see Cirque de Soliel at Imax Gymnatics program at Geelong Gymnastic
Centre Watching visiting performers Preparing and Presenting circus for
parents Resources
General Circus books from library, circus cd
music, and video Dress-ups English School produced texts - big books
"Here is the Circus" and "The Circus ABC" Readers - both school produced and
commercial Software - Talking Books for Here is the
Circus and the Circus ABC, Sunshine inter-active media, Intellipics programs. Health and PE Blocks, hoops, trapeze swing, balls,
mats CSF
Level 1 Key
Learning Areas, Learning outcomes, indicators and activities Focus
-Investigate, Prepare and Practice Performer acts Role play performers, prepare props, make posters Activity:-Role play Performers Choose role to act out, guess what
others are pretending to be, negotiate turns in roles English
Strand
Speaking
and listening Learning Outcomes
Indicators Texts Listen
to and produce brief spoken texts that deal with familiar ideas and
information ·
Ask
and answer simple questions for information and clarification ·
Give
and follow simple instructions Contextual
understandings Use
speaking and listening appropriately for classroom situations ·
Enter
conversations appropriately and take turns in discussion with others ·
Make,
agree to, or refuse requests appropriately in structured classroom
situations Investigate circus performers, learn labels and actions English
Strand
Reading Learning Outcomes
Indicators Texts Read
and respond to simple texts with familiar content and predominantly oral
language structures ·
Read
aloud simple texts, which include some high frequency words and
predominantly oral language patterns ·
Read
familiar texts, including non-print texts, and make links with own
experiences ·
Read
to follow simple instructions Plan and write lists for performer
acts - order of acts, sequence of actions for each performer English
Strand
Writing Learning Outcomes
Indicators Texts Produce
simple written texts that convey an idea or message ·
Use
word processing software to produce a message ·
Contribute
to jointly constructed classroom texts Contextual
Understandings Identify
the purpose of own and others writing ·
Identify
the purpose of a range of texts such as lists and labels Linguistic
structures Use
conventional written symbols for expressing ideas and information ·
Use
some letters on a keyboard (specialised) Strategies Use
a range of ways to record ideas and information ·
Use
talk, or drawing, or word processing software to plan for and support
ideas and information in own texts Practice performer acts for circus - The
Arts Strand
Performing
Arts Learning Outcomes
Indicators Communicate
ideas when making and presenting performing arts works ·
Improvise
movements and/or sounds in making performing arts works ·
Use
materials, techniques and/or processes to make performing arts works ·
Present
performing arts works to other class members Activity:-Role play Performers - Acts involving
Movement clowns running jumping; acrobats
tumbling rolling; tight rope walker balancing on line; trapeze artist hanging by
arms; bare back rider balancing Health
and Physical Education Strand
Movement
and Physical Activity Learning Outcomes
Indicators Perform
simple movement patterns ·
Demonstrate
movement patterns that resemble running, hopping, skipping, crawling,
rolling ·
Changing
direction, stopping and starting ·
Move
to stimuli such as rhythm, beat, music, words ·
Spring
and land safely ·
Perform
simple balance activities Activity:-Role play Performers - Acts involving
speech
Ring Master, Lion Tamer, Magician
-speaking clearly and loudly, sequencing act, giving instructions English
Strand
Speaking
and listening Learning Outcomes
Indicators Texts
Listen
to and produce brief spoken texts that deal with familiar ideas and
information ·
Give
and follow simple instructions and directions Use
some basic linguistic structures when speaking or listening in a variety
of classroom situations ·
Use
appropriate intonation patterns to add emphasis to meaning in role play ·
Speak
audibly and at an appropriate volume and pace for listeners' needs Activity:-Prepare props Loud speaker, top hats, flaming hoops, clown hats, posters The
Arts Strand
Visual
Arts Learning Outcomes
Indicators Arts
practice Communicate
ideas when making and presenting visual arts works ·
Use
materials, techniques and processes to make visual arts works ·
Present
visual arts works to other class members |
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