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Barwon Valley
School
Campus 3
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
Unit Over-view
Circus
Performers 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
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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