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There are online circus activities on this page (balloon and clowns).

Circus Day is May 19th

Animals Thematic Unit Animals Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: Nature's Footprints: In the Barnyard, Spot Goes to the Circus, Dear Zoo, The Pop-Up Pet Shop. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.

Balloons

Books

Balloon Craft
Make a big circle.  Have the child decorate his/her balloon using crayons, markers, etc.

Balloons for the wall or bulletin board
For the home or classroom, make a lot of balloons.  I used an oatmeal container and traced around it and added a little tiny circle on the bottom of the balloon.  I hole punched that part and tied a piece of yarn on it.  I then wrote the word for different colors in English and Spanish in each balloon.  On the top of a creme color balloon, I wrote  The COLORS a line and Los COLORES.  I did the same for each color of balloon: Purple - Morado, Sky Blue - Celeste, White - Blanco, Black - Negro,  Green - Verde, Pink - Rosada, Gray - Gris, Yellow - Amarillo, Red - Rojo, Orange,  Anaranjado, Brown - Marrón, Blue - Azul.

GAMES
To accompany these balloons, I created this game.

Balloon Game
Take a dozen sized egg carton and glue a small circle for each color.  Have the child toss into the egg carton a pom-pom, coin, etc. into it.  Have the child say the color in English and/or Spanish that it lands in.

Blowing Up a Balloon
Have the children hold their two hands in a circle in front of their mouths.  Have them pretend they are blowing air out of their mouths as if they are blowing up a balloon.  At the same time, have the children spread out their hands, making the circle bigger and bigger.  When you say, “Pop,” all the children release hands and fall down, or the balloon can lose its air instead of popping.  Have the children continue holding their hands and make the circle smaller and smaller.  Have the children make hissing sound as the air goes out of the balloon.

Balloon-pingpong Relay
Balloon Battle
Balloon Hot Potato

See online activities.

Balloon Car Builder Download Game @ ZOOM

Printables
All God's Children - Coloring Book (balloons)
Balloon Name Tags (or patterns) @ Land Far Away
Balloon Shapes (with a clown) @ Bry-Back Manor
Square, oval, triangle, and circle shaped balloons.
FreeWorksheets.com - Counting Balloons

Fold two pieces of construction paper lengthwise (have the child choose his/her colors). Have the child (or yourself) trace the child's hand & part of the wrist and foot (shoe off) onto the folded papers.  Cut out the hands and feet.  Staple the head over the top of the shirt.  Staple or glue the hands on the side and the feet onto the bottom of the clown.  Have the child make a face and decorate the clothes of the clown.