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Circus Songs
12-12-00Sung to "are you sleeping" Elephants walking, elephants walking
8-20-00Circus Song (tune: "I've Been Working on the Railroad) I am walking through
the circus,
6-8-00Sung to the tune of La Cucarocha (I am sorry I don't know the correct spelling.) Oh little lion, Oh little lion, (This is sung while each child takes a turn and jumps through a hula hoop. ) My children loved doing this.
Date: 4-10-00song movement Oh Mr. clown clown repeat until every child has a turn
Date: 6-1-99We have a circus clown his name is (Fill in child's name) 6-13-98 Name: Carol E-Mail: apple@wantree.com.au A funny clown who is short and fat, A funny clown in a big tall hat. A funny clown with a nose so red, A funny clown with green hair on his head. A funny clown who is very tall, A funny clown so tiny and small. A funny clown ............ (make clowns matching the above - and more - for the felt or magnetic board - children pick out and put in place: one for each class member would be ideal!) 6-13-98 Name: Carol E-Mail: apple@wantree.com.au Colour Clowns: Need a clown body shape.....and the bits and pieces to add to it as you recite a poem..... Silly clown, silly clown with a great big nose, Silly clown, silly clown wearing funny clothes. Silly clown, silly clown with a suit of blue, Silly clown, silly clown with one big shoe. Silly clown, silly clown with a spotty tie, Silly clown, silly clown big glasses on your eye. Silly clown, silly clown with hair....(make up the rest along these lines) 6-13-98 Name: Carol E-Mail: apple@wantree.com.au Putting Up the Big Top - Have children make a circle and pretend they have to put up the Big Top....bend down and lift it up high, singing (to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star) Everybody circle round, Lift the canvas off the ground, Pull and pull and watch it rise, Big Top grows before our eyes. Everybody circle round, Lift the canvas off the ground. Sit and watch the circus acts singing: Everybody circle round, Form a ring upon the ground. Now we're set to watch the show, Circus acts both high and low'. Everybody circle round, Form a ring upon the ground. 6-13-98 Name: Carol E-Mail: apple@wantree.com.au Circus Acts: Ringmaster - introduces the acts and controls time etc. Prancing Horses - high stepping around the ring. Bare Back Riders - doing fancy tricks Horses - put a doll on their backs and they have to keep inside a masking tape track - how do they have to move to keep the doll in place. Circus Elephants - walking in line (tails to trunks), moving very slowly, balancing on a beam or "barrel". Tightrope Walkers - arms out at side as they balance along a masking tape line on floor - doing one legged turns, bows, etc. Add the balance beam and an umbrella Acrobats - forward and backward rolls, cartwheels, splits etc. Clowns - do clownlike actions: running, jumping, falling, tripping over pretend objects, wiggling and all large exaggerated movements. Don't forget the Clown Parade! Elephants balancing - singing "One Elephant Balancing". Lions and Tigers - jumping or stepping through hoops, prowling around the cage - snarling and lunging at the trainer, jumping off "barrels" pretend wrestling with each other. 6-13-98 Name: Carol E-Mail: apple@wantree.com.au We Are All Clowns Today: (tune - Farmer in the Dell) We are all clowns today, We are all clowns today, Hi ho the derry o We are all clowns today. 6-13-98 Name: Carol E-Mail: apple@wantree.com.au Did You Ever See a Clown (tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie?) Did you ever see a clown, Kids in circle, one in middle A clown, a clown? performing appropriate actions, Did you ever see a clown, others imitate. Do this and do that? Do this and do that, Do this and do that. Did you ever see a clown, Do this and do that? 6-13-98 Name: Carol E-Mail: apple@wantree.com.au Let's All Go to the Circus Today (tune: Mary had a little lamb) Let's all go to the circus today, The circus today, the circus today. Let's all go to the circus today, And watch the big parade. Lions and tigers jump through hoops, Jump through hoops,jump through hoops. Lions and Tigers jump through hoops, In their circus cage. The prancing horses step so high, Step so high, step so high. The prancing horses step so high, In the circus ring. See the clowns all tumbling, Tumbling, tumbling. See the clowns all tumbling, In the circus ring. 6-13-98 Name: Carol E-Mail: apple@wantree.com.au Take Me Out to the Circus (tune: Take Me Out to the Ballgame) Take me out to the circus, Take me to the Big Top. I want to see the clowns tumbling, As I eat popcorn and drink soda pop. Oh, the lions and tigers may scare me, The high wire acts will amaze. So it's me , you.....oh, the things we will do On our circus days !!!!!!! 6-13-98 Name: Carol E-Mail: apple@wantree.com.au Circus Marching Band - give the kids an instrument each and go for a wander around the yard, making music as you go, all marching in step and time to the music(?) 6-9-98 The Clowns In The Circus (Sung to The Wheels On The Bus) The clowns in the circus make us go ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha The clowns in the circus make us go ha ha ha All day long! The lions in the circus go grrrr grrrr grrrrrr grrrr grrrr grrrrrr grrrr grrrr grrrrrr The lions in the circus go grrrr grrrr grrrrrr All day long! The elephants in the circus go errrrrrr eerrrrrrrr eerrrrrr errrrrrr eerrrrrrrr eerrrrrr errrrrrr eerrrrrrrr eerrrrrr The elephants in the circus go errrrrrr eerrrrrrrr eerrrrrr All day long! The hot dog man at the circus yells red hots here! red hots here! red hots here! The hot dog man at the circus yells red hots here! All day long. (Continue by adding verses that the children make up!) |
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