Summer Camp Schedule: Circus Acts

July 27-31
Monday:

Shape Circus

Literacy: Circus by Lois Ehlert

Activity: Cotton Popcorn (Recycled Art), Balance Beam (Outdoor)
Game: Ship Shore

Main Art: Shape Circus characters

Tuesday:

Under The Big Top

Literacy: Ginger Jumps by Lisa Campbell Ernst 

Activity:  Clown nose (Recycled Art), Simon Says (Outdoor) 
Game: Musical Chairs

Main Art: Clown puppet

Wednesday:

Circus Performance

Literacy: Circus Family Dog by Andrew Clements

Activity: Cotton Candy Playdough  (Recycled Art), Talent show (Outdoor), 
Game: Obstacle Relay

Main Art: Circus Animal

Thursday:

Carival Games

Literacy: Circus Family Dog by Andrew Clements

Activity:   (Recycled Art), Face Paint (Outdoor), 
Game: Ring Toss

Main Art: Ball in Cup game

Friday:

Carnival Games at the Gym

2/3 Class July 27-31 Under the Big Top continued

Monday

Art: circus tent

Sensory: popcorn tub

Math: Pattern Blocks

Music/Drama: circus acts with parachute

I am walking through the circus, Happy as can be.
I am walking through the circus,
Just to see what I can see.
I can see the clown laughing.
I can see the elephant, too.
I can see the lion sleeping.
Look out! ‘Cause he sees you.

Tuesday

Art: Clown face with shapes

Sensory:  playdough circus animal

Math: pattern block clown

Music/Drama:  Circus acts with Circus music

Wednesday

Art: Ring of Fire

Sensory: Popcorn tub

Math: Pattern Block clown

Music/Drama :  circus song and circus acts

Oh little lion, Oh little lion,
Jump through the fiery ring.
Oh little lion, Oh little lion,
Let's see you do it again. 

Wednesday

Art: Elephant balancing  on a ball handprint

Sensory: playdough circus animals

Math:  Circus tent pattern  block

Music/Drama:  Balancing tricks

One grey elephant balancing
Step by step on a piece of string
Thought it was such a wonderful stunt
That he called for another elephant

Two grey elepants balancing
Step by step on a piece of string
Thought it was such a wonderful stunt
That they called for another elephant

Three grey elephants balancing
Step by step on a piece of string
Thought it was such a wonderful stunt
That they called for another elephant

Four grey elephants balancing
Step by step on a piece of string
Thought it was such a wonderful stunt
That they called for another elephant

Five grey elephants balancing
Step by step on a piece of string
All of a sudden the piece of string broke
And down came all the elephant folk

Thursday

Art: Trapeze craft

Sensory:  Popcorn tub

Math:  pattern blocks

Music/Drama:   Circus acts with music

Friday

Carnival Games and circus festivities  in gym at school

July 20-24 2/3 class Under the Big Top

Under the Big Top

Monday

Sensory: popcorn tub

Art: clown face

Music:  dancing to circus music/ did you ever see a clown

Dramatic play:  circus acts

Book:  If I Ran the Circus

Tuesday

Sensory: popcorn tub 

Art: lion mask

Music: circus tunes

Dramatic play:  circus tricks

Book: dandelion

Wednesday

Sensory: popcorn tub

Art: circus train

Music: funny clown song

Dramatic play: circus performance

Book: Circus train

Thursday

Sensory:  popcorn tub

Art: Popcorn art

Music: Funny clown song

Dramatic play:  circus theme

Book:  The Popcorn Book

Friday

Field trip to Marymoor park

Drop-off at 9am

Summer Camp Schedule: Circus

July 20-24
Monday:

The Circus has arrived

Literacy: Star of the circus by Michael & Mary Beth Sampson

Activity: Circus Poster (Recycled Art), Musical Chairs (Outdoor)
Game: Scarve Juggling

Main Art: Circus postcards

Tuesday:

Under The Big Top

Literacy: Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer

Activity: Pinwheels (Recycled Art), Balance Beam (Outdoor) 
Game: Musical Chairs

Main Art: Popcorn Balls

Wednesday:

Let the Show begin: Circus Performance

Literacy: Ginger Jumps by Lisa Campbell Ernst 

Activity: Trapeze artist (Recycled Art), Talent show (Outdoor), 
Game: Obstacle Relay

Main Art: Balancing Robot

Thursday:

Carival Games

Literacy: Circus Family Dog by Andrew Clements

Activity: Clown ties (Recycled Art), Face Paint (Outdoor), 
Game: Ring Toss

Main Art: Clown Mask

Friday:

Field Trip to Marymoor Park

Summer Camp Schedule: Blast off into space

July 6-July 10

Monday:

Astronaut Training Camp 

Literacy: Astronaut PiggyWiggy by Christyan Fox

Activity: Solar System Poster (Recycled Art), Hide & Seek (Outdoor)
Game: Astronaut training

Main Art: Astronaut Pudding

Tuesday:

Exploring the Planets 

Literacy: Priscilla and the Pink Planet by Nathaniel Hobbie

Activity: Paper Mache Planet (Recycled Art), Sizing up the Universe (Science)
Game: Airplane Tag

Main Art: Making our own planet 

Wednesday:

Journey to the Red Planet

Literacy: Touchdown Mars! by Peggy Wethered

Activity: Shooting Comet (Recycled Art), Travel Guide to Mars (Outdoor)
Game: Baseball

Main Art: Space rover 

Thursday:

Exploring the Moon

Literacy: Papa, please get the moon for me by Eric Carle

Activity: Cookie Moon Phases (Recycled Art), Creating Moon Craters (Science)
Game: Kickball

Main Art: Galaxy Playdough

Friday:

Field Trip to the Museum of Flight 

2/3 class Blast off into Space

Monday 

Solar system art

Solar system sensory tub

Music (climb aboard the spaceship)

In school planetarium

Tuesday

Book: Sun 

Solar system sensory tub 

Art: handprint Sun craft

Music: Mr. Sun

Sun squish bag paint

Wednesday 

Book: Roaring rocket ships

Art: Rocketship 

Solar system sensory tub 

Music. (Climb aboard the spaceship)

Rocket launch

 

Thursday 

Book: Papa can you Get me the Moon

Art: Moon surface 

Game: Moon toss

Music: Climb Aboard the Spaceship

Friday

Field trip to Marymoor Park

Summer Camp Schedule: Blast off & fly

July 6-July 10

Monday:

Get Ready to Blast Off

Literacy: Green Wilma, Frog in Space by Tedd Arnold

Activity: Paper airplane (Recycled Art/ Outdoor)
Game: Airplane Tag

Main Art: Straw Airplane

Tuesday:

History of Flight 

Literacy: Flying by Donald Crews

Activity: Paper clip Helicopter (Recycled Art), Frisbee Golf (Outdoor)
Game: Parachute

Main Art: Popsicle stick plane

Wednesday:

Airplane

Literacy: Nobody Owns the Sky: the Story of Brave Bessie Coleman by Reeve Lindbergh 

Activity: Plastic Bag parachute (Recycled Art), Frisbee Golf (Outdoor)
Game: Long jump contest 

Main Art: Hot Air Balloon

Thursday:

Kite Flying

Literacy: Kite Flying by Grace Lin

Activity: Straw Rockets (Recycled Art), Balloon air pressure (Outdoor)
Game: Airplane Tag

Main Art: Kite Design 

Friday:

Field Trip to Marymoor Park