Welcome to Year 1R
This half-term our topic is called 'The Circus is coming to town!'. As you may be able to tell, it is all about the Circus!
The big idea
Have you heard the saying ‘laughter is the best medicine’? Laughing and having fun are such an important part of our lives. We all love being entertained and enjoying ourselves. For a very long time, the circus has been a special place where people, from many parts of the world, go to be entertained, laugh and have fun.
In Art, we’ll be finding out:
• How to draw faces and understand expressions
• About the work of artists who have painted pictures about the circus
In History, we’ll be finding out:
• What circuses were like in the past
• About some of the people who made circuses famous
• How circuses have changed over the years
In Science, we’ll be finding out:
• Which materials would make a waterproof tent
• Which materials to use for circus costumes
• About forces – pushes and pulls in circus acts
In Technology, we’ll be finding out:
• How to put up a tent
• How to plan and make circus tents for soft toys
In Geography, we’ll be finding out:
• How to draw maps and plans of a circus
• How to use maps and atlases to find out about the countries some circus animals
come from
In Society, we’ll be finding out:
• How to stay safe in busy places
• What it’s like to be a circus artist
In ICT, we’ll be finding out:
• How to draw a plan for our own circus
• How to make tickets and a poster for our own circus
In International, we’ll be finding out:
• What different people think about using animals in the circus
• What the circus of the future might look like
We have also set up our very own Circus Skills School in the role play area where the children can learn to juggle, spin plates, balance and tight rope.
Have you heard the saying ‘laughter is the best medicine’? Laughing and having fun are such an important part of our lives. We all love being entertained and enjoying ourselves. For a very long time, the circus has been a special place where people, from many parts of the world, go to be entertained, laugh and have fun.
In Art, we’ll be finding out:
• How to draw faces and understand expressions
• About the work of artists who have painted pictures about the circus
In History, we’ll be finding out:
• What circuses were like in the past
• About some of the people who made circuses famous
• How circuses have changed over the years
In Science, we’ll be finding out:
• Which materials would make a waterproof tent
• Which materials to use for circus costumes
• About forces – pushes and pulls in circus acts
In Technology, we’ll be finding out:
• How to put up a tent
• How to plan and make circus tents for soft toys
In Geography, we’ll be finding out:
• How to draw maps and plans of a circus
• How to use maps and atlases to find out about the countries some circus animals
come from
In Society, we’ll be finding out:
• How to stay safe in busy places
• What it’s like to be a circus artist
In ICT, we’ll be finding out:
• How to draw a plan for our own circus
• How to make tickets and a poster for our own circus
In International, we’ll be finding out:
• What different people think about using animals in the circus
• What the circus of the future might look like
We have also set up our very own Circus Skills School in the role play area where the children can learn to juggle, spin plates, balance and tight rope.
