Circus – Pandemic Homeschooling, Theme 6

And Thoughts On “Quarantine” Supplies

The panic shopping is a only a little out of control here. Today I went to try to get some things I forgot. I wanted a thermometer, kids’ acetomenefen and ibuprofen, and hand sanitizer but the Walgreens was out of all of them. We were able to get one bottle of cough medicine for kids and one for adults though, so there’s that. Maybe I’ll go to another store tomorrow. I really don’t want to brave a crowded store!

Anywhoo, I hope you are coping with everything! Here’s the Circus Theme!

Online Learning

• Wiki How on How to Join the Circus
• A to Z of Circus Skills (mostly juggling) with links to how-to’s
• Learn about the circus on the National Centre for Circus Arts YouTube page:

Books

• “The boy who ran away from the circus (and joined the library),” Fizzlebert Stump Series, Book 1, by A. F Harrold, available on Overdrive
• “The Circus Ship,” Chris Van Dusen, on Overdrive
• “If I Ran the Circus,” Dr. Seuss, on Overdrive
• For some detailed circus history, check out “Ringlingville USA : the stupendous story of seven siblings and their stunning circus success,” Jerry Apps, on Overdrive

Activities

• Scarf juggling, National Circus Project on YouTube
• Clown face-painting, HGTV tutorial
• Living room circus show, sheknows blog

Snacks

• Carmel popcorn, allrecipes.com
• Circus peanuts
• Lemonade
• Fried dough, yummly.com