Circus Resources for Schools
When you book a Circus Smirkus Residency,
we send along a curriculum package to help you plan
for the residency. We provide materials to
help you incorporate circus into every part of your
curriculum. We also send materials to help you continue
exploring the adventure of circus long after the Smirko-in-residence
has pulled up stakes and moved on to the next town.
The links below allow you to download some of our
Circus Smirkus Residency materials for general use
outside of the Residency itself. It's not the complete
Residency package, but it'll tell you where to buy
rigging equipment, how to throw together a clown costume,
who started the first "modern" circus (and when),
what Aba-daba means – along with a lot of
other fun and useful information to get you and your
students started with circus.
Circus Across
the Curriculum
Ways to work circus themes into Language Arts, Math,
Social Studies, Science, PE, Music, and Art.
Resources for Teaching
About the Circus
Books, Videos, Web sites, Circus Organizations.
Circus Suppliers
Where to buy juggling gear, props, costumes, rigging,
and more.
Circus Facts and
History
A time line of major events in circus, stretching
from 1768 to the founding of Circus Smirkus!
Circus Glossary
The unique jargon of the circus, from Aba-daba to
Zany.
Clown Costume Ideas
How to dress funny, right from your closet.
For more information, contact:
Rick Davis, Residency Coordinator
rick@smirkus.org
Circus Smirkus
1 Circus Road
Greensboro, VT 05841
Tel (802) 533-7443 ext. 27
See you at the circus!
