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8 thoughts on “When Teaching Kids We Don’t Know – 1 – Michele”
Is there a good explanation of 3 ring circus in here? Maybe a template can be made? I’ve read explanations of it and still don’t understand what it is
I think it is on of those things that you have to see to truly understand. People explained it to me several times, but I never really got it until I attended a workshop at which Bertie Segal demonstrated it. Then it was sort of, “well, duh”. The second-best thing would be for someone to put up a video.
That’s the same reason why I haven’t tried it yet – just can’t wrap my mind around it.
Here’s a fool’s attempt to describe it, for lack of a video:
The teacher stands up 3 students in different visible places of the classroom. The teacher asks the students to do different things (e.g. one student walks, another student plays the piano, and the other student sings). The students continue doing these things for the entire short time of the 3 ring circus, kind of like human flashcards. The teacher then looks at the rest of the class and begins to ask questions about the kids who are standing up, simple yes/no questions, then other Question word type questions, very fact based, (but PQA can easily spin off from this as it normally does for me), while the students look around at the actor students to answer your questions that you ask about them.
Eric Herman’s got a video of 3 ring circus up on the playlist on his web site which I think is also linked here on the videos page. Yay Eric!
Yes, Eric’s video of 3 Ring Circus explains it all. I’m pasting the link, which is also in the “Videos” section on the PLC:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8JqpkCp61R4zRltQHINdM-Mhl5b4gZhZ
Thanks Ben for suggesting doing this at the beginning of the year. I can see it’s power when introducing those verbs we use a lot in class, like “raise your hand,” “touch your nose,” or “write on paper,” or verbs of very common activities students do like, “play basketball,” “watch t.v.,” or “take a picture.” And thank Jim for sharing how 3 Ring Circus can begin a good PQA session.
And feel free to critique my demo. Give suggestions for how to improve it. I’ve never seen it done and just follow what I’ve read about how to do the 3-ring circus.
This is from TPRS in a Year! –
Skill #8: Three Ring Circus
The Three Ring Circus is easy and fun, and it is an effective tool for establishing meaning at any point of any class. It is especially effective at the beginning of the year, and is an excellent first or second day activity. It is not challenging for the students, and it gives some of them a chance to move their bodies and dispel tension that they might feel on the first day back.
To start, simply write three verbs in the imperative on the board in both the target language and in English. For example:
1. Raise your arm!
2. Jump!
3. Touch your nose!
After a minute or so of signing, ask (in English) that Student A stand up and go to a corner of the room (one of the three rings of the circus) and perform the actions you command.
The student at this point may balk, or at least give you a goofy look, and this is the signal for the fun to begin! Just encourage the child to continue the action as you command.
Get a lot of repetitions before going on to the second and third students, and then just go around to each “ring” encouraging the kids. Keep all three rings going until you ask for a stop. By doing this, you are conveying to the students the idea that class will be fun and that you are in charge of the class.
It is a good idea to avoid any verbs that may be dangerous or may lead to a fall, like “turn” or “spin” or “run”. Remember, as well, to choose only students who can do this without making a spectacle of themselves. If you make it clear that you are the one in charge during the first days of class it will set the tone for the year, and Three Ring Circus certainly puts you in the role of the “ringmaster”.
Once things are clear, it is time to alter your commands. Do this in a very energetic way, as one would play Simon Says. The students must change their actions as you alter the commands, never going ‘out of bounds’ with new verbs, only the ones you have already taught.
Make sure that if you use a new word (left, right, slowly, quickly, raise, lower, leg, hand, etc.) that you write it down on the board with its English translation so that it is clear to all the students.
This activity usually dies down naturally after five minutes or so, but it is an excellent warm up to classes, especially at the beginning of the year. When the circus is over, you can always ask circled questions of the students about the activities in the three rings, as described above in the section on circling. Three Ring Circus is truly an “oldie but a goodie” in TPRS!