A Procedural Children’s Book: Three Ring Circus

Written and created by Morgan KuntzPhotographed by Bev Kuntz

A Note to Teachers and Parents:W h y h ealth literacy?

Most children do not achieve the recommended ninety minutes of daily physical activity. The purpose of this book is to encourage children to be more physically active. Daily physical activity also helps develop the fundamental movement skills necessary for growth and development.

This book is directed toward children from kindergarten to grade six. It is written procedurally, in order to teach children a new game that will hopefully encourage them to be more active.

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We are going to play a game called Three Ring Circus. We get to pretend we are

performing in a circus.

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First we will pretend to be tight rope walkers. You can use the lines on the gym

floor as your tight rope.4

Next we will try walking on the tips of our toes.

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Now try to jump! 6

And hop!

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You can also run or skip. 8

Now we will pretend to be clowns. You can make your own target. Try to hit his nose.

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You can throw overhand

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Or underhand 11

For our last act at the circus, we will be trapeze artists! Pretend to be on a

trampoline.

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Jump like a trapeze artist! 13

Hop like a trapeze artist! 14

A real trapeze artist might try to land on their hands but we should

only pretend.15

You can also try a tuck jump, star jump, split jump, or

scissor jump.

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Be careful when you land!

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That’s the end of our Three Ring Circus. I hope you had fun!

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Health Content:

This book was created in order to help promote physical activity in children. The activities are simple yet involve a wide range of movements and skills such as running, hopping, skipping, jumping, balance, flexibility, landings and rotations. This game also requires throwing accuracy, cooperation, interaction, support, and listening.

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About the Author:

Morgan Kuntz was born and raised in Saskatchewan Beach, Saskatchewan. She has recently moved to Regina and is in her second year at the University of Regina. She is currently studying in the faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies.

This book was created in partial fulfillment of KIN 180: A Growth and Development Course at the University of Regina. A special thanks goes to Bev Kuntz for the photography.

Resource: Children in Sport: A Fundamental Skill Development Program, SaskSport, Inc., A Resource Manual for Sport Leaders

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