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Roll up for all the fun of the fair, where you can discover some amazing learning opportunities in re-enacting the circus with these ideas from Denise Bailey Many children will have visited a funfair or circus and will be keen to re-enact and build on their experiences in the classroom.

Many children will have visited a funfair or circus and will be keen to re-enact and build on their experiences in the classroom.

You could start a project by sharing pictures of funfairs and circuses to encourage the children to talk about their visits, and be prepared to take your project in the direction that best suits their interests and experiences.

It is good early years practice to take account of children's previous knowledge and experience in long-, medium- and short-term planning, and it is important, therefore, to be flexible when planning a topic.

The following ideas are merely starting points and may evolve in almost any direction. One of the many joys of working with young children is that you never know where their interests will lead both them and you.

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