{"id":26457,"date":"2015-03-11T07:47:55","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T11:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=26457"},"modified":"2019-07-30T12:07:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T16:07:34","slug":"mirette-on-the-high-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/mirette-on-the-high-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Days of Read-Alouds: Mirette on the High Wire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0698114434\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0698114434&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=GCGAMTKMBPRE6FK6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mirette on the High Wire<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0698114434\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0is the story of a young girl who becomes enchanted\u00a0with one of the tenants at her mother&#8217;s boarding house. Mirette convinces Bellini who walks on a clothesline with perfect balance, to teach her how to do the same.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26459\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/mirette-on-the-high-wire.jpg\" alt=\"mirette on the high wire\" width=\"600\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/mirette-on-the-high-wire.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/mirette-on-the-high-wire-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/mirette-on-the-high-wire-600x781.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When she learns that Bellini is fearful and that has kept him from performing she helps him overcome his fear.<\/p>\n<p>This is a great book to include with any circus unit you are doing and is also a way to discuss with your children how to handle fear or help them talk through some of their fears.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Activities for\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0698114434\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0698114434&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=GCGAMTKMBPRE6FK6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mirette on the High Wire<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0698114434\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Hand&#8217;s on activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26464\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/521-1.jpg\" alt=\"521-1\" width=\"373\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/521-1.jpg 373w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/521-1-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.delightfullearning.net\/2011\/06\/mirette-on-high-wire-five-in-row.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Circus games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.munchkinmunchies.com\/2012\/01\/circus-snack-mix-clown-nose-cookie-pop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clown face<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/homeschool-circus-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Homeschool circus day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/physics-of-the-trapeze\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Trapeze Physics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/physics-of-the-trapeze\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Tin can stilts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Snacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26463\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/candy-cane-hearts-and-circus-snacks-015.jpg\" alt=\"candy cane hearts and circus snacks 015\" width=\"456\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/candy-cane-hearts-and-circus-snacks-015.jpg 456w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/candy-cane-hearts-and-circus-snacks-015-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/caramel-corn\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Caramel corn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/bread-machine-pretzels\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Pretzels<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.munchkinmunchies.com\/2012\/01\/circus-snack-mix-clown-nose-cookie-pop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Circus snack mix<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/weheartparties.com\/party_view\/1st%20Birthday%20Carnival#\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cookies and cream cupcakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hot dogs wrapped in foil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Printable worksheets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24554\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2014\/03\/Circus-Worksheets.jpg\" alt=\"Circus-Worksheets\" width=\"415\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2014\/03\/Circus-Worksheets.jpg 415w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2014\/03\/Circus-Worksheets-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/circus-themed-math-worksheets-free-printables\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Circus math worksheets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/totallytots.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/once-upon-book-curious-george-at-circus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Circus worksheets for tots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolcreations.com\/Circuspreschoolpack.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Circus preschool pack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/31-days-of-read-alouds\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26314\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square.jpg\" alt=\"31 Days of Read Alouds Square\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/31-days-of-read-alouds\/\" rel=\"noopener\">See all of our Read-Aloud Books and Activities for the entire series here!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mirette on the High Wire\u00a0is the story of a young girl who becomes enchanted\u00a0with one of the tenants at her mother&#8217;s boarding house. 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