|
history and social studies
Click on a category below or just scroll
down to see the individual plays.
UNITED
STATES
13 Colonies
A musical Play for Kids about Early American History, (sort of)
 Grades 3-8 30 minutes
Hosted by George and Martha
Washington, our musical review of early American History
covers the period from before the arrival of the Europeans through the signing of the Bill
of
Rights. This is the show that will have your kids eating American History for
breakfast.
More
information here
The
American Revolution: 1763 - 1789
Grades 3-8 40-50 minutes
Betsy Ross – a bit prone to exaggeration – tells her grandkids how
the colonies became a
nation. From the French and Indian War to the election of George Washington as the
first
president. The American Revolution gives students the chance to sing their way
through the
most exciting period in our nation's formation.
More
information here
"U.S. Geography"
An Extraterrestrial Safari through States, Capitals, and Natural Features
Grades 2-6 35 minutes
Aliens have decided to settle
down in the United States –
but where's the best place to make
their home? They take a grand tour through the land, learning about the major
geographical
features that influenced exploration. U.S. Geography is a great complement to the
study of
U.S. history, geography, the Westward movement, immigration, and aliens.
More
information here
The
U.S. Constitution: Revivor Philadelphia
Grades 4-8 35 minutes
Watch the exciting hit reality show, Revivor
as it takes on its most challenging venue yet:
Philadelphia. The contestants are the actual writers and framers of the
Constitution, duking
it out to be the last Founding Father standing. After doing this play, your students
will have
learned just about everything there is to know about the Constitution!
More information
here
Gold
Dust or Bust
Grades 2-6 30 minutes
Our musical review presents the highlights of
the great stampede of forty-niners to the
California goldfields. From Sutter's Mill to Mad Mule Gulch, Sacramento to
Fiddletown,
the land's gone nuts with Gold Fever. So whether you set your wagon on the Overland
Trail, sail around Cape Horn, or wade across the swamps of Panama, Gold Dust or Bust
is designed to fit directly into your U.S. and California history curriculum.
More information here
U.S.
Presidents: Washington to Lincoln
Grades 3-8 35 minutes
A fifth-grade class is visiting a museum of
American history, and boy are they in for a surprise:
the actual presidents are there to greet them! U.S. Presidents introduces
students to the first
sixteen presidents of the country, from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln.
More information here
Great
Americans of the Twentieth Century
Grades 3-8 30 minutes
It's the greatest awards show ever seen on
TV, for the greatest Americans of the 20th century!
Statesmen, artists, athletes, musicians, scientists, and many more are honored in a
prime-time
presentation (complete with commercials). Students are introduced to many of the
major
figures in modern American history in a fun and tuneful show.
More information here
The
Incredible Westward Movement
Grades 2-7 25 minutes
Delivery boys and girls race across the
country trying to deliver packages to Americans who
keep "movin' West." We meet familiar friends (e.g. Daniel Boone, Lewis and
Clark and
Sacagawea) and make new ones (e.g. 49ers, Prairie Children). Your unit on the
Westward movement will come to life as never before.
More information here
CALIFORNIA
Gold
Dust or Bust
Grades 2-6 30 minutes
Our musical review presents the highlights of
the great stampede of forty-niners to the
California goldfields. From Sutter's Mill to Mad Mule Gulch, Sacramento to
Fiddletown,
the land's gone nuts with Gold Fever. So whether you set your wagon on the Overland
Trail, sail around Cape Horn, or wade across the swamps of Panama, Gold Dust or Bust
is designed to fit directly into your U.S. and California history curriculum.
More information here
California
Missions – And More!
Grades 2-6 25 minutes
We're in Hollywood, watching the filming of
the next great epic movie, California Missions.
The director will spare no expense – she wants a life-size mission built
out of sugar cubes.
In this "show within a show," students take the audience on a tour of early
California up
to statehood.
More information here
TEXAS
The
Texans: Birth of the Lone Star State
Grades 2-6 25 minutes
Our review of early Texas history covers from
the arrival of the European explorers through
annexation in 1845. Stephen Austin, Sam Houston, Susannah Dickerson, and Jose
Antonio
Navarro are just some of the colorful characters in this amazing story. From Moses
Austin's
Promised Land to the rise of cotton and cattle, The Texans is a tuneful
exploration of the
birth of the 28th state.
More information here
COMMUNITY
HELPERS
Friendly
Neighborhood Helpers
Grades K-3 20 minutes
Designed especially for younger students, Friendly
Neighborhood Helpers introduces
students to the many helpful people in their community. Kids learn through simple
songs
about fire fighters, dentists, plumbers, cooks, postal workers, librarians and many more
who
work every day to make their neighborhood a better place to live.
More information here
IMMIGRATION AND FAMILY HISTORY
We
Come From Everywhere
Grades 2-5 25 minutes
Kids on a cross-town train wish they were
going on a worldwide adventure instead, but they
soon discover they world can be found in the roots of the people on the train. We
Come
From Everywhere celebrates the diverse origins of Americans from Native Americans
to immigrants from all over the world.
More information here
ANCIENT
WORLD
Hatshepsut, Queen of Denial
Grades 4-8 30 minutes
It's early in the New Kingdom and
something strange is happening in the land of
the Nile. Egypt has a female pharaoh!
Our new show follows Hatshepsut
through her two decades as pharoah, culminating
in the building of her magnificent mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri )and the mysterious
efforts after her death to remove her from Egyptian records).
No mummy's curse here, just a great
opportunity for students to unwrap the nature
of Egyptian art and architecure, trade, family life, the role of women, and the nature of
kingship.
Written specifically to align with
6th grade social studies standards, Hatshepsut promises
to bring the dead to life in your classroom.
More information
here
| 