"Fun Plays and activities for fourth grade.

Musical plays make teaching core curriculum subjects more effective . . .And Bad Wolf makes it easy, memorable and fun.

We offer musical plays as a way to bring music, theater and art into all classrooms. Don’t worry... no musical or theatrical experience is required.

These easy musical activities can be done as complete plays, skits, read-aloud,or you can just sing the songs. No matter how you teach it, it's guaranteed to enhance your curriculum!

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Paul Bunyan, with the help of Bess Call, the strong-armed, cattle-friendly heroine of the
Andirondacks, is crisscrossing America in search of his missing companion. In the course
of their adventures Paul and Bess run into John Henry, Alfred Bulltop Stormalong, and a
host of other stars of America's Tallest Tales.

Anansi is based on a West African tale. It's the story of a very tricky spider who discovers
a magic rock which he uses to steal food from all the jungle inhabitants. The last laugh is on
Anansi, of course, but not before everyone has a chance to sing some fun songs about yams,
dancing mangos, and Anansi's mischief. It can be used merely as part of a Folk Tales or
Trickster component to the curriculum, but it lends itself naturally to multicultural aspects of
social studies.

It was a sweltering afternoon when she knocked on the door. She was looking for a
detective. Someone to find her paragraph. It was missing. She'd come to the right place:
The Expository Detective Agency. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.In our
new guide to writing techniques, students will have a great time working through the
mystery as they review the basic elements of narrative and expository composition.

The Emperor think he needs a new outfit, and the Crooks have just the thing in mind! But
will the Emperor catch on to their scheme before he embarrasses himself? Our version of this
classic tale about vanity and pride is perfect for stimulating discussion.

Dick, Jane, and Spot are trying hard to learn grammar, but they could use some help. Lucky
for them, they run into the Loch Ness Monster, who turns out to be a Grammarosaurus, a
dinosaur specializing in punctuation. Designed for students beginning their study of grammar,
Grammarosaurus is a great introduction to and review of English language concepts.

Developed specifically for "first time" musical producers and performers, Jack has been
performed successfully by all kinds of students - big kids, little kids, gifted, ESL. Teachers
from kindergarten through firth grade have told us how much fun they've had putting on this
musicalized version of the familiar story.

Does your class find traditional folk tales a bit too, well, traditional? Then our "fractured"
version of Little Red Riding Hood may be just what you're looking for! The Wolf needs
some ketchup, Granny is a math whiz, and Little Red learns how to do the Acorn Dance with
an odd band of Squirrels.

Pirates is a great way to energize your Language Arts curriculum. Your students will love
instead of hate antonyms. No more confusing or confounding synonyms. How can they
ever fail again to identify interrogative sentences? Pirates from Grammar Island will even
help them learn to capitalize things like, well, the titles of musical plays!

The Cretan Minotaur - half man, half bull - has been devouring so many Athenians that it's
getting impossible to organize a softball game. Can the young prince Theseus, son of
Poseidon, save the day? Theseus and the Minotaur has been developed to work closely
with your ancient history curriculum.

It's the weekly meeting of Bullies Anonymous, and bullies (and ex-bullies) from all over are
sharing their stories. Well, when they're not trying to bully their way out of it! Between the
silly jokes, students will learn serious lessons about different kinds of bullying, what makes a
bully (and what happens to them), and how to deal with bullying at school.

Welcome to the weekly meeting of the Fairy Tale Advice Council. Led by Rapunzel, a
Handsome Prince, and a (recovering) Wicked Witch, the council offers help in character
building to famous fold creatures. In this fun and non-preachy show, the Big Bad Wolf learns
the Golden Rule, Cinderella gets help in managing her hanger at her bullying stepsisters, and
Jack and the Giant discover that their differences are cool. Character Matters is a great
complement to your curriculum in character education.

The Fairy Tale Advice Council is back with more character education for the starts (and
villains) of folktales. This show has all the answers, as students learn through traditional tales
and silly jokes (a Bad Wolf tradition) the importance of being polite, never giving up, taking
care of the environment, working out differences, and the Golden Rule.

We're proud to present an anti-smoking musical play that takes a Bad Wolfian approach
(you know---fun songs, silly dialogue, bad jokes) to a serious topic. The show is designed to
raise questions for discussion that can help lead students to make wise choices.Dude,
Where's My Lungs? uses information from a variety of research and advocacy groups,
including the American Cancer Society and the University of California, Irvine,
Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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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.

It's the night before the rock band's last-chance gig---and their old tour bus has broken
down. As they set up a sloppy camp, strange creatures emerge from the woods. Did we
say strange? Enchanted is more like it: plastic bottles, banana skins, light bulbs, and even
a rusted SUV come to life, and they can sing! They've got some great advice for the
rockers on how to change their behavior, save the band, and help the environment.

The Environmental Show teaches students simple things they can do to cut down on
pollution, save water, use less energy, and avoid the landfill.

Aliens land in garden! Students say little men from planet Chlorophyll really ARE green! The
Garden Show ties in wonderfully with your science curriculum. Students learn about soil,
photosynthesis, pollination, and lots of creatures in the garden from a wild bunch of characters -
dive-bombing bees, aliens from planet Chlorophyll, and a singing compost pile.

Professor Rock as vanished, and it's up to his geology students to find him. With a little help
from Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, hey set out to find their beloved teacher. Students
sing about the layers of earth, erosion, plate tectonics, the rock cycle, and energy sources.
Geology ROCKS! is designed specifically to supplement the study of the composition and
changing nature of the earth.

This is Bad Wolf's shocking story about the nature and uses of electricity. From the
production of sparks by rubbing amber, through Leiden jars and voltaic piles, to
electromagnets and television, our show takes students through important moments of
discovery and application of electricity.

In Life Cycles, students reinforce their study of the reproduction, developmental stages,
inherited characteristics, and variations of plants and animals with catchy songs and funny
dialogue. Butterflies, frogs, and mice never sounded so good!

Respiration. Blood circulation. Digestion. The topics virtually cry out for a musical comedy.
And that's why there's Bad wolf. You're just in time to witness the annual induction ceremony
at the internal Organ Hall of Fame. Who will be elected this year? The liver? Lungs? (The
Spleen is a crowd favorite). Name That Internal Organ! is a terrific complement to your
life science curriculum.

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A Frog in the rain forest desperately wants to get off the jungle floor and see the sky - but
who will help him climb above the canopy? The Jaguar loves the jungle floor, the Sloth
family keeps falling asleep, and the Howler Monkeys have gone nuts. The Rumps in the
Rain Forest gives students a musical tour of the various levels of the jungle and reinforces
the importance of the rain forests in fun fashion.

Study one of the earth's natural habitats. Tide Pool Condos tells the story of Elizabeth, who
wants to destroy some tide pools so she can erect luxury condominiums. Poseidon, Greek
god of the sea, has other ideas. To settle the dispute, the two of them set out to visit the
wonders of the ocean. This show works beautifully with your ocean-study curriculum.

Dad has promised the kids a trip to Mars, but the Bargain Basement Tour company doesn't
quite have it all together. Instead the family (including Gus, the dog) all end up touring the
entire solar system! The sun (always a star) holds center stage, but the moon and all the
planets get in on the action. So cinch up your asteroid belt and come along!

Dr. Emma loves to measure weather - (rumor has it that she owns 74 weather vanes). The
Weather Show is the tale of Emma's exciting adventure through weather of every sort in search
of a very special barometer. She learns the significance of the water cycle, how weather
makes the earth habitable, and how the elements of weather are all connected.

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson return to help us learn techniques of mathematical
problem solving. This is his first case - ever - and he gets a lot of help in learning how to
problem solve. By the time he solves the crime, he's learned how to use six basic techniques
for solving the math problems he's been faced with: guess and check, draw a picture, draw
a chart, look for a pattern, work backwards, and act it out. This is a great show for reviewing
ways to set up and answer word problems.

If you teach in a public school, then you owe it to yourself, your students and their
families to consider this play. Teachers frequently try to celebrate the holiday season,
but it's not easy to do so without leaving someone out. "The Holiday Show" solves this
problem with a true multicultural perspective seen through the eyes of the goofy animals
that tell the story.

At last – a classroom holiday show with dancing cranberries! Thanksgiving is in danger
of being cancelled because of some extremely dissatisfied poultry. While negotiations go
on around the clock – an event covered by TV reporters and influenced by ambitious
members of the Squash family – students learn about he historical origins and the real
meaning of the holiday.

Heroic women, evil men, a really dumb king: this story set in ancient Persia has it all!
Our special take on the traditional Purim story, with dumb jokes and tunes that get stuck
in your head. The Goofy Play is written both for Jews to celebrate the Purim holiday
as well as public schools that are ready for an exciting multi-cultural tale.