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ABC Who Are We
This original educational play was written by students. It captures the talents and passions of Colin Powell, Jennifer Lopez, Amelia Earhart and Barbara Jordan by using humor and audience engagement.
Excerpt:
Powell: (Colin Powell is getting more suspicious.) You’re asking too many top secret questions.Reporter: Sir, the public just wants to know the truth.
Powell: You can’t handle the truth!
Reporter: I twist the truth every day. Of course, I can.
Powell: Your voice sounds like I’ve heard it somewhere before. Now, I know where I have heard that voice before. It’s Natasha, the evil spy.
Recommended Actor: Ages 10 - 14 Audience: Ages 5 -14
Run Time: Approximately 25 - 35 minutes
Around The World In A Play
Awesome value for only $4.99! You get this original script, songsheets, vertebrate fact sheet, prop craft instructions and coloring sheets. Our Story wants to help you support your child's learning journey in a relevant, engaging way.
This entertaining play for children integrates geography, animal classifications and reading skills development. Reinforces sight words and plays with the rhythm of language through songs and rhyming.
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Excerpt:
Reptile Eight: Since I did a good job sticking with it until we got here to Europe, there are so many countries I want to see. (Fakes a British accent.) Like the United Kingdom, tea anyone, tea?Mammal Eight: Italy, mamma mia! Spaghetti, the pizzeria! All the good food, I think I am in a trance. French food like French fries is where it’s at, so I say we go to France. (Everyone shakes their heads no.) French Fries are not from France you say. I don't care. I want to go there anyway.
Bird Eight: France also has many famous buildings such as the Eiffel Tower, but not the Roman Coliseums of Cesar.
Reptile Seven: Is that the leaning Tower of Pizza?
Mammal Seven: Not pizza, Pisa?
Everyone leans their heads like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Bird Seven: Whatever, it’s leaning. (Leans over.)
Recommended Actor Ages: 4 – 8
Run Time: Approximately 15 -20 minutes
Chicken Riddle
Bring the classic children's fable, Chicken Little, to life. It is great for Reader's theater and reinforces PreK - 1st grade sight words.
Excerpt:
Narrator: Riddle me this. Was the oak tree, a living thing, in the process of making more oak trees, or did a piece of the sky really fall and hit Chicken Riddle?
Chicken Riddle: Ouch! The sky is falling. I must say it to this to the king! Starts clucking around the stage.Recommended Actor Age: 5 to 7 Audience Age: 4 to 8
Run Time: Approximately 10 -15 minutes
Leader of The Animals
So, what happens when we judge people by their weaknesses? This fable turned short play will show you. Reader's theater reinforces PreK - 1st grade sight words.
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Excerpt:
Ram: The goat? Where can the goat lead us? The goat stands around munching for hours. Who wants a leader who is always eating? Please, let the ram be your royal leader.Recommended Actor Age: 5 to 7 Audience Age: 4 to 8
Run Time: Approximately 10 -15 minutes
The Real McCoys: Science 4 Life
The Real McCoys is a timeless original play about urban youth who do not think that they need school, especially science. However, through an unusual circumstance, they found out just how import science is to their futures.
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Excerpt:
Sam: How are you gone say you hate science? Don’t you want to be a beautician and all that? You gotta learn to mix chemicals so you can make all them ugly women look good
Shuronda: Oh, I tighten them up alright but, I don’t have to mix no chemicals! Dark and Lovely comes ready to go. I’m a make up arteeest. I ain’t no chemist. And I don’t need science.Recommended Ages: 10 to 15
Run Time: 25 to 35 minutes
