Read aloud plays

Presents five read-aloud plays for use in grades four through eight, based on the experiences of explorers Leif Eriksson, Christopher Columbus, Cabeza de Vaca, Hernando de Soto, and Sieur de La Salle, each with background information, activities, and writing and discussion prompts.

Adapts the epic poems of Homer and Virgil into three plays for middle-school students, each with more than twenty speaking parts, and includes background information, activities, and short assessments.

Presents eight short read-aloud plays about the ancient world, designed to help students in grades five and up increase their skills in fluency, vocabulary, and content area knowledge, and includes background information on each featured country.

Presents five short read-aloud plays for students in fourth through eighth grade which explore the experiences of key civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and Shirley Chisholm, each with background information and discussion topics.

Presents ten read-aloud plays for students in fourth through eighth grade that provide information about American symbols, holidays, and heroes, including the Liberty Bell, the White House, Mount Rushmore, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Presents five short read-aloud plays for grades four through eight based on ancient Egyptian history, myths, and folktales, and includes creative activities and writing prompts.

Presents eight plays in rough chronological order that teach about the Middle Ages and provides tips on using them in the classroom; six of the plays are adaptations of medieval stories such as "The Song of Roland" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," and the other two recount the life of Joan of Arc and the creation of the Magna Carta.