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Give your audience a delightful fright with "A Halloween Sleeping Beauty," a unique and spooky twist on the beloved fairy tale by Jane Tesh. This engaging script is perfect for elementary school plays, offering a fun, ghoulish take where beauty becomes a curse!
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Middle and Lower Grades; 4 male; 3 female; 15 minutes. Mitchell, who likes peace and quiet, comes in conflict with the rest of his family who love the noise of a good storm. Good lessons about weather safety. Can they find a way to live in harmony?
Middle and Lower Grades; 3 male, 2 female; male and female extras; 10 minutes. Cheer for your favorite extinct reptile—and learn some interesting dinosaur facts along the way!—in this clever play about an Ice Age talent show.
Middle and Lower Grades; Radio play for reading; 2 male, 3 female, and 1 male or female for narrator; 10 minutes. A never-satisfied wife and a talking fish help teach a lesson in being grateful for what you have, in a fun tale that’s nothing to carp about.
Middle and Lower Grades; 1 male, 1 female, 7 male or female; 20 minutes. The out-of-shape King gets help from the Prime Minister, a dietician, and physical trainer to slim down, get in shape, and eat more healthful foods. Complete with a song in rap—just say no to pie, cake, greasy burgers, and sugary shakes!
Introduce your students to the magic of the library with Do It with Dewey by Jane Tesh. In this charming and educational script, a group of dedicated "bookworms" uses the tried-and-true Dewey Decimal System to straighten out a massive mess in the library. It is an engaging way to teach organizational skills while celebrating the joy of reading. This play is a fantastic addition to your repertoire of plays for elementary school, offering a fun, hands-on way to explore how libraries work. Whether you are looking for a classroom activity or a stage production, this script makes learning about literature an absolute blast.
Finding high-quality play scripts for students that are both educational and entertaining can be a challenge for busy teachers. Do It with Dewey solves that problem by turning a library lesson into a lively performance that builds student confidence and teamwork. It is the perfect resource for National Children's Book Week or any literacy-focused event, helping your students feel like heroes of the stacks. Give your students a performance experience they will remember while reinforcing essential library skills.
Offer a fresh perspective on a classic holiday with "The First Thanksgiving" by Robert Mauro. This thought-provoking script, ideal for elementary school plays, introduces a nuanced look at the historical feast, with a particular focus on a very unhappy turkey!
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Middle and Lower Grades; 5 male, 4 female, many male and female extras; 30 minutes. Wicked witch steals the royal creampuff recipe, upsets the King, and causes havoc in the royal kitchen.
Middle Grades; 5 male, 3 female, and 1 male or female; 15 minutes. Police follow a trail of gum wrappers to try to figure out the "whodunit" of a "sticky" crime!
Lower Grades; 4 male, 3 female; 10 minutes. Young actors will have loads of fun trying on all sorts of costumes and performing in this Halloween play with a simple setting and easy-to-find props. A little creativity can go a long way!
Lower Grades; 20 male or female; 15 minutes. Puns, jokes, and music make math come alive in this clever skit.
Middle and Lower Grades; 3 male, 6 female, 4 male or female; 20 minutes. A modern, fun take-off of Snow White (without the dwarfs) featuring a wicked stepmother who finds that vanity comes with a high price.
Middle and Lower Grades; 7 female, 6 male, male or female for Cat, King's Horses, King's Men; 10-15 minutes. Did Humpty Dumpty fall. . .or was he pushed? A large-cast mystery featuring a host of familiar fairy tale characters.
Middle and Lower Grades; 5 female, 2 male, 3 male and/or female; 20 minutes. A really clever and fun "Irish" version of the Cinderella story, complete with leprechauns and a lot of audience participation.
Middle and Lower Grades; 34 male and female; 25 minutes. A wonderful spoof of a make-believe television show—complete with funny advertisements—with nursery rhyme characters participating in the competition and solving the mystery of the missing sheep.
Middle and Lower Grades; 1 male; 1 female; 8 male or female. 20 minutes. Christmas may have to be canceled because one of Santa's elves is tired of working and tired of greedy kids.
Middle and Lower Grades; 6 male, 7 female, 8 male or female; 20 minutes. Will web designer's plans take all the charm out of boy-meets-girl?
Middle & Lower Grades; 3 male, 6 female, 19+ male or female; 15 minutes. A large-cast play to welcome Spring and learn about the environment. Petulant King Bartholomew bans Spring, only to realize in a dream courtroom drama that he has upset the cycles of the seasons and destroyed the food supply.
Middle and Lower Grades; 6+ female; 20 minutes.Evil witches meet their match in good witch Clarice, who grows flowers and wears a sunny smile. Is there room for them all in the Witches' Council?
Middle & Lower Grades: 6 actors: male/female; 10 minutes. Animals meet in the desert and learn to respect their differences, without asking each other to change the way they are.
Middle & Lower Grades: 13+ actors; 7 male, 6 female, and as many extras as desired; 20 minutes. Perfect for Halloween. A large cast of zombies, bats, vampires, and werewolves try to one-up each other as they audition for a reality TV show. Is it bad to be “undead”?
Middle and Lower Grades; 11 actors flexible male and female; 25 minutes.Students attempt to recreate authentic Thanksgiving dinner—without using modern-day ingredients.
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