A Fall Play: The Tale of Johnny Appleseed

A Fall Play: The Tale of Johnny Appleseed is a play written with 25 parts for students in 1st-3rd grades. A Teaching Guide (11 pages in all) is designed to offer suggestions to utilize the play to the fullest extent, maximizing learning for students in and out of school. It's the perfect addition to your regular or special education, ESL, or Gifted/Talented curriculum and works well for homeschoolers, homework, summer enrichment, or after-school drama programs.

Play Summary: What do the woodland animals (the rabbit, fox, birds, deer, snake, and bear cubs) know about how apple trees came to grow all over the countryside? A pioneer family, Native American Indians, and the trees also share important facts about Johnny Appleseed’s life. No wonder the well-known tale continues to be passed on.

Children love animals and will delight in playing one either in a Readers' Theater or during an actual play production. How much fun is it to create an animal costume and to be an animal for the day! And what a great resource to read during the fall apple season!

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