A Fun Play: Be Careful What You Wish For

A Fun Play: Be Careful What You Wish For

This exciting teaching resource is designed to stimulate your students' creative and critical thinking. Originally created for third to fifth grade, A Fun Play: Be Careful What You Wish For can be used with other grade levels with a few adaptations.

• Literacy Practices: The play provides an ideal platform for practicing reading comprehension and vocabulary enhancement.

• Story Elements: Gives opportunities to dissect story elements including characters, plot, setting, point of view, and conflict while stimulating creative expression among students.

Treasure Chest of Educational Materials

In addition to the script, an accompanying teaching guide features insightful questions that teachers can ask before or after the performance, encouraging thoughtful personal reflections from learners. Suggestions for additional lessons provide ample practice and extension of key concepts and ELA skills.

About The Play (Spoiler Alert)

The storyline revolves around children who desire -no more school- during detention but experience a revealing adventure at "Camp Sunshine Nightmare." Students will also learn what schools were like in early America.

Note: Several plays, including A Fun Play: Be Careful What You Wish For can be purchased either individually or bundled in grade-level or thematic collections on this site. This extends your teaching resources library considerably and continues the excitement of integrating drama into your curriculum. Check out Sue Peterson's creative plays to unleash the creativity in your children!

This 19-page resource is a downloadable 19-page PDF. It serves as a great addition to your school day and is particularly useful for drama-related learning where students can have an active fun day!