Around the World in a Play

In Around the World in a Play, pre-kindergarten through second grade students take a quick tour of the seven continents. Kids go around the world in a day.  The play integrates geography, animal classifications, number words, reading skills development and humor.

This short play uses the rhythm of language through songs and rhyming words to engage emerging readers. It also reinforces Prek - 2nd grade sight words.

The play was originally written for an 8 day camp to integrate performance with advance learning concepts. It is fun to read one-on-one with your child, and it makes great reader's theater. If used with a group, it is easily adaptable for 4 to 31 cast members. It also includes craft projects that can be used as props for group performances.

The play characters are named using a combination of number words and vertebrate classifications. It supports number word recognition.  Through the use of bird, mammal and reptile character introductions and names, the play also reinforces vertebrate classifications.