Around The World Through Holidays: Cross Curricular Readers Theatre

Carol Peterson

Bloomsbury Academic, Dec 30, 2005 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 248 pages

Around The World Through Holidays: Cross Curricular Readers Theatre includes scripts for twelve plays adaptable for any of the reading or performance methods of Readers Theatre presentation. Each play introduces students to a specific world culture by looking at holidays celebrated in that culture. The structure of the book introduces holidays chronologically throughout a calendar year—one play per month. Grade level 4-6.

Around The World Through Holidays: Cross Curricular Readers Theatre includes scripts for twelve plays adaptable for any of the reading or performance methods of Readers Theatre presentation. Each play introduces students to a specific world culture by looking at holidays celebrated in that culture. The structure of the book introduces holidays chronologically throughout a calendar year—one play per month. The focus is on literacy and social studies, so the book is not tied to the traditional nine-month school calendar. Any play can be read when the student is studying its culture, rather than during the month in which the holiday is celebrated. In addition to social studies and literacy activities, science and math activities are also included. Suggestions for creating a classroom party to celebrate each holiday and helpful appendices are included as well. Grade level 4-6.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• JanuaryNew Year USA China South Korea Venezuela Greece Australia: 7
• FebruaryFastelavn Denmark: 29

About the author

Carol Peterson holds a degree in International Relations from the University of California. Over the past ten years, thousands of children have enjoyed the many educational activities she has developed for schools, Scouting groups and children's charities. Carol is the author of Jump Back in Time (TIP 2004).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Around The World Through Holidays: Cross Curricular Readers Theatre; Readers Theatre
• Author: Carol Peterson
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2005
• Original from: Indiana University
• Digitized: Jul 21, 2009
• ISBN: 1594690138, 9781594690136
• Length: 248 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy