Fall is the time for apples, and September is also the birth month of Johnny Appleseed! John Chapman, who later became known as Johnny Appleseed, was born September 26, 1774, in Leominster, MA
My original play “The Tale of Johnny Appleseed” is a great way to learn more about this famous frontiersman with your class!
It is written for use as readers’ theater, as a part of balanced literacy (Read-Aloud, Shared and Performance Reading or Guided Reading), or for an actual play production. In readers’ theater or through one of the balanced literacy approaches to teaching reading, children are not expected to memorize their lines, yet the reading encourages strong oral skills. An added benefit is performing the play for other classes or parents while increasing social skills, cooperative learning and creativity. Using plays in literacy-based classrooms promotes active listening for the performers, as well as the audience, and offers an engaging way to teach reading skills.
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