Spring is officially here! It is a perfect time to enjoy the beauty of nature- baby animals, flowers, and trees! Speaking of trees, Arbor Day will soon be here! According to the Arbor Day Foundation “National Arbor Day is always celebrated on the last Friday in April, but many states observe Arbor Day on different dates throughout the year based on best tree planting times in their area.”
Performing my original play "Trees – A Joy Forever!" is a great way to celebrate Arbor Day and the arrival of Spring! This play is written for 2nd - 5th grades and has 11 parts. The play focuses on J. Sterling Morton, the founder of Arbor Day. The play tells the history of Morton’s contribution to establishing Arbor Day as a national holiday through the eyes of the statue (J. Sterling Morton). The statue comes alive when two children walk through Arbor Lodge Historical Park in Nebraska.
This is an original play 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.
You can find other original readers’ theater plays on my Teachers Pay Teachers site
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