First Stage

First Stage By Donna Dirksing Book 80 pages Grades 1 - 3 A collection of musical plays for children's first performances arranged with Orff instruments.3 musical plays - the classic Stone Soup and The Little Red Hen and an original play called Conversations with Santa. Students explore each play through reading, song, dance, rhythmic speech, playing instruments and improvisation. Suggestions provided for simple costumes and props. Includes reproducible song pages for students.ContentsStone Soup Cast: 4 Narrators, 3 Soldiers, 3 Villagers, Blacksmith, Blacksmith's wife, Baker, Farmer, and Butcher Songs: Go and Put the Kettle On, What to Add to the Kettle (speech piece), Stone Soup (with a dance) The Little Red Hen Cast: 18 Farmers, Little Red Hen, Pig, Turkey, Dog, Miller, Farmer Choir Songs: Draw Me a Bucket of Water, Then I Will Do It Myself, Harvest Time, Layered Speech Ostinato, Shortn'nin' Bread, and She Did It All By Herself Conversations with Santa Cast: 17 Kids, Student Choir, Santa Claus Songs: Merry Christmas, The Elves' Song, Nine Little Reindeer, and Don't Be Naughty! (speech piece)