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Inventions have shaped our world, and we benefit from them daily. Where did they come from? Who invented them? What's next? In this fun, funny and thought-provoking program, Mr. Dennis looks at steam engines, silly putty, light bulbs, peanut butter, and other major... > View Profile
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HISTORY'S ALIVE! is a series of forty-five minute assembly programs that mix history and humor, science and motivation.
They are designed to INSTRUCT your students in the value of history, INSPIRE them to study history and ENTERTAIN them as they learn from history.
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Watch history come alive and meet history’s greatest personalities! We are curriculum-based, so shows are not only entertaining, but will help your school meet the State Teaching Standards and Goals. Programmes available:
Mudslinging, Muckraking and Apple Pie:... > View Profile
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Ellis Island served as headquarters for immigrants coming to America from 1892 to 1954. It is estimated that before closing, 12 million people came through on their way to a new life in America. Our 55-minute musical captures the essence of the immigrant journey and hardships... > View Profile
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The program is written from Helen's mind eye. The story is told on a taped voice over as Helen reenacts her full life from her childhood through her discovery of language when she was seven years old to the writing of her twelve books. She will show the children how she speaks... > View Profile
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Amelia Earhart, Pioneer in Aviation: Take your students on a thrilling, fast-paced journey through the life of the adventurous pioneer (and one-time Massachussettsian) who in 1932 became the first woman, and only the second aviator, to pilot a plane across the Atlantic Ocean.... > View Profile
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Of the early First Ladies in the United States, Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison, fourth President of the United States, has been considered the most colorful. In her eight years in Washington, D.C. (1809-1817), she made the President's Mansion a delightful place to visit.... > View Profile
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Creatures in Mythology, Culture and History concentrates on the reptiles in our collective consciences. The program, of course, is presented at the level of understanding of the children we are seeing. Some concepts maybe changed or omitted depending on the sophistication of out... > View Profile
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A Visit with Mrs. Lincoln (grade 5 and up)
Mary Lincoln comes to life as presented by Valerie Gugala. She sets the historical record straight as she takes listeners through her life as a young woman born into a wealthy Lexington, KY family, and the transformation she... > View Profile
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A Revolution of Her Own: Deborah Samson Gannett
(1762-1827)
Deborah Samson Gannett, the first woman to enlist, to fight in, and to be honorably discharged from the American Military captivates audiences in an hour-long program chronicling her life. An indentured servant by... > View Profile
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LIVE OAKES EDUCATIONAL THEATER
Award-Winning Living History assemblies.
Enlightening Edu-tainment integrating the state standards since 1994.
"The best assembly I've seen in 33 years of teaching."
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Have you ever worked with dummies? (This is where you laugh and reply “Yes, every day!). Invite Paul Revere to your school assembly. Ventriloquist Kevin Driscoll is a Massachusetts Certified Teacher with decades of teaching experience. His FIVE STAR "Paul Revere &... > View Profile
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Connecticut History through Song: Bill and friends present songs from his Profiles of Connecticut CD, specifically designed to complement the 4th through 6th grade history curricula. Vignettes of people and events in Connecticut history are brought to life by an Official... > View Profile
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These school outreach programs are very interactive. Students are asked to participate in activities as we explore Native American life in the Northeast before European contact and during early European influences. The children are asked to pose in for their classmates, followed... > View Profile
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