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Inventive Mind: The Story Of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin...printer, journalist, inventor, ambassador, writer, philosopher, public servant, patriot. But most of all, he was a person who dedicated his life to making a difference, not only for his own time, but for future generations as well. This entertaining and informative 30-minute musical for upper elementary or middle school grades pays tribute to this great American hero on the fictional TV show Patriot Lives. The clever well-written script introduces us to all of Benjamin's friends and family as they celebrate his life through 7 original songs. This will be a history lesson your students will never forget. The Teacher's Manual includes the full script, accompanied songs, and staging suggestions, while the Singer's Edition includes the script and vocal lines only. Perform it with piano, or use the professionally-recorded ShowTrax Cassette. Available: Teacher's Manual, Singer's Edition 5-Pak, Performance/Accompaniment Cassette. Performance Time: Approx. 30 minutes. For Grades 3-8.

Contents:
Almanac News
Hope And A Smile
Inventive Mind
Silence Dogood
Standing Together
Turn On Your Light
What Can We Learn?

Inventive Mind: The Story of Benjamin Franklin (Musical) By Stan Graner. (teacher edition). Expressive Art (Choral). Size 9x12 inches. 56 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (8740360) See more info...

Grades K-3
Bugz! - The Cheese Stands Alone - Circus Circus - The Color Factory - Don't Rock The Ark - E-I-E-I Oops! - Get Hoppin'! - How Does Your Garden Grow? - It's A Jungle Out There - Jungle Party Tonight - A Day In The Country - Teach The World To Sing - Lemonade! - The Mice From Outer Space - Music All Over Me - Three Of A Kind - Thanksgiving Treasure

Grades 1-6
Assignment- Earth - A Better You... A Better Me - Big Big World - Carnival Of The Animals - Celebrate You And Me - Child Of The World - Everybody Has Music Inside - Forever Free - Get In The Game - I Need A Vacation! - In Our Family - It Happened At Camp Willomocky - It's Saturday - Kids Are Kids The Whole World Round - On The Right Track - Once Upon A Lily Pad - The Rainbow Connection - When I Grow Up

Grades 4-8
The Bigger They Are - Choices Count! - Compose Yourself - Dear Abby - Dig It! - The Elephant's Child - Freedom Bound - Heroes All - Inside Out - The Inside Pitch - I'm Gonna Let It Shine - Inventive Mind- The Story Of Benjamin Franklin - Johnny Appleseed - Kids For America - The Adventures of Lewis And Clark - Music And Me - Nothin' But The Blues - Oliver Twist - Project- Peace - The Return Of The Glass Slipper - Rock! Celebrate The History of Rock N' Roll - Theseus And The Minotaur - Tom Sawyer - Treasure Island - The Unlikely Voyagers - We Haz Jazz! - Why Mosquitos Buzz

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