Hawthorne Valley Harvest

Hawthorne Valley Harvest is a collection of 23 plays spanning the full elementary school grades and including a Michaelmas Pageant for the entire school. The author offers teachers practical suggestions for preparing a play with children for production.

Contents:

• First Grade
• “The Light Child” by Andree Ward
• “The White Snake” by Ariana Hays
• “The Devil with Three Golden Hairs” by William Ward
• “The Six Servants” by Jolene Jackson
• “Snow White” by William Ward

Second Grade

• “The Voyage of Saint Brendan” by Kevin Kilb
• “Saint Jerome and the Lion” by William Ward
• “Odelia and Aldaric” by Laura Summer
• “Saint George and the Dragon” by Claire McConnell
• Saint Martin Legend by William Ward
• “Saint Martin’s Pageant” by William Ward
• “Jumping Mouse” by Patrice Maynard

Third Grade

• “Passover Celebration” by William Ward
• “The Maccabees” by Patrice Maynard
• “Joseph and His Brothers” by William Ward
• “Moses” by William Ward

Fourth Grade

• “The Forging of the Sampo” by Kevin Kilb
• “The Death of Baldur” by William Ward

Fifth Grade

• “The Epic of Gilgamesh” by Gloria Kemp
• “Zarathustra: The Golden Star” by Jolene Jackson

Sixth Grade

• “The Peacemaker” by Beatrice Cohen
• “The Sacred Flame” by William Ward

Fifth-Eighth Grades

• Michaelmas Pageant Introduction by William Ward
• “Michaelmas Pageant” by William Ward