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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 inventions... > 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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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 loving tribute to the culture and history of San Francisco by some of the greatest writers of all time. San Francisco history comes to life in a fun and lively show. Written by JACK KEROUAC, MARK TWAIN, JACK LONDON, H.L. MENCKEN and GARY KAMIYA.Conceived, performed and... > 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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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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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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This project is adapted from the freed slaves’ tradition of remembering their ancestors by creating memory bottles and hanging them in a nearby tree. Artist educators visit each class and help students fill a bottle with tributes and memories relating to their own... > 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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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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Dr. Rich Davis travels the U.S. with his world-class school assembly program The Magic of Reading with Ben Franklin. Follow the path of a modern-day Benjamin Franklin as he travels the country, visiting schools and libraries from Tampa to Taneytown, Currituck to... > 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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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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