Little Dramas for Primary Grades

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Little Dramas for Primary Grades

by Ada M. (Ada Maria) Skinner, Lillian Nixon Lawrence

EN·~1 hours·40 chapters

Chapters

40 total

LITTLE DRAMAS FOR PRIMARY GRADES

0:19

PREFATORY NOTE

0:55

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

0:37

CONTENTS

4:49

THE ODD MAN AND THE DOG TRUE

3:20

SOMEWHERE TOWN

0:24

THE TIMID HARE

1:53

MABEL AND THE GREEN LIZARD

3:01

THE MAIDEN AND THE BIRD

0:54

THE LITTLE FISH

0:37

Description

A collection of lively, bite‑sized plays offers young learners a playful way to explore language and performance. Each drama is short enough for early readers yet rich with dialogue that sparks imagination and encourages confident speaking. The pieces are designed for classroom use, inviting children to act out scenes that highlight courage, kindness, and clever problem‑solving.

The anthology spans a cheerful variety of stories—from forest encounters with brave rabbits and regal lions to folk tales drawn from cultures around the world. Seasonal sketches, animal fables, and gentle moral tales give teachers flexible material for rehearsals, group readings, or impromptu performances. Listeners will love the vivid characters and simple plots that make every reading feel like a small adventure.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (78K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2016-10-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

AM

Ada M. (Ada Maria) Skinner

b. 1878

A writer, teacher, and magazine editor, she helped shape a lively shelf of early 20th-century books for children. Her best-known work gathered stories, poems, and holiday pieces meant to make reading feel warm, playful, and inviting.

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Lillian Nixon Lawrence

Best known for helping bring short, lively plays into the elementary classroom, this early 20th-century educator wrote for young readers with a clear sense of fun and practicality. Her surviving work reflects a hands-on approach to learning through performance.

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