Nine easy-to-use plays cover Halloween, Thanksgiving, winter festivals, Valentine's Day, diversity, the environment, Native American folktales, and history. The scripts can be staged or performed as Reader's Theatre. Each play includes a rationale for using it in the classroom, a variety of activities (performing, writing, and cross-curricular) to prepare students for the play, and suggestions for handling costumes and scenery. Grades 1-5. Suggested readings. Illustrated. Good Year Books. 170 pages. Second Edition.