Educational Supplement Grades K-5

Friends, We’re so glad that you’ve decided to join us for Davis & Elkins College’s production of Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! We hope you enjoy watching this production as much as we enjoyed creating it. Inside this study guide you’ll find information to extend and re-inforce the lessons that Tom, George, Joe, Dori, Shulie, and Dina share in their songs. We hope you find these tools helpful, and we hope to see you at the Boiler House Theatre again soon. Best, The Cast and Crew of Schoolhouse Rock LIVE!

Requirements to Rock1. Rock stars shall not talk out loud, on cellphones or send text messages during the per-formance. 2. Rock stars shall pay attention during the performance and refrain from looking at books, cellphones, and other electronics. 3. Rock stars shall keep all food and drinks out of the theatre. 4. Rock stars shall remain in the theatre while class is in session.

History of Schoolhouse Rock

Schoolhouse Rock has a unique history for a musical. Unlike other musicals, Schoolhouse Rock started off as an animated series on ABC. It was broadcast on Saturday mornings from 1973 to 1985, during which it won an Emmy and left a lasting impression on an entire generation. The show is the brainchild of David McCall, who noticed that his son memorized lyrics of rock songs, but had trouble memorizing multiplication tables. After Bob Dorough record-ed the first song,“Three is a Magic Number”, Tom Yohe realized that the songs would work well with animation, and the TV show “Schoolhouse Rock” was born. Though ABC stopped broadcasting the series in 2001, new songs have been written in light of presidential elections and other modern movements.

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! was originally produced by Theatre BAM at Café Voltaire in Chicago, Illinois. Premiering August 26, 1993, the show sold out for eight months before moving on to other theatres such as the Atlantic Theatre and The Lamb’s Theatre in New York City, New York.

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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

HENRY FORD

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Help Mr Bill Find His Way to Capitol Hill.

Interplanet Crossword

Across1. Farthest from the sun, but not really a planet.3. This is a red planet.5. This planet is very big.6. This planet has rings.7. This planet looked exciting, kind of green and inviting.Down2. This planet is on a funny tilt.4. This is Uranus's twin planet.6. It's hydrogen and helium in a big, bright glowing mass.

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