Organized by The Rainy River Festival of the Performing Arts Association (Established in 1933) Comprehensive Resource Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS ENGLISH DRAMA ...................................................................................................................... 4 SELECTIONS FOR KINDERGARTEN ............................................................................... 4 SELECTIONS FOR GRADE ONE ...................................................................................... 13 SELECTIONS FOR GRADE TWO ..................................................................................... 25 SELECTIONS FOR GRADE THREE ................................................................................. 37 SELECTIONS FOR GRADE FOUR .................................................................................... 63 SELECTIONS FOR GRADE FIVE...................................................................................... 79 SELECTIONS FOR GRADE SIX ...................................................................................... 116 SELECTIONS FOR GRADE SEVEN ................................................................................ 133 SELECTIONS FOR GRADE EIGHT ................................................................................ 178 SELECTIONS FOR GRADES NINE AND TEN .............................................................. 200 SELECTIONS FOR GRADE ELEVEN AND TWELVE ................................................ 241 SELECTIONS FOR ADULTS ............................................................................................ 284 FRENCH DRAMA ................................................................................................................... 288 SELECTIONS FOR KINDERGARTEN ........................................................................... 288 SELECTIONS FOR GRADES 1 AND 2 ............................................................................ 291 SELECTIONS FOR GRADES 3 AND 4 ............................................................................ 295 SELECTIONS FOR GRADES 5 AND 6 ............................................................................ 303 SELECTIONS FOR GRADES 7 AND 8 ............................................................................ 312 SELECTIONS FOR GRADES 9-12.................................................................................... 322 SELECTIONS FOR ADULTS ............................................................................................ 334 ENGLISH DRAMA SELECTIONS FOR KINDERGARTEN Class D001 SOLO POETRY - Serious Poetry, Kindergarten MY DOG - Bernice Aylen When thunder splits the sky And lightening quivers at the window My dog crawls behind the sofa. He covers his ears with his paws and whimpers I’m not really afraid But my dog needs company. So I crawl in beside him And cuddle up Close. Class D001 SOLO POETRY - Serious Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) O EARTH – Chief Dan George O earth for the strength in my heart I thank thee. O cloud for the blood in my body I thank thee. O fire for the shine in my eyes I thank thee. O sun for the life you gave to me I thank thee. Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts Page 4 Resource Manual (Comprehensive) Class D001 SOLO POETRY - Serious Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) FALLING STAR - Sara Teasdale I saw a star slide down the sky, Blinding the north as it went by, Too burning and too quick to hold, Too lovely to be bought or sold, Good only to make wishes on And then forever to be gone. Class D001 SOLO POETRY - Serious Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) THE WINDOW CLEANER - M. Long When I grow up I want to be A window cleaning man And make the windows in our street As shiny as I can. I’‘ll put my ladder by the wall And up the steps I’ll go But when I’m up there with my pail I hope the wind won’t blow. Class D001 SOLO POETRY - Serious Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) THE SQUIRREL Author unknown Whisky, frisky, Hippity hop, Up he goes To the tree top! Whirly, twirly, Round and round, Down he scampers To the ground. Furly, curly, What a tail! Tall as a feather, Broad as a sail! Where’s his supper? In the shell, Snappity, crackity, Out it fell! Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts Page 5 Resource Manual (Comprehensive) Class D001 SOLO POETRY - Serious Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) MICE - Rose Fyleman I think mice Are rather nice. Their tails are long, Their faces small, They haven't any Chins at all. Their ears are pink, Their teeth are white, They run about The house at night. They nibble things They shouldn`t touch And no one seems To like them much. But I think mice Are nice. Class D001 SOLO POETRY - Serious Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) A LITTLE SEED - Mabel Watts A little seed For me to sow . A little earth To make it grow . A little hole, A little pat . A little wish, And that is that. A little sun, A little shower, A little while. And then – a flower! Class D001 SOLO POETRY - Serious Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) OWN CHOICE Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts Page 6 Resource Manual (Comprehensive) Class D002 SOLO POETRY – Humorous Poetry, Kindergarten UPSIDE DOWN – Aileen Fisher It’s funny how beetles and creatures like that can walk upside down as well as walk flat: They crawl on a ceiling and climb on a wall without any practice or trouble at all, While I have been trying for a year (maybe more) and still I can’t stand with my head on the floor. Class D002 SOLO POETRY – Humorous Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) THE ALPHABET MONSTER - Robert Heidbreder I’m the Alphabet Monster And nothing tastes better To the Alphabet Monster Than eating a letter. A "J" and an "A" And a "C" and a "K" And the million more letters I munch every day. I’m hungry now. What shall I do? I think I’ll eat a "Y" an "O" and a "U". That means. .YOU! Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts Page 7 Resource Manual (Comprehensive) Class D002 SOLO POETRY – Humorous Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) IF I WERE A FISH - Marie Louise Allen I like to play in water; And if I were a fish, I’d have water all around me In a big glass dish. And my tail would make it splatter Till it splashed the sky– And the Mother Fish would only say, “Now, don’t–get–dry!” Class D002 SOLO POETRY – Humorous Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) JACK BE NIMBLE - adapted by Joan Miller Jack, be nimble. Jack, be quick. Jack! Jump over the candlestick! Jack! Be careful! Jack, take care. Or else you’ll burn your underwear! O dear, Jack! You should have jumped higher! I’m afraid you’ve caught your pants on fire. Class D002 SOLO POETRY – Humorous Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) SNOWBALL - Shel Silverstein I made myself a snowball As perfect as could be. I thought I'd keep it as a pet And let it sleep with me. I made it some pajamas And a pillow for its head. Then last night it ran away, But first - it wet the bed. Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts Page 8 Resource Manual (Comprehensive) Class D002 SOLO POETRY – Humorous Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) PUZZLED - Margaret Hillert I took a sip of lemon pop And then a sip of lime, A little orange soda too A swallow at a time. Some grape came next and cherry red, And then I almost cried, How could my stomach feel so bad With rainbows down inside. Class D002 SOLO POETRY – Humorous Poetry, Kindergarten (Continued) OWN CHOICE Class D008 CHORAL SPEAKING –Kindergarten WHEN YOUR SUCKER STICKS - Sheree Fitch My sucker stuck to my sweater; my sucker stuck in my hair. Mum had to get the scissors to cut it out of there. All because of my sucker, there's a bald spot on my head. To tell the truth I'd rather have that sucker stuck instead. Class D008 CHORAL SPEAKING –Kindergarten (Continued) BABY'S DRINKING SONG - James Kirkup Sip a little Sup a little From your little Cup a little Sup a little Sip a little Put it to your Lip a little Tip a little Tap a little Not into your Lap or it'll Dip a little Drop a little On the table Top a little. Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts Page 9 Resource Manual (Comprehensive) Class D008 CHORAL SPEAKING –Kindergarten (Continued) THE HOUSE OF THE MOUSE - Lucy Sprague Mitchell The house of the mouse is a wee little house, a green little house in the grass, which big clumsy folk may hunt and may poke and still never see as they pass this sweet little, neat little, we little, green little, cuddle-down hide-away house in the grass. Class D008 CHORAL SPEAKING –Kindergarten (Continued) THE MOON’S THE NORTH WIND’S COOKY - Vachel Lindsay The Moon’s the North Wind’s cooky. He bites it, day by day, Until there’s but a rim of scraps That crumble all away. The South Wind is a baker. He kneads clouds in his den, And bakes a crisp new moon that . greedy North . Wind . eats . again! Class D008 CHORAL SPEAKING –Kindergarten (Continued) A SONG FOR SPRING – Author unknown Boom Cha, Boom Cha, Boom Boom This is a song for the coming of Spring Boom Cha, Boom Cha, Boom Boom We’re tired of winter so let’s all sing Boom Cha, Boom Cha, Boom Boom After a winter of snow and ice. Boom Cha, Boom Cha, Boom Boom The first sings of Spring are really nice Boom Cha, Boom Cha, Boom Boom The first rains of Spring wash the snow away. Boom Cha, Boom Cha, Boom Boom Soon warm weather will be here to stay. Boom Cha, Boom Cha, Boom Boom The grass will turn from brown to green. Boom Cha, Boom Cha, Boom Boom Prettiest sight you’ve ever seen. Boom Cha, Boom Cha, Boom Boom Soon we’ll hear robin’s song. Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts Page 10 Resource Manual