Number of Participants-----Up to 46 but you can combine narrator parts and use it with less
Ages-------------------------------Grades 3-8
Suggested Music-------------Patriotic Music-----America, You're a Grand Old Flag, America the Beautiful, Give Me Your Tired Your Poor, Friendly Face, What's More America, I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing, All Armed Forces Songs, God Bless the USA, God Bless America
Number of pages-------------9 pages
Performance time-----------30-60 minutes depending on how much of the music you want to include
Costuming----------------------red white and blue
Setting and Props------------minimal and patriotic
Summary of Program------This program was written for a school patriotic assembly a year after 9-11. It gives people ideas on what they can do to help our country. The narration was done by one class, but the singng was done by the whole audience. It could be used by the school and have one grade level do each song or it could be used by one class as a patriotci program to present to their parents or veterans groups. program was written for a school patriotic assembly. The narration was done by one class, but the singing was done by the whole audience. It could be used by the school and have one grade level do each song or it could be used by one class as a patriotic program to present to their parents or veterans groups. ThisTT class a
SAMPLE OF SCRIPT PAGE 1
I’m Only One Person, so What Can I Do?
By Caroline S. Mackay
(Narrators 1, 2, and 3 come to the mikes.)
NARRATOR 1: I’m only one person so what can I do
To keep the American Spirit strong and true?
NARRATOR 2: I’m only one person I can’t do a lot
To save the freedoms for which many bravely fought.
NARRATOR 3: I’m only one person, one of so many
How can I serve this land with freedoms a plenty?
(Narrators 1 and 2 sit down.)
SONG: AMERICA
(Sing the first verse and then sing it again and substitute these words)
My country’ tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty What can I do? To keep our country strong, And fight against all wrong Saving freedoms song What can I do?
(Narrators 4-11 come to the mikes.)
NARRATOR 4: I ask this question for all of us now here
What can we do for the country we hold so dear?
NARRATOR 5: It does not have to be something gigantic
Here are some good ideas from which you could pick.
NARRATOR 6: The flag that we pledge should be treated with pride
To keep it from falling many soldiers have died.
NARRATOR 7: It should never be dropped or placed on the ground.
Flying high in the sky is where it should be found.
NARRATOR 8: When taken down at the end of the long day
Fold it properly and put it safely away.
(2 students could demonstrate how to fold the flag as Narrator 8 says their line.)
I recently purchased I’m Only One Person, So What Can I Do? By Caroline Mackay. It suggests the use of the song, “What’s More American” by Kadish Millet. I would love to use this song in my program, but I am having a very difficult time finding the sheet music or a karaoke version of the song on Itunes or anywhere else. Do you, by any chance, happen to know where I might be able to find a resource I could use? Thanks for your help!
Valerie
Oh, I could kiss you! J I was not having any luck finding it, so I am so very grateful! My fourth grade students love the song and can’t wait to sing it for Veteran’s Day! Thanks so much for your help!
