By Dalla Murphy

Grades 4-8

5 short plays for the classroom with background infromation, wiritng prompts and creative activities

Most of the plays are 5-10 pages long with 5-15 characters involved

"Time Travel"
     Thomas Jefferson strikes a deal for the Louisiana Purchase in this time travel adventure

"Letters Home"
     The adventures of a family traveling west on the Oregon Trail in the 2850's

"The Shortcut"
     Families heading for the Rockies in 1853 must decide if a shortcut is really the best option.

"The Cake Wreck"
     The life of settlers on the Florida coast in 1878

"A Visitor"
    Laura Ingalls Wilder visits a journal workshop and shares stories of here pioneer childhood.