Curriculum Guides Library - Nashville Children's Theatre

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Download companion guides and activities for shows in current and upcoming seasons.

Strong Inside | Discussion Guide

Grades 4-8

Post-Show Resources: Encouraging Discussions about Equity & Diversity

Three Little Kittens | At-Home Activities

Ages: 0-5

Complete these fun activities with your little kittens! A performance at NCT is more than just one day. Bring the experience home with you!

The Flopsy Bunnies At-Home Activities

Ages: 0-5

Eat up these fun activities with your little bunnies! A performance at NCT is more than just one day. Bring the experience home with you!

Strong Inside

Grades: 4-8

Strong Inside is a brand new show based on a true story! Coming to see this show means you and your students are an important part of creating something new.

Finding Nemo

Grades: 1-5

The beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo comes to life on stage, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and RobertLopez (Frozen).

The Gingerbread Kid

Grades: Pre K-2

The Gingerbread Kid is a brand-new musical play that will be performed for the very first time at NCT! Life is SWEET in this pop music fairy tale frolic.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Grades: K-5

This staged version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is adapted from two primary sources: the original book by Roald Dahl, and the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder.

Find Curriculum Guides for past performances.

Strong Inside | Discussion Guide

Grades 4-8

Post-Show Resources: Encouraging Discussions about Equity & Diversity

Three Little Kittens | At-Home Activities

Ages: 0-5

Complete these fun activities with your little kittens! A performance at NCT is more than just one day. Bring the experience home with you!

The Flopsy Bunnies At-Home Activities

Ages: 0-5

Eat up these fun activities with your little bunnies! A performance at NCT is more than just one day. Bring the experience home with you!

The Diary of Anne Frank Guide

Grades 4-8

Activities in this guide address TN Academic Standards in Music, ELA, SEL, and more!

The Wizard of Oz Guide

Grades 1-5

Activities in this guide address TN Academic Standards in ELA, Science, Art, and more!

Click Clack Boo Guide

Grades Pre K-1

Activities in this guide address TN Academic Standards in Music, ELA, SEL, and more!

Llama Llama Red Pajama Guide

Grades Pre K-2

Activities in this guide address TN Academic Standards in Science, SEL, Theatre, and more!

Hip Hop Cinderella Guide

Grades K-4

Activities in this guide address TN Academic Standards in Music, ELA, SEL, and more!

Elves and The Shoemakers

Pre K-3

A STEAM Trunk Tour Play By Ernie Nolan An NCT World Premiere

The Little Mermaid Guide

K-8

Did you know that the idea of a “mermaid” is thousands of years old? Cultures from around the world have very different ideas of what mermaids look like, and even how they act.

Hans Christian Andersen Guide

2-8

Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser Additional Lyrics & Book by Timothy Allen McDonald

Auntie Claus Guide

Pre K-3

Book and Lyrics by Marcy Heisler Music by Zina Goldrich From the book Auntie Claus by Elise Primavera

Return to Sender Guide

3-8

By Marisela Treviño Orta, Based on the novel Return to Sender, by Julia Alvarez Directed by Crystal Manich

Wendy’s Adventure to Neverland Guide

K-5

Book by Ernie Nolan Music and Lyrics by David Weinstein Based on the novel by J.M. Barrie

Secret Soldier Guide

4-8

The time is 1862 and Sarah Rosetta Wakeman disguises herself as a man and enlists to fight as a Union soldier to fight for her family and country.

Pete the Cat Guide

Pre K-3

Based on the Pete the Cat series of books by Kimberly and James Dean

Tomas and the Library Lady Guide

2-4

By José Cruz González Adapted from the book by Pat Mora

Tuck Everlasting Guide

4-8

Tuck Everlasting has been a beloved children’s book since it was published in 1975.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Guide

Pre K-2

Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, based on Eric Carle’s books

Ghost Guide

5-8

By Idris Goodwin, Based on the book Ghost by Jason Reynolds Co-commissioned by Nashville Children’s Theatre and Metro Theatre Company

The Snowy Day Guide

K-2

Adapted for the stage by Jerome Hairston Based on the books by Ezra Jack Keats

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

K-5

Book by Robert Kauzlaric Music & Lyrics by George Howe Based on the novel by Richard & Florence Atwater

Mockingbird Guide

3-8

Adapted for the stage by Julie Jensen Based on the book Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine Winner of the National Book Award

The Hundred Dresses Guide

3-8

BY WILLIAM KENT WILLIAMS BASED ON THE NOVEL BY ELEANOR ESTES BASED ON THE NEWBERY HONOR BOOK

Dragons Love Tacos Guide

K-4

Dragons love tacos. So if you want a bunch of dragons at your party, you should definitely serve tacos.

Treasure Island Guide

3-6

Novel by Robert Louis Stevenson As retold by Scot Copeland

Junie B. Jones Is Not A Crook Guide

K-3

ADAPTED BY ALLISON GREGORY /// FROM THE SERIES BY BARBARA PARK

Goodnight Moon Guide

K-3

ADAPTED BY CHAD HENRY /// MUSIC AND LYRICS BY CHAD HENRY /// BASED ON THE BOOK BY MARGARET WISE BROWN

And In This Corner: Cassius Clay Guide

5-8

Commissioned and originally performed by StageOne Family Theatre, Louisville, KY.

Afflicted: Daughters of Salem

5-8

By Laurie Brooks, Commissioned and originally performed by the Coterie Theatre, Kansas City, MO. Premiere January 31, 2014.

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Guide

4-8

By Sue Greenberg Commissioned and first presented by the St. Louis Black Repertory Company in 1988. The script was revised and expanded in 2014 for the Coterie Theatre in Kansas City, MO.

A Year with Frog & Toad Guide

K-3

A hit on Broadway, A Year With Frog and Toad was nominated for 3 Tony Awards – including Best Musical.

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Let’s Spark Some Learning Magic

90+ Years Young

Transform Young Lives

Bring the stage to your classroom.

Download companion guides and activities for shows in current and upcoming seasons.

Strong Inside | Discussion Guide

Grades 4-8

Three Little Kittens | At-Home Activities

Ages: 0-5

The Flopsy Bunnies At-Home Activities

Ages: 0-5

Strong Inside

Grades: 4-8

Finding Nemo

Grades: 1-5

The Gingerbread Kid

Grades: Pre K-2

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Grades: K-5

Find Curriculum Guides for past performances.

Strong Inside | Discussion Guide

Grades 4-8

Three Little Kittens | At-Home Activities

Ages: 0-5

The Flopsy Bunnies At-Home Activities

Ages: 0-5

The Diary of Anne Frank Guide

Grades 4-8

The Wizard of Oz Guide

Grades 1-5

Click Clack Boo Guide

Grades Pre K-1

Llama Llama Red Pajama Guide

Grades Pre K-2

Hip Hop Cinderella Guide

Grades K-4

Elves and The Shoemakers

Pre K-3

The Little Mermaid Guide

K-8

Hans Christian Andersen Guide

2-8

Auntie Claus Guide

Pre K-3

Return to Sender Guide

3-8

Wendy’s Adventure to Neverland Guide

K-5

Secret Soldier Guide

4-8

Pete the Cat Guide

Pre K-3

Tomas and the Library Lady Guide

2-4

Tuck Everlasting Guide

4-8

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Guide

Pre K-2

Ghost Guide

5-8

The Snowy Day Guide

K-2

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

K-5

Mockingbird Guide

3-8

The Hundred Dresses Guide

3-8

Dragons Love Tacos Guide

K-4

Treasure Island Guide

3-6

Junie B. Jones Is Not A Crook Guide

K-3

Goodnight Moon Guide

K-3

And In This Corner: Cassius Clay Guide

5-8