6th Grade – World of Robots
The sixth grade students enter into the “World of Robots” presented by Jack Burrus.  This program illustrates the fantastic ways math and science impacts our lives and our future.  Robot pets have lasers, artificial intelligence, voice recognition and many other features which will inspire our video game generation children to study hard to for their future.  The assembly combines the importance of reading, science and math in an inspiring way for our sixth graders.  www.robotassemblies.com

5th Grade - 1776
The 5th grade students learn about how difficult it was to get the proposal establishing the Declaration of Independence passed by the original 13 colonies.  Dressed in white lacy shirts, vests, long coats and three corner hats, the American Eagle actors sing about and debate about the issues that faced the members of the Second Continental Congress in June of 1776. The presentation highlights the disagreements representatives had about rebelling against King George and abolishing slavery in the colonies. Actors portray John Adams, Ben Franklin, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson with entertaining humor.  Agreement of the proposal was finally reached after Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration and the slavery clause was withdrawn.  1776 gives the 5th grade students greater understanding of the importance of our Fourth of July holiday. www.americaneagleshows.com

4th Grade - Meeting the Lincolns
The 4th grade students get the opportunity to learn about history directly from President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd.  The repertory acting company, With Lincoln Productions, presents a very accurate portrayal of Lincoln and his wife.  President Lincoln discusses his concerns about slavery and the lack of unity in our nation during his presidency.  His stories are told with humor and are very entertaining for the students.  The presentation brings to life this period of time in American history. Students are given the opportunity to ask questions of our very information and entertaining guests at the end of the performance. www.abrahamlincolnperformance.com.

3rd Grade - Our Kind of Town
The 3rd grade students get the opportunity to listed to the history of Chicago as told by Dr. Gesundheit (aka-Craig Sjogerman).  The humor and vaudevillian antics of Dr. Gesundheit captivate the third graders while the history of Chicago is highlighted with stories of John Bapiste DuSable's life and the experiences of a survivor of the Chicago Fire.  Dr Gesundheit uses his juggling skills to portray Fito, a character who tells the story of the Columbian Exposition of 1892.  Students join in the fun by making a human tower to portray Buckingham Fountain.  "Our Kind of Town" ends with a dramatization of Mike Royko's story of seeing Jackie Robinson play for the Cubs in 1947.  www.drgesundheit.com
 

2nd Grade -   Matter
Performer, Steve Belliveau, “Excited about Science” will bring his top notch program to second graders who learn about the stages of matter.  The performance will center on chemistry and stages of matter with humor and meaningful visual displays to illustrate concepts studied in second grade.   www.getscience.net

1st Grade - “Bringing Holiday Literature to Life”

Chris Fascione's engaging performance uses a unique combination of storytelling, acting, mime, clowning, comedy, and a dash of juggling to unlock the secrets of what makes good literature so appealing. The performances stimulate children's imaginations to bring literature to life! The performance centers on classic holiday folk stories from different cultures and augments the outstanding, curriculum favorite - the Holiday Traditions unit.

www.storytelling.org/Fascione

Kindergarten - Weather Workshop
Our Kindergarteners get to bring weather inside by building weather machines during their Mad Science workshop.  They create their own wind, clouds and rain.  Students enjoy other hands on experiments too during this half hour workshop.  They use pinwheels and fans to experiment with wind and tornado bottles to create and observe vortexes. The use of thermometers give the children the opportunity to move the mercury up and down by placing the thermometer in cold water and covering the tip with their warmer fingers.  This workshop makes science fun and interesting for our young students.
www.madscience.org

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