Touring Outreach Company

2015 · 2016 Touring Outreach Season

Oskar and the Big Bully Battle!

Making the Right Choices
By B Prince Gomolvilas

Oskar could not be more excited about his brand-new, awesome, white sneakers that are the greatest pair of shoes ever made! That is until Frank steps on them in the schoolyard one day. Oskar and the Big Bully Battle! illustrates how a small school yard scuffle can escalate out of control as three elementary students become entangled in a tale about victims, bullies, and what it means to be an UPstander and Bystander. Join Oskar as he learns how to respond to bullying, because "Sometimes you just do something 'cuz it's the right thing to do".

Curriculum Connections:

• PA Academic Standards: Arts and Humanities; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening; Health, Safety and Physical Education.
• Reading, analyzing and interpreting literature; reading critically in all content areas; analysis and evaluation of literary adaptation; comparison and contrast.
• Persuasive speaking; fact from opinion.
• Safety and injury prevention; strategies to avoid/manage conflict.
• Extensive look at character education.

Only 13

Too Much Pressure...Not Enough Answers
An Honest Look At Why It Is So Hard To Be A Kid
By Tom Quinn

When did it get so hard to be a kid? Only 13 tells the story of Phoebe – a 13-year-old with no friends, a Dad who doesn’t get her, and all the wrong clothes. The kids at school use taunts and cyber-bullying until Phoebe contemplates suicide. Only with the help of a little magic does Phoebe come to value herself and learn that her life matters. This thoughtful and provocative play met with great acclaim in our 2012-13 season and will make students think about the way they treat others and come to see that everybody in their school matters and deserves their respect.

Curriculum Connections:

• PA Academic Standards: Arts and Humanities; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening; Health, Safety and Physical Education; Civics and Government.
• Extensive look at the dangers and implications of teenage bullying; discusses body image, nutrition, sexuality, social hierarchy and destructive rumors.
• Safety and injury prevention; safe/unsafe practices; strategies to avoid/manage conflict.
• Rights and responsibilities of citizenship; sources and resolution of conflicts; relationship between rights and responsibilities; rights of individuals in a community.

Berenstain Bears Hospital Friends and The Trouble With Germs!

World Premiere Based on the Latest Book About the Berenstain Bears
By Tom Quinn

Adapted from the brand new Berenstain Bears book by Michael Berenstain Hospital Friends sponsored by the Jan and Stan Berenstain Healthy Kids Foundation. Go to the doctor with Brother Bear, Sister Bear, Mama and Papa Bear as they teach you what all little bears need to know about staying healthy and washing your hands to keep away those germs. Sister Bear does not want to see the doctor and Brother Bear can never remember to wash his hands! Ideal for pre-school to 3rd grade as the Bear Family has lessons about family and good health for all of us. Ask us how you can purchase the new book for your school library or classroom!

Curriculum Connections:

• PA Academic Standards: Arts and Humanities; Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening; Health, Safety and Physical Education.
• Safety and injury prevention; strategies to avoid/manage conflict.
• Extensive look at character education.
• Health, nutrition and over all wellness emphasized.

Freedom Riders

An Engaging Look at the Civil Rights Movement!
By Tom Quinn

This inspirational show takes students on a ride back in time to the turbulent 1960s. Join two teenage students as they become part of important historical scenes involving Teddy Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Ossie Davis, W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, Malcolm X and others. As they retrace the difficult and finally triumphant road to freedom, your own students will be moved by the events they will witness on this Freedom Ride. They’ll begin to recognize the hope that tolerance can offer and the indomitable strength of the human spirit.

Curriculum Connections:

• PA Academic Standards: Arts and Humanities; Civics and Government; History.
• Examines key contributions of individuals and groups during America's Civil Rights Movement.
• Discusses issues of racial equality and political activism.
• US history; historical analysis and skills development; rights and responsibilities of citizenship; violence prevention.
• Historical and cultural contexts; conflict and cooperation among groups; speeches and writings that impact civic life.
• Ideal for Black History Month or Diversity Awareness.

The Return of Nick Nutrition and His Dog Fiber

The Return of Nick Nutrition and His Wonder Dog Fiber! – following our successful tour of the last three years Nick Nutrition is back in a brand new adventure fighting the forces of fat and fatigue! Students will learn about healthy eating choices and the importance of exercise as Nick and Fiber battle a whole new set of arch villains including the evil Couch Potato! Join Nick and Fiber as they make the world safe for good nutrition while having a lot of super hero fun!

Curriculum Connections:
PA NUTRITION EDUCATION TRACKS OBJECTIVES
Motivate Students To:

• Eat a variety of whole grain products, fruits and vegetables, low fat milk, and calcium-rich foods for meals and/or snacks.
• Eat from each food group every day.
• Eat healthy snacks.
• Limiting foods high in fat, sodium and added sugar.
• Being physically active every day as part of a healthy lifestyle.
• Assess personal health practices.
• Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health practice.

FOR GRADES K–5