It's time for high adventure as Jojo goes on the lookout for all kinds of fascinating creatures in the wilds of his very own yard. What will he find hidden in plain sight? Come along on the trek as we learn, create, and play in this musical mini-travelogue about the hidden natural world close to home. One of our Discovery Plays for your youngest learners.

Connections to the Classroom: Literacy; Numeracy; Social-emotional Learning; STEM; Music; Call and Response; Theater/Performing Arts

Bring this show to your school, library, or community center May 1 to 24, 2025!
Visit discoverytheater.org/touring-shows for details.

About the Play: In 2013, Discovery Theater developed an innovative arts/education program for DCPS early education teachers and their students in classrooms which implemented the "Tools of the Mind" curriculum. Multiple plays were created as part of in-school residencies promoting creativity, enriched play, and student-led inquiry in early childhood classrooms. These plays are now presented at the Smithsonian as 'Discovery Plays' for our youngest learners to encourage everyone to 'get into the act.' Playing 'pretend' as characters in stories encourages sequencing (what comes next?), verbal skills (what color flowers? why did it happen like that?), math (how many cupcakes? let's count the pennies we need to buy the balloon!), and problem solving (how can we help?).

 

The 2023-2024 Discovery Theater Season is made possible by a generous grant from the Nora Roberts Foundation

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Learning Guide

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