Listed in descending grade order

 

FOR THIRD GRADES and up:

MS. NOODLEHEAD GOES TO SCHOOL AND LEARNS TO PLAY WITH WORDS (now available for remote learning!)

Nancy Noodlehead works at the Spaghetti Factory where she waits on tables–or rather ON the tables.  Her boss sends her to school to learn to play with words and learn about double meanings and the real meaning of idioms.  So she goes to school where she is assigned a project to write a play using the suggested list of idioms.  She presents her play, with the help of five of her classmates, and passes with “flying colors.”  But has she really learned about idioms?  Does she really know what it means to carry a torch, to have your head in the clouds, to drop your eyes, to wear several hats, to let the cat out of the bag, and MORE! Find out by booking this show with language arts curricular tie ins:

• ELAGSE2L4
• ELAGSE3L5a
• ELAGSE4L5a,b
• ELAGSE5L5a,b

“A very engaging performance for our students.  It provided fun, laughs, and learning.  Cathy has a knack for connecting with students and tickling their funny bones.  I highly recommend.”

— Linda Rabinowitz of Torah Day School

 

 

FOR SECOND GRADES:

ROSIE AND THE BUTTERFLY: The Official Children’s Show for the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail

Follow the life cycle of a monarch and learn something about Georgia’s former first lady as their lives intertwine. Using puppets, costumes, backdrops, and narratives, this DUO show follows the early life of Rosalynn Smith Carter, and the life of monarch butterfly is paralleled.  As a child, Rosalynn loved butterflies and the idea of journeys.  Monarch butterflies come through her hometown of Plains, GA each fall on their way to Mexico and each spring on their way back home to Canada.  Rosalynn married Jimmy Carter, became First Lady, and has traveled all over the world with the Carter Center missions.  Register your garden with the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail!  Remember all journeys end in the same place–HOME. For grades K-3.

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• ELACC1RL1, 11
• ELACC2RL1,11
• SS2CG3

“I love this show and so did my grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  I’m proud to endorse this show as the official children’s show of the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail.”

— Rosalynn Carter

 

 

FOR SECOND GRADES:

MS. NOODLEHEAD HAS GEORGIA ON HER MIND!

Ms. Noodlehead is all set to make Georgia a shining example for the rest of the nation as she proves how much Georgia is on her mind. She takes the Whaddya Know About Georgia Quiz with questions from the Peanut Gallery; she celebrates Georgia as the Poultry Capital of the World with the chicken dance; she tests the audience in their knowledge of Georgia’s state symbols; she takes everyone on a year-round tour of fun festivals throughout the state; and along the way she tells some interesting legends about our Peach State, the Empire State of the South. For 2nd-5th graders. 45 minutes long with lots of audience participation. Now Ms. Noodlehead has her own book that accompanies the show. You can order one from the Books section of the website. Available in ebook format too!

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• SS2G1, SS2CG3
• ELACCRL2,36
• TAES2.1b,e 2.3a,e,f

“Thank you for showing me a nice show. It was real funny. I laff so much I got hickup.”

— Second grader

 

 

FOR SECOND GRADES:

IF THE SHOE FITS: CINDERELLA TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

All in all, there are some 1500 different versions of Cinderella, a folktale/fairytale that is passed down through time. As it is passed down, the words come out differently, depending on the teller and the culture. Small changes happen all the time, but the framework of this transformational story stays basically the same: magic, a gift, a helper, a life turned for the better. If The Shoe Fits presents an overview of the basic Cinderella or transformational tale as well as three versions from three different cultures and perhaps a new version too. For grades 1 on up.

• ELACC1RL2
• ELACC1RL6
• ELACC2RL9

“Thanks for showing us the story. You were funny, and I was so excited. I should like for you to come again and be a friend.”

 

 

FOR PRE-K THROUGH FIRST GRADES:

THE STORYBOOK EXPRESS AND REMEMBERING THE CLASSICS – A duo show with Cathy Kaemmerlen and daughter, Sara Gaare or a solo show. (now available for remote learning!)

Take a journey on the storybook express to hear some very familiar, yet not so familiar folk tales like THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF; LITTLE MISS MUFFETT REVISITED: MARTHA, THE LITTLE RED HEN; and THE FAT CAT in which all the characters and more reappear for one last romp. Lots of audience participation with props and fun for preK-1 audiences.

• ELACC1RL2,3,6
• ELACCKRL5
• TAES1.1b,e 1.3a,e,f

“I REALLY enjoyed your performance. All of them. They ware all so fun to watch, I don’t know which one I liked the best. Thanks a LOT!”

 

 

FOR PRE-K THROUGH FIRST GRADES:

JUST BUZZING AROUND – This show coincides with Cathy Kaemmerlen’s book, The Buzz On Honeybees

Meet Itty Bitty Betty, she’s a honey of a bee, and Queen Bee Sara, or book as a solo show with Itty Bitty Betty, who tells us swarming stories and collects gossip about our state insect. This 45 minute audience participation romp is filled with stories, songs, costumes, bee facts. The show is followed by book signing, if desired. Ask Itty Bitty Betty to help create a honeybee activity day and support your state insect who pollinates 90% of Georgia’s crops! View a snippet of this show.

• GPS S21a
• ELACC1RL1, 11
• ELACC2RL1,11
• SS2CG3

“Cathy Kaemmerlen’s book is perfect for a summer afternoon.”

— the Austin Post

 

 

FOR PRE-K THROUGH FIRST GRADES:

HOLIDAY SHOWS:

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines Day, St Patrick’s Day, and Easter/Springtime stories chosen from a vast repertory with suggestions by the booking school. Available for pre-k through first grades.

 

 

FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES:

WORLD-CLASS TALES:

Folktales from Ireland, India, Africa, China, Japan, Native American Indians, Scandinavia, Russia, Germany. Choose your culture or ask for a smorgasbord. With costumes, props, and music. For all ages.

 

 

FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES:

GOTCHA! TRICKSTER TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

This is not just for April Fools’! We all like to play tricks and pranks year-round. In fact, every culture has its trickster, who is always a teacher, sometimes a fool. Listen to tales of Tyl Eulenspiegel from Holland, Coyote tales from the American Southwest, and Anansi tales from Africa and the Caribbean before deciding whether a trickster is a teacher of fools or a foolish teacher. A trickster rides the fine line between bully and teacher. Find out the difference. Recommended grades 3-6. Maximum 200.

• TAES3.1b,e  3.3a,e,f
• ELACC3RL2,3

“I like when you told that loust story about that spoter (spider.) At the end it was so funny my head was hurting.”

 

 

FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES:

FOR EVERY RHYME THERE IS A REASON: CAUSE AND EFFECT STORIES

For every cause there is an effect, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction–even in stories, there are consequences. Fun, lots of audience participation in these add-on stories, circular stories, and chain reaction stories demonstrating cause and effect–perhaps even a visit from Rube Goldberg demonstrating one of his wacky inventions. This is a great beginning of the year show. For audiences of all ages.

• ELACC3R13
• TAES3.1b,e  3.3a,e,f

“That was the best show I’ve seen all year. That was so wonderful that I could’ent even beleave it. See you next year.”

 

 

FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES:

SO YOU WANT TO BE A HERO: AMERICA’S RIP-ROARING TALL TALES – A Duo Show with Cathy Kaemmerlen and Sara Gaare

For audiences of all ages: Three tales of America’s greatest tall tale heroes as told by the heroes and their wives: Sally Ann Thunder Ann Crockett (wife of Davy Crockett, who tamed the hills of Tennessee), Fanny Feboldson (wife of Febold Feboldson, the inventing-est farmer to hit the American Midwest), and Slue Foot Sue (wife of Pecos Bill, who tamed the American West.) All across America from sea to shining sea, these larger-than-life Tall Tale heroes and sheroes used their superhuman strength, their inventiveness, and hearts too large for words to make America what it is today. Lots of audience participation in this fast-moving show for all ages.

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• TAES1.1b,e & 1.3aef

“I loved your terrific show! I guess it took you a long time to memorize all those words. I like how you made the show so fun and creative.”

— Third grader