🎉 Make America 250 Unforgettable with The Crossing Classroom – District-Wide!
Imagine your entire school district coming together for a joyful, meaningful celebration of America’s 250th birthday!
By bringing The Crossing Classroom (available for elementary, middle, and high school) to every school, you’ll create an exciting, district-wide commemoration that lights up classrooms and sparks community pride.
This lively concert presentation turns the dramatic story of 1776 — Washington’s brave leadership, the daring crossing of the Delaware, and the powerful words of Thomas Paine’s The American Crisis — into an unforgettable musical experience. Students across all grades will sing, cheer, and connect with real history through catchy songs and inspiring characters.
They’ll explore:
- Courageous leadership and teamwork
- The true meaning of freedom and civic duty
- Multiple perspectives from soldiers, families, women on the home front, and diverse voices
With ready-to-use classroom materials like historical background, fun listening activities, discussion questions, and creative writing prompts, teachers can easily weave this into social studies, literacy, or drama lessons.
The result? Students gain a deeper understanding of the bravery, choices, and ideas that built our nation — while having a blast doing it!
District-wide, The Crossing becomes a shared, exciting event that brings families, schools, and the whole community together. Performances can become special America 250 celebrations, fostering school spirit, parent involvement, and community conversations about citizenship and freedom.
Let’s make America 250 the most inspiring and fun commemoration yet — one that students will remember for a lifetime!
Ready to ignite district-wide excitement?
— Terri, Larry & Jason 🎶
What You Will Receive for Elementary School:
Educational resource guide to stimulate Q & A, foster cooperative learning, & engage students in fun activities about this historical moment in time!
Script & stage directions for the teacher to use in many ways
Six (6) Karaoke tracks for students to listen to and sing!
Six (6) demo videos
Printable Activity Sheets
Lyric Sheet for all Six (6) songs
Classroom:
For the Teacher: One (1) resource guide
One (1) Script
Song lyric sheet for Six (6) songs
What you will recieve for Middle School:
Educational resource guide to stimulate Q & A, foster cooperative learning, & engage students in fun activities about this historical moment in time!
Script & stage directions for the teacher to use in many ways
Six (6) Karaoke tracks for students to listen to and sing!
Six (6) demo videos
Printable Activity Sheets
Lyric Sheet for all six (6) songs
Middle School will additionally include: Music Score with P/V and Lead Sheets for Three (3) songs if a choir wants to perform
One (1) resource guide
One (1) Script
Song lyric sheet for 6 songs
Additionally for the Choir teacher if they want to perform songs:
Music Score with P/V and Lead Sheets for Three (3) songs if a choir wants to perform
What you will recieve for High School and Beyond:
High School & Beyond
Complete audio tracks for Ten (10) songs, presenting the music
Ten (10) Track mixes that actors can sing over, Karaoke-style
Script & stage directions for Directors
Ten (10) lead booklets with script and music
Ten (10) Music scores - both P/V and Lead Sheets - for Musical Directors/Accompanists and Vocalists to use to learn songs
Six (6) demo videos
Educational resource guide for educators to stimulate Q & A and engage students in this historical moment time.
Lyric Sheet
Printable Activity Sheets
Graphic promotional materials
How to “Join the Cause”: Click on the button below to download the Crossing Theatrics, LLC Licensing Agreement. We will send you the countersigned agreement and the link for the downloadable materials.