Bread and Confidence: A Play about Believing in Yourself

Here is a play about believing in yourself that can be read aloud in class or performed with your students, whether it is shared with the class next door or at a school assembly. The play can also be presented as a celebration of any special occasion such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day, or a graduation as well. The theme of this play is do your best and to have confidence in yourself. It also emphasizes the importance of making a little difference in the lives of those around you each day. All of this is a message from a powerful king to a little girl who is the baker's daughter. She has been invited to the palace to make her special bread for a festival. The play includes a narrator which can be the teacher or divided among several students. It is suggested that recorded music be added to create just the perfect atmosphere. At the end of the play is a worksheet designed to have students reflect on the theme of the story.