Odd Socks Day & Anti-Bullying Week
The Odd Sock
A stripy sock loses its partner and discovers you don't have to match to be friends. Perfect for Odd Socks Day and Anti-Bullying Week.
School play packs
School Plays for Primary Schools
Original, funny and heartfelt play scripts for UK primary schools, ready to print and rehearse. Every pack includes the full script, songs set to traditional tunes, a flexible cast list, costume and staging ideas and a rehearsal planner.
Whether you need a first stage show for EYFS, a KS1 class assembly, a KS2 summer production or a Year 6 leavers' play, there's a play here that fits. For Christmas there's a traditional nativity and a gentle nativity alternative, plus a Christmas panto and favourite traditional tales, and a play that's perfect for Odd Socks Day and Anti-Bullying Week in November.
Christmas pick
The Busy Inn: A Traditional Nativity
The Christmas story, told by the innkeeper's family on the busiest night of the year. Four classic carols, three new songs and a part for every child. For Reception to Year 2, about 20 minutes, with a cast of 20–40.
EYFS & KS1
Early Years (Ages 4–7)
Short lines, lots of repetition, group roles and songs with actions, so even the youngest performers feel confident on stage.
Odd Socks Day & Anti-Bullying Week
Nativity alternative
The Moon Who Was Scared of the Dark
On the longest night of winter, the Moon is too scared to rise. A gentle, non-religious alternative to the nativity.
KS1 & KS2
Ages 6–11
Bigger casts, bigger laughs and real heart: from a recycling rebellion for Years 2 and 3 to Year 6 leavers' shows.
Eco & recycling
Bin Day Rebellion!
Elm Street's recycling goes on strike until the children learn to rinse, squash and sort. Noisy, silly and full of slapstick.
Includes Year 6 leavers' version
Lost Property
At night the lost property box comes alive, and everything has five nights to get home. Includes a Year 6 leavers' ending.
Great for Year 6 leavers
Unit 7 Wants a Birthday
A classroom robot takes every idiom literally, then discovers it has no birthday. A big-hearted comedy with computing and AI links.
Classic stories
Traditional Plays
Much-loved stories, freshly retold for the school stage, with songs set to tunes children already know. Traditional plays are sold separately and are not part of the original plays bundle.
Christmas pick · Traditional nativity
The Busy Inn
The Christmas story, told by the innkeeper's family on the busiest night of the year. Four classic carols, three new songs and a part for every child.
Traditional tale · Nursery to Year 1
Run, Run, Gingerbread Man
The traditional tale with a chase that grows in every scene and a chant the whole cast (and audience) joins in. Includes an optional gentler ending.
Christmas panto · Years 1–3
Jack and the Beanstalk
It's nearly Christmas in Little Beanfield! A proper panto with a villain to boo, a Dame, a two-person cow, a songsheet and a big walkdown finale.
Musical play · Years 3–6
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
A town full of rats, a Mayor full of excuses and a Piper who always keeps his word. Live recorder tune, class percussion and two endings to choose from.
Best value
All 5 Original Plays Bundle — £29.99
Get all five of our original plays in one download: The Odd Sock, The Moon Who Was Scared of the Dark, Bin Day Rebellion!, Lost Property and Unit 7 Wants a Birthday. That's a play for every year group from Reception to Year 6 for less than the price of three single packs (worth £49.95).
Why Teachers Choose These Plays
Every child can take part. Flexible cast lists show how to scale each play up or down, with group roles and line counts so you can match parts to readers.
No sheet music needed. Songs use traditional tunes everyone already knows, with photocopiable lyric sheets.
Curriculum links built in. Each pack links to EYFS areas of learning or the National Curriculum for England and PSHE, with discussion questions and follow-up activities.
Common Questions
Do you have a traditional nativity play?
Yes. The Busy Inn is a traditional nativity for Reception to Year 2, told by the innkeeper's family on the busiest night of the year, with four classic carols and three new songs.
Do you have a Christmas panto?
Yes. Jack and the Beanstalk is a 20-minute Christmas panto for Years 1–3, with a villain to boo, a Dame, a pantomime cow and plenty of "He's behind you!".
Which play is best for a nativity alternative?
The Moon Who Was Scared of the Dark is a gentle, non-religious winter play for Reception to Year 2, set on the longest night of the year.
Which play works for Odd Socks Day or Anti-Bullying Week?
The Odd Sock is a 15-minute play for Reception and Year 1 about a sock who learns you don't have to match to be friends.
Which play is best for Year 6 leavers?
Lost Property includes a dedicated Year 6 leavers' ending, and Unit 7 Wants a Birthday is written for Years 5 and 6.
How do I buy and download a play?
All payments go through Gumroad, which runs The Teacher Vault store. Gumroad emails your receipt and the print-ready PDF straight away. Gumroad may show prices in US dollars, so the amount you pay can differ slightly.