Set of 5 Citizenship Skills Guided Reading Play Scripts (see Preview for sample texts)
This set of 5 guided reading play scripts, written by Sue Russell, inspired by The Celtics basketball team, in Boston - featuring 17 basketball players, 1 coach, 3 fans, 3 dancers plus mascot - sets out to demonstrate the importance of P.R.I.D.E. (P for positive attitude, R for respect, I for intelligent choices, D for dreams and E for effort/education) and provides the perfect way of demonstrating what it takes to make it in life - the kind of success story all children can aspire to.
It is written to my usual format, with 6 speakers each (about 5 minutes reading time for each plus quiz on the end).
Although basketball players have been used in this script, other sports can easily be inserted – the message is the same for all!
Also available from writer, Sue Russell’s website, www.plays-r-ussell.com as class play. The text is almost identical but with the addition of stage directions and suggested music (players’ favorite songs!) … so it would be very easy to practice in class, as guided reading, and then ‘transfer over’ to a class performance.
Citizenship Skills Guided Reading Play Scripts by Sue Russell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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I taught in the U.K. for 15 years - temporary and permanent positions plus supply/substitute teaching. I taught all year groups at primary/elementary level and have done some substitute teaching since arriving in the USA. My degree was in History so I always particularly enjoyed teaching this subject, and creating class plays/assemblies around what I was teaching in the classroom - whether it be Ancient Egyptians or King Henry VIII and his Six Wives!
