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Transparent, Translucent, or Opaque Readers Theatre Script
This brief (2 pages long) Science script on the concept of whether an object is TRANSPARENT, TRANSLUCENT, or OPAQUE has 12 solo speakers and many parts for ALL so that teachers can use it with a whole class. (Note: You may add or subtract solo speakers to customize the script for the size of your group.) This script provides an overview of information using a TV Quiz Show context.
Reading and rehearsing the script familiarizes students with some basic facts while also increasing reading fluency
5th - 7th
Drama, Reading, Science
Pip & the Prisoner: Dickens' Great Expectations Reader's Theater Play Script
Pip & The Prisoner is an original script based on the first five chapters of Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations. FREE Google Forms quiz supporting this RT is available here on my storefront. The script endeavors to introduce the main character, Pip, in such a way as to motivate students to want to read the full novel--presumably when assigned to them in high school. But whether Dickens is a part of your curriculum or not, this 20-minute reader's theater or stage play is an enjoyable bi
5th - 9th
Balanced Literacy, Drama, Literature
Fairy Tale Scripts - Robin Hood, Jack and the Three Bears
This fun and humorous script is adapted from three classic fairy tales 'Robin Hood', 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', and 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. The stories are interwoven to make a complete show with recurring characters and themes of fairness, caring and imagination. The parts are written so that a small troupe of 6 actors can play every role or up to 17 different speaking roles can be assigned separately. Suggestions are also available for adding non-speaking roles which could further inc
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Art, Drama, English Language Arts
Stone Soup Play Script - whole class & low level readers. Years 4-6
A One Act Play ScriptAn adaptation of the famous traditional folk story, ' Stone Soup.' In the middle of a freezing winter soldiers arrives in a village cold and hungry. At first the villagers refuse to help the men but soon after each brings an ingredient of their own to add to the soup. Soon the entire village is enjoying a hearty feast, and the soldiers can quietly take their leave. Themes:Sharing; helping others; overcoming fear and prejudice; our senses - taste. Cross Curricular links t
3rd - 6th
Drama, Literature, Short Stories
Theater Terminology and Dramatic Techniques for English Literature Essays (US)
US Spelling VersionList of drama terminology with clear definitionsTerminology List for English and Literature studentsConvenient and easy refresher on basic theatrical conceptsEasy to print double-sided or upload to Google DriveIncrease grades by demonstrating a strong, technical vocabularyPerfect for the English Teacher who has not studied Drama!
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Drama, English Language Arts, Literature
Saint Francis: The Brother and the Beggar Reader's Theater Skit with Activities
YOU CAN BRING STORIES TO LIFE THROUGH READER’S THEATER SKITS! If you’re looking for a highly motivating, engaging activity that even your most reluctant readers will love, this is the miracle you’ve been looking for! This resource is ready for you to print and hand out to your students; simply assign reading parts to your students or let your students choose their own parts! Why Should You Use Reader’s Theater?· Reader’s Theater promotes reading fluency. · It increases comprehension. · It h
2nd - 8th
Drama, English Language Arts, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.1
, CCRA.R.2
, CCRA.R.3
+12
Also included in: Francis of Assisi: Reader's Theater Scripts Bundle of 4
Creative Presentation Assessment Options for Younger Students
Tired of the same old essays, quizzes, and tests? Your students are too! Bring learning to life with a resource that turns assessments into fun, high-energy learning experiences your students will actually look forward to! Give your students authentic ways to show what they know while building confidence, creativity, and communication skills. Included are 11 step-by-step quick guides* explaining how to do the following projects. Create a Commercial that sells a book, product, or historical
3rd - 5th
Drama, Music, Speaking & Listening
CCSS
CCRA.SL.2
, CCRA.SL.3
, CCRA.SL.4
+2
Dia De Los Muertos / Day Of The Dead Reader's Theater
This reader's theater is about the celebration and traditions of Dia De Los Muertos / Day Of The Dead in Mexico. It has 6 different speaking parts. Reader's theater is a great activity to improve reading skills and fluency in pronunciation. This resource containsA coloring front page for the script.A 3 page script with 6 different characters.A true or false quiz to complete after reading to evaluate the comprehension of the students.An answer sheet for the comprehension quiz.A blank sugar skull
4th - 7th
Drama, Reading, Reading Strategies
Also included in: Reader's Theater Year long Bundle | Reading Fluency | 10 Scripts
Reader's Theater | Dia De Los Muertos | Spanish Reader's Theater
This Spanish reader's theater is about the celebration and traditions of Dia De Los Muertos in Mexico. It has 6 different speaking parts. Reader's theater is a great activity to improve reading skills and fluency in pronunciation. This resource containsA coloring front page for the script.A 3 page script with 6 different characters.A true or false quiz to complete after reading to evaluate the comprehension of the students.An answer sheet for the comprehension quiz.A blank sugar skull for studen
4th - 7th
Drama, Reading, Spanish
Also included in: Spanish Reader's Theater Bundle | Español | Reading Fluency
Reader's Theater SCRIPT - "Making the Princess Laugh"
This 4-page script is just what you need to increase your students' reading fluency! Students will love this humorous script and get much-needed reading practice. All you need are student voices to "perform" this play! Bring some fun and laughter into your classroom!
2nd - 6th
Drama, Reading
READERS THEATER MYSTERY SCRIPT Elements of Drama Play Questions Grade 5 6 7 8
This Readers’ Theater whodunit mystery script with drama elements definitions, questions and quiz will boost your grades 5-8 students drama and ELA fun! Students practice reading aloud and using inference making comprehension skills. They reflect on elements of drama using a drama elements anchor chart. Questions and a multiple choice quiz reinforce the concepts. "The Mystery of the Crooked Competition" readers’ theater script will require students to perform inference tasks to solve clues. Tra
5th - 8th
Drama, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RL.5.2
, RL.5.5
, RL.5.10
+8
Readers Theater Script | Fire Safety Prevention Week | October Reading Centers
Make fire safety fun and interactive with The Great Stop, Drop, and Quiz Show—a lively Readers Theater script perfect for Fire Prevention Week! With just 5 roles, this easy-to-use skit turns fire safety review into a fast-paced classroom game show. Students will laugh, learn, and retain key concepts like stop, drop, and roll, why running can make fire worse, the importance of escape plans, and more. A great resource for building fluency, confidence, and fire safety awareness all at once! What's
2nd - 5th
Drama, Reading
CCSS
CCRA.R.4
, CCRA.SL.6
, CCRA.L.3
READERS' THEATER CHRISTMAS MYSTERY SCRIPT - Middle School Fun Christmas Play
This humorous Christmas Readers’ Theater mystery play script will give your ELA and drama students fun whodunnit reading, critical thinking and writing. Perfect for engaging ELA reading or Christmas drama performances for grades 5-8! The script is in both PDF and PowerPoint formats. Save on photocopying by using the PowerPoint!The Mystery of the Vanishing Presents 9 page script (plus questions and Christmas activities) will entertain your students and require them to perform inference tasks to
5th - 8th
Drama, English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RL.7.10
, RL.8.10
+4
Canadian Government Our Court System
This social studies unit was created to support the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum for Grade 5, and is part of a larger Canadian Government and Citizenship unit available in my TPT store. These activities are aimed at Grades 4 to 6 students, but could easily be used in Grade 7 or 8. This resource introduces students to the various levels of courts within Canada, the roles of different people that participate in the court system and in trials, and also gives students an opportunity to re
4th - 8th
Civics, Criminal Justice - Law, Drama
ROMEO AND JULIET OUT WEST : A Reader's Theatre Script
ROMEO AND JULIET OUT WEST is a fun reader's theatre script that introduces students to the classic play and helps to….
• improve fluency and increase comprehension.
• combine reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
• engage students.
• motivate students to read.
• increase confidence.
3 versions are included: Regular, Short and Shortest.
5th - 9th
Drama, Literature, Reading Strategies
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI Readers Theater Script O. Henry Christmas Story Play + PPT
"The Gift of the Magi" readers' theater play script will immerse your grades 5-8 students into O. Henry's Christmas story and make them love this seasonal tale of love and self-sacrifice as much as you do! Also included with the scriptA multiple choice quiz Short answer questions Creative writing A seasonal scrambled words game AND coloring pages for fast finishers. Reasons to choose this readers' theater scriptThe plot of this heartwarming tale is timeless, but its vocabulary isn’t! Some of
5th - 8th
Drama, English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.5.1
, RL.5.2
, RL.6.1
+9
The Tortoise and the Hare-a Play for 3rd Grade Common Core
This fast paced and funny play is based on Aesop's Fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. Engage your students in a fun way to increase fluency, develop vocabulary, and learn an important life lesson.
The play is easily adapted for a few or many students. This packet contains directions for performing the play in Reader's Theater format, No Scenery or Costumes, and a Scenery and Costumes version. Also included are suggestions for special needs students, a short vocabulary list, Teacher and Pro
3rd - 5th
Drama, Reading
Reader's Theater for Matilda by Roald Dahl
Eight short scripts using two to four readers. Actual text of Matilda rewritten in drama form. Excellent way to get students to read the same text repetitively and increase reading fluency. Excellent for use with ESL and special education students. Students can use drama and props to enhance their reader's theater! Great way for students to practice using inflection and appropriate pacing when reading aloud.
3rd - 6th
Drama, Reading
Bartering in the Ahupua'a Readers Theater: Exchange of Goods & Services 4.7.10.2
This Bartering in the Ahupua'a Reader's Theater allows your students to experience the costs and benefits of the Hawaiian bartering system. This activity is part of my Bartering in the Ahupua’a Bundle, which includes: Ahupua'a Informational Text, Quiz, & Answer Key (4 pages)Bartering Informational Text, Quiz, & Answer Key (4 pages)Reader’s Theater script (this product) (4 pages)Bartering Hands-on Activity & Reflection (8 pages)Economics Posters (4 pagesPREPARATION:One copy of “Kaleo’s Big Day”
3rd - 6th
Ancient History, Drama, Social Studies
Also included in: Bartering in the Ahupua'a Bundle- Hawaiian Studies Economics SS.4.7.10.2
War Stories: Reader's Theater Honoring Veterans
Soldiers share their stories in this readers theater script about the meaning and history of Veterans' Day. It originally appeared in Read Aloud Plays: Symbols of America (Scholastic 2003). It includes a pre-reading activity and a post-reading comprehension quiz. It's a perfect script for the first weeks of November. Suitable for reader's theater, podcast, or full stage production. Up to eleven parts. Appropriate for grades 4 - 8. If you like War Stories, please leave a favorable rating and tak
4th - 7th
Drama, Informational Text, Social Studies
Halloween Mystery Reader's Theater | What Should My Teacher Be for Halloween?
Welcome spooky season with a fun Halloween mystery reader's theater for the classroom or stage! In this mystery play, students will use the clues to guess "What Should My Teacher Be for Halloween?" Combining drama, literacy, and critical thinking, this resource will increase student engagement, reading fluency, and comprehension skills—all while having some holiday fun! What Should My Teacher Be for Halloween: A Halloween MysteryThe school-wide costume contest is only two weeks away and Zoe stil
2nd - 5th
Classroom Community, Drama, Reading
Charles Dickens' Gabriel Grub--Spooky Christmas Readers Theater
Long before Scrooge there was Gabriel Grub, the gravedigger. From Dickens' The Pickwick Papers, this eerie tale is a perfect compliment to the Christmas Carol story or a wonderful stand-alone Gothic holiday play. Enough parts for an entire class, or double up roles and stage it with as few as twelve. Suitable for reader's theater or a full stage production. Use it with grades 5 and up. (Warning: it may be too scary for younger students). Fully reproducible: original purchaser is licensed to prin
5th - 9th
Drama, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.5.2
, RL.6.3
+1
Also included in: A Dickens' Christmas -- Reader's Theater Pack
Betsy Ross: Fact or Fiction? U.S. History Reader's Theater
The history of the flag of the United States is a compelling story, but historians are divided as to the facts. Did Betsy Ross really create the first flag? This play, which was originally published in my book, Read Aloud Plays: Symbols of America, and later reprinted in the January 2002 issue of Scholastic's Storyworks magazine, encourages readers to become history sleuths. It includes the play script, a short reading supplement, a bubble quiz, a comprehension activity built around William Ca
4th - 7th
Close Reading, Drama
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.2
, RL.4.3
+11
Also included in: American Revolution Readers Theater Bundle
Jackie Robinson readers theater baseball play
Here's a compelling play about Jackie Robinson. Over my nearly thirty years of using drama in the classroom, kids say this is one of their favorites to enact. This original script recounts the events surrounding Jackie's breaking of the color barrier through the narration of the Hot Dog Man and the Peanut Vendor at an "actual" ballgame today. (You can hear a podcast presentation of the play at ReadAloudPlays.com) Parts for from 7 to 13 actors, and suitable for reader's theater, podcast, or sta
4th - 7th
Balanced Literacy, Drama
CCSS
RL.5.1
, RI.4.1
, RI.6.4
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