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How to Become a Perseverance Master! - Small Group Readers' Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. It is based on the idea that, when a student encounters something difficult, they should not give up but persevere! Students often struggle with wanting to give up and I assigned one or two of the ones struggling the most to perform this script for the class. This is a mid-year level script for 4th graders. In the script, Michael is having trouble in math and wants to give up. His friends tell him to keep thinking, keep working, keep tryi
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
The Wizard of Oz and the Perseverance Road - Bilingual Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. It was designed to be read or used as a play - depending on the time you have. This is the BILINGUAL script intended for dual immersion Spanish and English classes. There are 18 speaking parts but opportunities to double up or expand them allow you to fit it to your class/group. It is based on the Wizard of Oz. In the script, Dorothy is the type of girl who always gives up when things get tough until a tornado comes and whisks her away to the Lan
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Reading
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
The League of Incredible Mathmaticians - Part One: The Place Value Problem
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 5 students. It is intended to introduce or review place value. In the script, Citizen does not understand place value and how it works. Citizen wants to give up and decides that they are not good at math. The League of Incredible Mathematicians comes to explain that math is about perseverance, patience, a positive attitude, and problem solving. Together they help citizen work through how place and value work. This is the first script introd
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Place Value, Short Stories
CCSS
2.NBT.A.1
, 2.NBT.A.1a
, RL.6.10
+16
The Witch's New Broom - Small Group Readers' Theater
We are moving our site, Wonbyone, to Wonbyone2. Please pardon our dust!This small group reader's theater has 4 parts. I wrote this one especially for the time near Halloween as students start thinking about spooky stories. If you like this script try the Halloween pack! I use the rubric that I've placed in my store. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. My scripts are in black and white except for the occasional pict
4th - 7th
Drama, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+10
After the Ball - Small Group Readers' Theater
We are moving our site, wonbyone, to wonbyone2. Please pardon our dust!This small group reader's theater is for 4 characters. Ever wonder what happened after the ball and before Prince Charming found Cinderella? This is a twisted fairy tale that answers that question. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. Most of my scripts are in black and white so they photo copy easily. This one does have a colored picture on the
3rd - 6th
Drama, Reading, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+14
4/5th Grade Student Led Conferences
This is a planning sheet based on 4th/5th Grade common core standards. Students start planning in the first month of school and meet with teacher to set a goal. They should check on their progress and gather evidence for all subjects for a month or longer. A few weeks prior to the conference, students should fill out the middle school ready goals and the subject reflection sheets. These are in Word, so should be editable based on your specific standards and needs.
3rd - 8th
Character Education, Not Subject Specific, Social Emotional Learning
An Aesop "Head & Tales" Play: The Old Woman and Her Rooster
Each Aesop Head & Tales Play is based on an Aesop Fable. All Aesop Head & Tales Plays are designed to be used individually or can be grouped with other Aesop Head & Tales Plays. So no matter if your group of students is large or small, Head & Tales Plays are a perfect match!
"The Old Woman and Her Rooster" is an adapted Aesop fable. Two servant girls think they have it bad dealing with the Old Woman's rooster, so they get rid of him. They learn the hard way that things may be bad... but t
3rd - 6th
Drama, Reading
A World "Head & Tales" Play: The Singing Family and The Rich Man
Each World Head & Tales Play is based on a story from different country around the world. All World Head & Tales Plays are designed to be used individually or can be grouped with other World Head & Tales Plays. So no matter if your group of students is large or small, Head & Tales Plays are a perfect match!
"The Singing Family and The Rich Man" is based on a Ukrainian Folktale. A rich man lives next door to a poor family. The family consists of a Dad and ten children. They have no money, bu
2nd - 6th
Drama, Reading
A World "Head & Tales" Play: The Grandpa and His Grandson
Each World Head & Tales Play is based on a story from different country around the world. All World Head & Tales Plays are designed to be used individually or can be grouped with other World Head & Tales Plays. So no matter if your group of students is large or small, Head & Tales Plays are a perfect match!
"The Grandpa and His Grandson" is a based on a story from China. A Grandpa lives with his son, his son's wife, and his grandson. The wife does not trust the old gentleman with her crystal
2nd - 6th
Drama, Reading
The Ant & the Grasshopper a Fable by Aesop - Small Group Readers' Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. It is based on Aesop's tale. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is 'There is a Time to Work and a Time to Play.' In the script, the Ant is working hard to build up his supply of food for winter. The grasshopper spends every day playing his fiddle and never working. The Ant warns the Grasshopper that he better be careful or he won’t have any food for winter. The Grass
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
The Bat, the Birds, and the Beasts - Small Group Readers' Theater by Aesop
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. It is based on a tale by Aesop. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is 'He that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends.’ In the script, the beasts and birds are about to go to war. Bat doesn’t know which side to choose. He wants to be on the winner’s side. He finds a way to avoid choosing any of them. Luckily, the war is avoided at the last minute and the bir
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
The Crow and the Pitcher - Small Group Readers' Theater by Aesop
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. It is based on a tale by Aesop. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is 'When it is important, it is good to use your wits to solve a problem.' In the script, two kids are supposed to be doing their homework but, when their mom asks them if it is done, they tell here they have not done it. Each of them has an excuse for why they can not do their homework. Both have run
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.3.2
, RL.3.10
, RL.4.2
+19
The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey - Small Group Readers' Theater by Aesop
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. It is based on Aesop's tale. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is "Please ALL - please NONE!" In the script, a father and son are taking their donkey to market but, as they go along, people keep making comments about how terrible they are for the way they use the donkey. The father and son keep trying to make them happy by changing their ride but people keep making m
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+10
![Preview of "Willow Leaf's Calamity, Readers Theater" [*New Book Trailer]](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/Willow-Leafs-Calamity-A-Readers-Theater-Script-Theatre-Scripts-001583900-1371494181-1628131145/750f-732466-1.jpg)
"Willow Leaf's Calamity, Readers Theater" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo & t=4s [All profits from this work go to the Homeless. This is a Readers Theater Script based upon a short story excerpt from the novel, "The Legend of Rail Wolf." It is about a young Tolowa girl who discovers a friend while she and her family travel in a train car south from San Francisco. A very sobering trial comes upon the young girl and her sister (River Lilly), and they both learn a difficult life less
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Drama, English Language Arts, Reading
The 100th Day of School Project - Small Group Reader's Theater
This small group reader's theater is for four students. It will work for 3rd graders but they will need some support. In this script we were introducing the 100th day of school I actually assigned my students the same project where they bring 100 things that represent school or what they've learned. I encourage them to try to be creative with it and so I use the script to get them thinking. In the script, Samantha has been assigned a project for school’s 100th day of school. Her family is tryin
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+14
Shhh! The Corn Has Ears! (How Context Clues Work) - Small Group Reader's Theater
This small group reader's theater was written for 4 people. It presents some Halloween safety tips as well as discusses how context clues work. As you know, students work all year to understand how to use clues from the story to understand things and infer others. This script is a fun way to introduce or reinforce a lesson on using context clues. I work to include many different standards in LA, math, and science. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun
4th - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Other (ELA), Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+13
Fairytale Drama Techniques-Tableau
Tableau – Students work together to create frozen “snapshots” of key story moments, capturing the beginning, middle, and end of a fairytale. Great for sequencing and visualizing story structure.
PreK - 6th
Literature, Other (Arts), Reading
CCSS
RL.K.2
, RL.K.3
, RL.K.10
+8
Also included in: Fairytale Drama Techniques-End of Unit Project
Hansel and Gretel - A Twist on an Old Story - Small Group Readers' Theater
We are moving our site, wonbyone, to wonbyone2. Please pardon our dust!This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. The theme is Hansel and Gretel but things don't happen the way they are said to in the original story. In the script, Hansel and Gretel have a step-mother and they are very poor. Their step-mother decides that life would be easier without them and leads them into the forest to get rid of them. That is where things begin to differ from the original. The stepmother is the one who never c
3rd - 6th
Character Education, Drama, Reading
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+14
Small Group Readers' Theaters for Patriotic Occasions
This group of scripts was written to support social studies standards and learning. I use them for teaching US history as well as for holidays like: July 4th, Memorial Day, Voting, Veteran's Day, President's Day etc. They are for groups of 3 to 5 students. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end of each script for your students to respond to.Scripts included are: The Flag Code, George Washington and the Cherry Tree, George Washington the President who Loved Dogs, The REAL Story of
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, U.S. History
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RL.7.10
, RF.5.4
+10
The Peacock and the Crane - Small Group Readers' Theater by Aesop
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. It is based on Aesop's tale. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is ‘It is way better to be useful than it is to be beautiful.’ In the script, Peacock is in love with itself. It knows that it is a beautiful bird and thinks Crane is jealous. Crane just wants to be left alone but the Peacock won’t stop bragging. When Crane tells it what it thinks, Peacock puts it down an
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+11
The Old Man and the Woodman - Small Group Readers' Theater by Aesop
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. It is based on Aesop's tale of Mercury and the Woodman. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the story is Honesty is the Best Policy. In the script, the Woodman was working in the forest beside a pool and, as it grew dark and he was tired, lost his axe. It fell into the deepest part of the pool where he could not get it. An Old Man appears and dives into the pool. He brings up a
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
![Preview of "The Sad Tale of Muff Potter (A Readers Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/-The-Sad-Tale-of-Muff-Potter-from-Tom-Sawyer-A-Readers-Theater-Script-2107709-1628130905/750f-2107709-1.jpg)
"The Sad Tale of Muff Potter (A Readers Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo & t=4s All profits go to the homeless. This script is based upon the exciting passage from The Adventures of Thomas Sawyer that concerns the implication and arrest of Muff Potter. The script accommodates four regular readers, and one more (Reader 5) that exclusively reads and pantomimes for Muff Potter. Money back guarantee; contact [labouyer@yahoo.com] "Aids Orphans Remembered"
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Drama, English Language Arts, Reading
Under the Rug - The Trial
Get yourself a good lawyer because you are charged with negligence in attempting to harm your grandmother. Different outcomes are a possibility as the jury will decide your fate. This readers theater trial is based on the short story "Under the Rug" by Jon Scieszka. Court is in session.
4th - 8th
Drama, Literature, Short Stories
CCSS
SL.4.1
, SL.5.1
, SL.6.1
+2
![Preview of "The Tale of the Mountain Cat (A Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]](https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=avif,quality=70,width=525,height=525,onerror=redirect/thumbitem/-The-Tale-of-the-Mountain-Cat-A-Theater-Script-New-Book-Trailer--396620-1628131984/750f-396620-1.jpg)
"The Tale of the Mountain Cat (A Theater Script)" [*New Book Trailer]
Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo & t=4s With a money back guarantee (labouyer@yahoo.com). [All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a very friendly script that is based on a story about a boastful Mountain Cat who comes into a meadow community and creates a confrontation. It is done in a "Native American" style of legend and story telling. This script can be done with all levels of players, and should be a very fun and exci
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Drama, English Language Arts, Native Americans
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