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Script:The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
16 single-sided page script
Recommended for grades 4 through 8 (or younger, GT students)
Play is approximately 45 minutes long
A perfect culminating activity after enjoying the magic and symbolism of C.S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." Enjoy!
(Long live Aslan; Long live Christmas!)
3rd - 8th
Drama, English Language Arts, Literature
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. It is to help explain what comets, meteors, and asteroids are. In the script, Brian is supposed to have written a report about Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids but he hasn’t been working on it. He thinks that all of them are space rocks. His friends help him out and explain the differences between them. There is a short writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I write small group reader's theaters so th
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Astronomy, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
+7
The Lion and the Mouse - 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! Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is 'Little friends might turn out to be great friends.' In the script, The Mouse was hurrying home one day and came across the Lion. He woke up and caught her and was about to eat her but the Mouse begged him for her life.
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
Peter Pants & Captain Looks - Totally TWISTED - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group Reader's Theater for 4 people. In the script, Peter doesn't like to wear pants and so he's called Peter Pants. Captain Looks is self-centered and only cares about, you guessed it, his or her looks. My ESL students found this reader's theater very funny and enjoyed it. There is a group, small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.This is one of my literacy centers and how I teach fluency. It could work for as low as 3rd grade but would need so
3rd - 9th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+18
The Navajo and the Astronaut - A Navajo Joke - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a joke the Navajo enjoy telling each other. It takes place in the 1960’s when NASA was preparing to send men to the moon for the first time and took them out to the Navajo Reservation because the terrain was similar in appearance to the moon’s. Find out what one older man said to them in Navajo and asked that they take it to the moon with them. There is a writing assignment for the students to do at the bottom of the last page. I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practic
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, U.S. History
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.W.10
, CCRA.SL.1
+2
Hansel & Pretzel - Totally TWISTED Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for a group of 4 to 5 students. It takes the story of Hansel and Gretel and, well, TWISTS it! My students loved it. There is another Hansel and Gretel script I have written and I use both when I want to compare and contrast this story. I had to pre-teach a few words to the group but they were quite eager. If you have looked at any of my other scripts you will know how much I believe in using Reader's Theater to improve student's reading abilities. It is motivational and
5th - 8th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
, CCRA.R.10
+6
Jack, His Mother, and the Beanstalk - Totally TWISTED Fairy Tales for S.G.R.T.
This small group reader's theater is for 3 students. It is a twisted tale. In the script, Jack is not a very bright young man and he is always exaggerating stories. His mother has warned him. One time too many he does not think things through and sells the cow for used lottery tickets. Jack does have something going for him though, LUCK! Ever wonder how the story got started? Now you will find out. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I have a fe
4th - 8th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Social Emotional Learning
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+13
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 Princess and the Pea - Small Group Readers' Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. In the script - A queen wants only the best for her son the prince. Now that he is old enough this means she wants a REAL princess for him. A real princess is beautiful, smart, and sensitive. The prince has traveled everywhere looking for one but every princess he meets has something wrong. Then, there is a dark and stormy night and a girl shows up. She claims to be a true princess and the queen decides to test her. She puts a pea under
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+16
The Story of the Chinese Zodiac and Why Cats Don't Like Rats - Readers' Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is not by Rudyard Kipling but it is still a Just-So story. In the script, the Jade Emperor wants to have a way to keep track of time as the years go by. He finally decides to create a calendar that has a 12 year cycle. On his birthday he asks all the animals to come and race across a river. The first 12 to make it across will have a year named after them. Some of the animals succeed because they are trick or mean and some get across by being smart or w
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Writing
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+8
Also included in: Just So Stories - Bundle of Small Group Readers' Theaters
Grandma Moses and the Runaways - Small Group Reader's Theater
This readers' theater was designed for a group of four students. In the script, there are three runaway slaves and they are waiting for Moses, the conductor of the Underground Railroad to come and lead them to freedom. They are expecting a man but a woman shows up. There is a short writing prompt at the end.I recommend using this script and others for Black History Month. If you like it, there is an entire pack on my site which will save you money. One thing to keep in mind is that it covers s
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Black History, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Triple H - Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs - Small Group Readers' Theater
This reader's theater was written for three students. I give it to students who are struggling with homophones, homonyms, and homographs. It could be used to introduce them as well. In the script, students are struggling to remember how to classify homophones, homographs, and homonyms. Triple H hears the cry for help and comes to save the day. With his help, they are able to use mnemonics to remember which is which. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to res
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Drama, English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+10
Jackie Robinson and the Bus - Small Group Readers' Theater
This reader's theater was written for four students. It is based on an incident that happened 11 years prior to Rosa Parks. Mr. Robinson was asked to move from his seat on a desegregated army bus and, when he refused, it led to a court marshal. Jackie Robinson was given an honorable discharge just a few months later. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end of the script for your students to respond to.I write small group reader's theaters so students will work better in centers an
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+10
Work Time Social Story: Classroom Expectations for Autism & Special Ed
Struggling to establish clear and simple work time routines in your early childhood or special education classroom? Do you need a positive, proactive tool to explicitly teach foundational learning behaviors? This "Time to Work" social story is your essential, ready-to-print resource for teaching students how to be ready to learn! Designed specifically for students with Autism, language processing difficulties, and other special needs, this social story breaks down abstract expectations into sim
PreK - 1st
Not Subject Specific
Coyote, Bobcat, and the Corn - Native American Small Group Readers' Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a Navajo tale about Coyote. In the script, Coyote is hungry and is a bad hunter. He convinces Bobcat to join him to go and get some ears of corn. Bobcat is slow and it is far away also, he does not trust Coyote. But Coyote talks Bobcat into going to the cornfield to get the corn. He says he knows a way to help Bobcat run fast and off they go. By the time they get there Bobcat is tired and sits down to rest while Coyote makes a pig of himself. Soon
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Native Americans, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Beauty & the Beets - and the Onions and the Turnips - Totally TWISTED Fairy Tale
This is a Reader's Theater was written for 4 parts. It is designed for students who are in 5th grade or older but could be adjusted for 4th grade. This Reader's Theater was written to encourage students to save money. It ties in to Financial Literacy but it is also a twisted tale and meant to be funny. In the script, Beauty and her sisters live in poverty. Beauty has a talent for growing beets but can she use it to make money? There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your stude
4th - 8th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+15
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse - 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. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is 'Better poor and plain food with security than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty!' In the script, One day the town mouse comes for a visit and the country mouse tries to make it feel at home. The town mouse isn’t very happy with the food or how quiet it is in the country and tells the country
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+11
Literal Lizzy is Introduced to Similes and Metaphors - Small Group R.T.
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. This script introduces students to similes and metaphors and give them some practice with them. It does NOT explain the difference between them though because it is the first time students have encountered them. In the script, Literal Lizzy who I have used before on a simpler script, thinks that everything someone says is literal. This means that what is said is exactly what is meant. Billy and Wanda help her practice metaphors and simile
2nd - 5th, Adult Education
Drama, English Language Arts, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.2.4
, RF.2.4a
, RF.2.4b
+17
An Aesop "Head & Tales" Play: Androcles & The Lion
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!
"Androcles & The Lion" is adapted from an Aesop fable. Escaped slave, Androcles, helps a hurt Lion. They are both captured and put in an arena to fight. Their friendship proves stronger.
For other story options, see
3rd - 6th
Drama, Reading
Fairy Tales - Jack and the Beanstalk - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 - 5 students. The language is designed for mid 2nd grade on up. Some parts are smaller and can be combined. This is the story of Jack and the beanstalk. In the script, Jack and his mom are very poor and have to sell the family cow. When Jack goes to do this, he meets a man who tells him that he will trade him the cow for 5 magic beans. Jack agrees and takes the beans to mom. His mother gets very angry and throws the beans out the window. In the m
2nd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.2.4
, RF.2.4a
, RF.2.4b
+17
Leprechauns, Rainbows, and Saint Patrick's Day - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group readers theater for 4 people. It is based on the way Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated. Students are always curious about how other people celebrate the same holiday. This reader's theater is meant to teach them a little more about it. In the script, It is Saint Patrick’s Day and the students see a rainbow. They want to know if they should go and try to get the leprechauns gold at the end of that rainbow and begin a discussion about what is true and not true on Saint Patric
3rd - 9th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
Coal Black and the Seven Dorks - TOTALLY Twisted Small Group Reader's Theater!
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a twisted version of Snow White. In the script, Coal Black has run away after her stepmother nearly ran her over with a car. She has gotten lost in the forest. Three of the Seven Dorks find her. They offer to help her if she pays them. All she has is an apple. They agree to help her and she gives them the apple. Only after they leave does Coal Black think about WHY her stepmother might have given her an apple. There is a writing assignment on the l
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Literature, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
The Fraction Freaks Help with Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers - S.G.R.T.
This is a reader's theater for 4 students. It is not a normal reader's theater. This one is designed to use as an intervention tool for students who are struggling with improper fractions and mixed numbers. It is one way I can mix language arts with math. Students are still working on fluency but they are practicing math vocabulary as well as talking their way through the process of making a mixed number an improper fraction and vice versa. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Drama, Fractions, Short Stories
CCSS
4.NF.B.3c
, 5.NF.A.1
, RL.6.10
+15
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
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