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Coyote, Bobcat, and the Corn - Native American Small Group Readers' Theater

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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

The Turtle, the Hare, and the Writing Contest - Small Group Readers' Theater

Created by

WonbyOne

This Reader's Theater is for three students. We use it in class around Easter but it could be used anytime! It is a twisted version of the Tortoise and the Hare. The moral of the script is that it takes more than writing a lot and writing fast to make a good paper. As you can guess, my students were the inspiration for this one. Too many feel that going fast and writing a lot will make their writing superior. In the script, Rabbit is fast at everything and likes to brag at school. Rabbit says

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Drama, Short Stories, Writing

CCSS

RF.3.4

, RF.3.4a

, RF.3.4b

+13

The Headless Chicken - A True Story - HISTORICAL Small Group Readers' Theater

Created by

WonbyOne

This script was written for 3 students and for Halloween - although it could be used anytime to entertain. It is based on the true story of a chicken that survived having it's head cut off. In the 40’s there was a chicken who really did have its head cut off by a farmer and yet it survived. This is that story. In the script, a student is trying to come up with a story to share with the class that is spooky. One of the students suggests that they tell the story of a chicken who survived 18 month

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Drama, Science, Short Stories

CCSS

RF.3.4

, RF.3.4a

, RF.3.4b

+16

The True Story of the Headless Horseman - Small Group Readers' Theater

Created by

WonbyOne

This small group reader's theater was written for 3 students and for Halloween. It is based on the original ghost story and not based on Washington Irving's story. Again, the tale that follows is the true tale of the Headless Horseman and one that Washington Irving used to write the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In the script, a student has asked the narrator to prove they know how to tell a story by telling them one. In honor of Halloween, the narrator chooses a scary one. So, the narrator begins a

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Drama, Short Stories, Writing

CCSS

RF.3.4

, RF.3.4a

, RF.3.4b

+16

"The Best Readers Theater Scripts from the Usual Bohemian I" [*New Book Trailer]

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The Usual Bohemian

Check out the New Book Trailer (+13 Rating): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE7yE0KDIeo & t=4s [(If purchased separately, would cost approximately $45.00(discounted), Money Back Guarantee: labouyer@yahoo.oom). All profits from this work go to the Homeless.] This is a compilation of the best readers theater scripts from the Usual Bohemian's collection. It includes 16 scripts: “Music Words,” “The Boatswain Murders,” “My Brother Isn’t Sick,” “The Moor at Grimm Calais,” “The Blackbird Song of M

4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education

Drama, Reading, Social Studies

Casey at the Bat - Small Group Rhyming Readers Theater by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

Created by

WonbyOne

This Reader's Theater is for four students. This is the ballad of Casey at the Bat and was written by Ernest Lawrence Thayer in 1888. I have not changed the words. I spaced it for the students and broke it into parts. The words that rhyme are in bold to help the students know which words to emphasize. The writing prompt after the script asks students to identify the moral or lesson in the story.The reason I chose this ballad for reader's theater is that it sounds wonderful when read aloud. Stud

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Drama, Poetry, Short Stories

CCSS

RF.3.4

, RF.3.4a

, RF.3.4b

+13

Cinderella Around The World - Small Group Readers' Theater Pack

Created by

WonbyOne

This package contains 9 Cinderella stories! The stories come from England, China, West Africa, Greece/Egypt, America (Native American), and Ireland. My name is Melanie Whitesides but my store name is Wonbyone. One of the things I am passionate about is Reader's Theater. It is a fun way for my students to improve on their fluency. In a world where reading is pushed so hard on students that many are losing their love of reading it is IMPORTANT to give them opportunities to read that are fun. Reade

3rd - 12th, Adult Education

Drama, Reading, Short Stories

CCSS

RF.3.4

, RF.3.4a

, RF.3.4b

+13

The Elephant's Child - Just So - Small Group Readers' Theater

Created by

WonbyOne

This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 6 students. It is a Just-So story. In the script, the Elephant’s Child is always asking questions and everyone gets tired of hearing them. So they spank the child every chance they get. One day, the Elephant’s Child asks what the Crocodile eats for dinner. The other animals get nervous and spank it just for asking. The Elephant’s Child goes in search of the Crocodile to ask it. After walking for a long, long time the Elephant’s Child finds the river. It asks the

4th - 12th, Adult Education

Drama, Reading, Writing

CCSS

RF.4.4

, RF.4.4a

, RF.4.4b

Also included in: Just So Stories - Bundle of Small Group Readers' Theaters

Pandora's Box - Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by

WonbyOne

This is a small group reader's theater for 4 students. It is a Greek legend about how trouble came into the world via Pandora's Box. In the script, Zeus is angry with Prometheus and Epimetheus because they gave man fire. He chains Prometheus to a rock and then makes a plan to punish Epimetheus as well. First he has Hephaestus make him a new daughter and names her Pandora. Then he introduces them to each other and suggests they marry. Epimetheus knows there must be a trap but falls in love. They

5th - 12th, Adult Education

Ancient History, Drama, Short Stories

CCSS

RF.5.4

, RF.5.4a

, RF.5.4b

A Brief History of the US Marines – Patriotic Small Group Readers' Theater

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WonbyOne

This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. It was intended to give students a look into some of the history of the Marines. In the script, Cain told the class in his essay he wanted to be a US Marine when he grew up but Elizabeth was absent and has some questions about why he wants to join them. This leads to more questions about when the US Marines started, what their motto means, and where some of their nicknames come from. There is a brief writing/discussion prompt a

5th - 12th, Adult Education

Drama, Short Stories, U.S. History

CCSS

RL.6.10

, RF.5.4

, RF.5.4a

Fairy Tales for Small Group Readers' Theater - Book Two

Created by

WonbyOne

The scripts in this pack were written for 3 - 6 students. Each script is a retelling of a classic fairy tale. There is a short writing piece after each script for students to respond to which can be used in centers.I use Reader's Theaters to help students improve their fluency. My students, especially the ones struggling to read, still require motivation to improve and that is where Reader's Theater comes in. You can buy 6 of these scripts in this pack for $10 or pay $2 - $3 a piece for them. T

4th - 12th, Adult Education

Drama, Reading, Short Stories

CCSS

RF.4.4

, RF.4.4a

, RF.4.4b

The Nightingale - A Fairy Tale - Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by

WonbyOne

This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is based on the Chinese fairy tale by the same name from Hans Christian Andersen. In the script, an Emperor in China a long time ago was so used to having everything he wanted be beautiful that, when he first saw the nightingale he was disappointed. But the nightingale brought tears of joy to his eyes when it sang so the Emperor decided to keep it in a cage. Then, one day, the Japanese King sent the Emperor a gold nightingale and the Emperor replaced t

4th - 12th, Adult Education

Drama, Literature, Reading

CCSS

RL.4.10

, RL.5.10

, RL.6.10

+11