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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
Six Totally Twisted Fairy Tales for Small Group Reader's Theater Book #3
My name is Melanie Whitesides. My store names are Wonbyone, Wonbyone2, and LosDosMaestros. 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. Reader's Theater does this. In this package I have placed 6 Reader's Theater. They are: CinderFELLA, The Emperor's New Nose,
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Classroom Community, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+12
Father Sky Mother Earth - A Navajo Tale Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater for 4 - 8 students. It is a Navajo 'Just So' Story about nature and why Navajo's walk in beauty. It is the story of harmony. I combine the 8 parts into 4 speaking parts because 4 of them are very small. There is a small discussion/writing prompt at the end for your students to respond to.If you do like this script check out others based on Native American tales at my store. I even have an entire book of them called 'Coyote Tales!' I no longer teach on the Navajo Indi
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Native Americans, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.5.4
, RF.5.4a
+6
Cinderella Around The World - Small Group Readers' Theater Pack
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
Yeh Shen - A Chinese Cinderella Story - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is the Chinese version of Cinderella. In the script, Yeh Shen’s mother died and then her father. Now she has a stepmother who does not like her. They are very poor and so the stepmother makes Yeh Shen a servant in their home. Yeh Shen is lonely until she makes a friend. It is a large goldfish from the lake and it has been sent by her mother to make her feel better. When her stepmother learns about it she plots to catch and kill the fish. Once she has
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Hades Goes to Court for Kidnapping - Small Group Greek Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater for 4 students. It is a short version of the story of how Hades kidnapped Persephone and tricked her into becoming his wife. In the script, Hades is in court accused of kidnapping Persephone and forcing her to live with him in the underworld. Demeter, Zeus, and Persephone are also there. Zeus is serving as the judge even though he is Persephone’s dad. They discuss what Hades did – including the way he tricked Persephone into eating something that ties her f
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient History, Drama, Reading
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
+11
Seven Totally Twisted Fairy Tales for Small Group Reader's Theater Book #2
Free right now!In this second book of Reader's Theaters for small groups, I have placed 7 scripts. They are: Sleeping Homely, The Princess and the Pizza for 3 people, The Princess and the Pizza for 4, Peter Pants and Captain Looks, Beauty & the Beets (and the Turnips and the Onions), Romeo and Juliet, Hansel and Pretzel. I realize that Peter Pants and Captain Looks as well as Romeo and Juliet are not strictly fairy tales but they are very well known and fun for the students. You can buy each of
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
+7
Coyote Tales - Native American Readers' Theaters - Pack 1
This package was intended for November which is Native American Month but can be done at any time. My name is Melanie Whitesides. My store names are Wonbyone, Wonbyone2, and LosDosMaestros. 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. Reader's Theater does t
4th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Drama, Native Americans, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.7
, RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
+14
COYOTE TALES - How Coyote Got His Name - A Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Native American tale about how Coyote got his name. This is for 5 to 9 students. He features prominently in a lot of stories of the Navajo and in many other tribes. I first saw this one online but have heard it from our Navajo teacher since. In the script, the animals all want to have a name of their very own. They ask Old Man to give them one and he tells them to arrive at dawn. Coyote is determined to be first by staying up all night. Just before dawn he falls asleep and awakens aro
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Native Americans, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+17
Pinocchio – Small Group Readers' Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 5 students. It is a simplified version of Pinocchio. In the script, Geppetto is a kind toymaker who wishes he had a son. A fairy hears him and makes his puppet come alive. Geppetto names it Pinocchio. The puppet is lazy and doesn’t tell the truth. Geppetto does his best to teach him and sends him to school to help. But Pinocchio keeps wandering off and bad things happen to him. Finally, he disappears for many days and Geppetto goes to look for him. When they find
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Pandora's Box - Small Group Reader's Theater
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
+5
Meet the Olympians - An Introduction to the Greek Gods - Greek Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater for 4 students. It is intended to be an overview of the Greek gods. In the script, Hermes is introducing the audience to the Greek gods when Athena, Hades, and Zeus come to help. Together, they tell everyone about the Olympians. Each of the gods has their own favorites and not-so favorites. As they talk about the other Greek gods the audience will be able to tell who likes who. When the script is finished students will have heard the names of the Greek god
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient History, Drama, Reading
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
+11
Fairy Tales - The 12 Dancing Princesses - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a version of The 12 Dancing Princesses by Brothers Grimm. In the script, every night the kings 12 daughters are locked in their room. But every morning their shoes are found to be worn out as if they had gone somewhere and danced the night away. The mystery is driving the king nuts so he decrees that anyone who can come up with the answer can choose one of the girls for a wife and will inherit the kingdom when the king dies. But, if they can’t solv
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+12
Greek Mythology - Small Group Readers' Theaters Pack #1
In this pack on Greek Mythology, there are 6 reader's theaters. Each script is written for 3 - 5 students. The scripts always look MUCH better on paper than it does in the advert on this webpage. Scripts are: The Flight of Icarus, Hades Goes to Court, Introducing Pan Who Was NOT Called Peter, Meet the Olympians, Pandora's Box, and The Story of Narcissus. There is a glitch in the preview picture but not on the document. There is also a short writing prompt AFTER each script!The booklet gives you
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient History, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Two Wolves - Native American Small Group Readers' Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 3 students. It is a Cherokee legend about two wolves. In the script, a grandson has come to visit his grandfather. He is invited to breakfast. When the grandfather asks him how he is doing - the grandson tells him that he has been fighting with his best friend. The grandson says his friend called him names and took his toy and won’t say sorry until he does. The grandson doesn’t think he should have to apologize. After thinking for a moment, the grandfather tells his
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+12
Aesop's Fables for Small Group Readers' Theater Bundle One
Aesop's Fables for Small Group Readers' Theater Bundle One © 2017 by Melanie Marie Whitesides is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0The scripts in this pack were written for 3 - 5 students. Each script is an adaptation of one of Aesop's fables. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! There is a short writing/discussion prompt for the students at the end of the script.I use Reader's Theaters to help students improve their fluency. My students, especially t
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+11
La Hormiga y el Saltamontes - ¡Teatro de lectores en grupos pequeños!
(Google Translator) Este teatro de lectura en español para grupos pequeños es para 3 estudiantes. Está basado en el cuento de Esopo. ¡Los cuentos de Esopo son una excelente manera de enseñar a los estudiantes a buscar lecciones o moralejas! La moraleja de la fábula es: 'Hay un tiempo para trabajar y un tiempo para jugar'. En el guion, la hormiga trabaja duro para abastecerse de comida para el invierno. El saltamontes se pasa el día tocando el violín y nunca trabaja. La hormiga le advierte al sa
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+16
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