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Ms. Coyote and the Doe - A Navajo Tale - Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for four students. It is one of my favorites and I have a lot of scripts. I have incorporated a Navajo tale. Ms. Coyote likes to imitate everyone and think she is better than anyone else. When she sees Does' fawns, she wants to find out her secret and make her cubs just as beautiful. Doe decides to teach her a lesson. There is a short writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practic
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Native Americans, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+17
Coyote, Buzzard, and Young Buffalo - Native American Small Group Readers Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 7 students. Some parts are small so I usually use 4 students and have them double up. It is a Navajo tell about Coyote. In the script, Coyote has grown old and Buzzard is waiting for him to die so he can eat him. Coyote goes to Buffalo to ask him to share his youth and power. Buffalo doesn’t like Coyote but feels sorry for him so he gives him some youth. He won’t give Coyote power though. Coyote is turned into a buffalo with a coyote tail. He is warned he has no
5th - 10th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Casey at the Bat - Small Group Rhyming Readers Theater by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
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
Where Does Our Energy Come From? - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater is for 4 students. This ties science into reading and is a great way to do two things at the same time. This script was intended to introduce or reinforce a lesson about energy. In the script, Bob slept through science class and wasn’t paying attention when they were talking about where energy came from. He thought he knew it all and that electricity was just lightning. Thankfully Mary, Lewis, and Nicole ask him to prove it. They find out what he doesn’t k
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, General Science, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
El conejito triste: ¡Teatro de lectura para grupos pequeños en español!
This is a small group reader's theater is for four students. This is the Spanish version and is called El Pequeño Conejito Triste - un cuento de Pascua. It is for Easter. Our students had requested an Easter themed story. This is a simpler one and the moral of the story is about friendship. In the script, little Bunny is sad. He can’t seem to make friends but his mother has an idea. Little Bunny begins to make friends but has to worry if they will still be his friends when he isn’t giving them e
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Spanish
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.SL.1
, CCRA.SL.6
+1
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
The Erosion Explosion - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a reader's theater for three students. It is about erosion. One of the student's did not listen to their teacher and thinks they are going to study an explosion. We used it in our intervention group to introduce a science topic that we were studying --- erosion. There is a short writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.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 i
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Earth Sciences, Short Stories
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.W.10
, CCRA.SL.1
+4
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
Introducing Pan Who Was NOT Called Peter! - 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 Pan. In the script, Marsha and Cindy missed class so they ask Greg and Peter what they learned about. They are told that the lesson was on a Greek god named Pan and, at first, they think that Pan was actually Peter Pan. Greg and Peter set them straight and tell them the story of how Pan came to be and where the first set of reed pipes came from. The writing prompt at the end asks students whether the ny
6th - 12th, Adult Education
Ancient History, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
+11
The Tomato Tornado - Small Group Reader's Theater for Safety
This is small group reader's theater is for three students. for small groups. The object is to improve fluency while teaching tornado safety! Mabel thinks that she and the others are supposed to be talking to the class about tomatoes, but they are supposed to be doing TORNADOES. Matt and Nancy correct her and help lead the discussion. It teaches tornado safety as well as spreading some humor about the situation. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond
3rd - 10th, Adult Education
Drama, Science, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+16
The Emperor's New Nose - Small Group Readers' Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is a twisted version of the Emperor's New Clothes. In the script, there is an emperor who is vain and selfish. Because he only cares about himself there is an emptiness inside of him he can’t fill so he goes looking for something to fill it. A plastic surgeon arrives and tells him the problem is his nose is not perfect and once it is he will be happy. He offers the emperor a painless procedure to fix it and the emperor accepts. There is a short writi
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+14
Goldilocks Behind Bars - TOTALLY Twisted Fairy Tales - Small Group R.T.
This small group reader's theater is for 3 students. In the script Goldilocks is a delinquent who broke into the three bears home. The police have arrested her with mama bear's jewelry in her pocket and are trying to get her to confess. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I write small group reader's theaters so students will work better in centers and to avoid having long wait times between student's lines. Wait time is not reading time and oft
3rd - 9th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+16
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
Abraham Lincoln - A Truly HONEST Man! - Small Group Readers' Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 3 students. It is used a lot around President's Day but could be used anytime. This ties in Social Studies with Language Arts! It is about Abraham Lincoln's nickname, 'Honest Abe.' In the script, Margret is a little mixed up about why Abraham Lincoln was called ‘Honest Abe’. She got a bad grade on her test because of it. Harry and Michael try to help her out by telling her a few of the true stories of times when Abraham Lincoln was honest.
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Social Emotional Learning
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
Somos Bob! - Teatro de lectura en grupos pequeños
This product is a poor attempt at translating one on my site, wonbyone. I would love to have someone share what they think it should be but thought it would, at least, be something your own students could edit to identify what makes it not work in Spanish. As you can tell, I miss my partner! I have always maintained, having dropped out of Spanish in college, that ANY language should first be taught spoken and have a lot to learn. Thank you! (Google Translator) Este producto es un intento defici
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Spanish
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.SL.6
, CCRA.L.6
The Nightingale - A Fairy Tale - Small Group Reader's Theater
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
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