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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
The Triple R's (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) - Small Group Reader's Theater
This reader's theater was written for a small group of 5 students. It was written to introduce and reinforce the topic of recycling as well as discuss Earth Day. In this script, five students have volunteered to help their teacher clean up after the class party. They get into a discussion about how they can reduce their garbage and why they should. Through this script, students are introduced to a poem to help them remember how to recycle. It is called The Triple R Test. There is a short writi
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Classroom Community, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.2.4
, RF.2.4a
+18
Jack Fox & the Leprechaun - Irish Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group reader's theater. It was written for four people. This is based on an Irish fairy tale. In the script, Jack Fox is a normal farmer who manages to find a leprechaun on his way home one day. He knows the story of how tricky they are and is careful never to look away from the little man. Finally, the leprechaun agrees to take him to his gold but Jack still never gets his hands on it. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.If you
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
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 Volcan & the Volcano - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Small Group Reader's Theater. It is for 4 students, boys or girls. I use them to help with fluency but I also use them to introduce other topics at times. This Reader's Theater is meant to introduce volcanoes. It centers on the four types of volcanoes and what makes them interesting to study. In the script, one of the students has just decided to become a Volcanologist when they grow up. None of the others know what this is and, at first, they think the person is talking about being
4th - 10th, Adult Education
Drama, Earth Sciences, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+13
The Owl and the Grasshopper - 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 ‘Do not let an enemy use flattery to take you off guard.’ In the script, An old owl is trying to sleep. Owls sleep during the day but grasshoppers do not. One grasshopper is singing and keeping the owl up. It refuses to be quiet. The owl can’t see well enough to do anything to the grasshopper but uses
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
+14
~ Shakespeare's HAMLET (in an hour or so) ~
< < Shakespeare's epic masterpiece, HAMLET. >>-Trimmed, interpreted and adapted by longtime professional Theatre Artist & Drama Teacher, Orion Bradshaw. -46.5 pages of intact classical text. -Adapted so that 3 Actors play Hamlet (clearly notated & highlighted, so that teacher-producers and actors alike are able to follow this unique aspect of the story, and stage/ perform it dynamically)! -Can serve 18 or more student cast members (with no doubling), or characters can be strategica
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Character Education, Drama, Speaking & Listening
Also included in: *** Teacher OB's Adapted Shakespeare Classics Bundle! ***
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
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
Small Group Readers' Theaters for Black History Month
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 Theaters. Each one has been written for Black History Month but can be formed at any time. The names of the reader's theaters are Jackie Robinson and the Bus, I Want to Read – The True story of how Fredrick Douglas Learned to Read, News of Ruby Bridges – A Kid’s Pers
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Black History, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
The Knights of the Fish - Spanish Fairy Tale Pack - Small Group Readers' Theater
This is a Reader's Theater pack. There are 3 scripts that tell the tale of The Knights of the Fish. This story is a Spanish fairy tale. It is sold as a pack because you need all three scripts to tell the story. A group of students can perform one each week OR three groups can perform different scripts in order. Part One is for 4 students. It is about the cobbler and his wife. They are starving and he borrows a fishing pole. The cobbler catches a fish that tells him to cook it and eat it. The fis
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Reading
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
+15
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