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Short Script with Text Questions and Cloze: Speaking and Reading Task
Short Script which you can perform in public- royalty free!Contrasting characters and a real-life situation!Enhance your English, Literacy, ELLS, EALD, ESL, Language Acquisition, Drama or Media classroom!Encourage language learners to speak together with a read-aloud activity! Easy to use online or during distance learning!Excellent Speaking Formative Assessment for International Baccalaureate IB MYP Speaking Criterion C. Perfect for small group work!Excellent mentor text to use when students ar
3rd - 10th
Drama, Reading Strategies
The Gobble Gobble Ghost - Small Group Readers' Theater
We are moving our site, Wonbyone, to Wonbyone2. Please pardon our dust!This small group reader's theater is for three students. In the scrip there is a former turkey, turned ghost, who can't seem to scare anyone. A boy and girl come along to help out so everyone can have a happy Halloween. My scripts are written in black and white except the occasional picture on front to make it easier and cheaper to print and make copies. My students enjoyed using this script to increase their fluency. I hope
3rd - 6th
Classroom Community, Drama, Reading
CCSS
RF.3.3
, RF.3.3d
, RF.3.4
+14
Readers Theater for 3 Cultures : Mexican Hawaiian and Alaskan Legends Bundle
Readers theater increases essential literacy skills and motivation to read. 3 Reasons why you should use readers theater with your students. Reader's theater promotes fluency.Reader's theater helps readers learn to read aloud with prosody.Reader's theater helps children build reading confidence.This bundle contains Readers' Theater scripts based on six stories: 1) Maui Finds His Strength, Traditional Hawaiian legend 2) Maui Slows the Sun, a Traditional Hawaiian legend 3) Finding Your Own Story t
2nd - 4th
Drama, English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.2.2
, RF.2.3
, CCRA.L.1
+1
The Princess and the Pea -Readers Theater - Great for Distance Learning
Readers Theater is one of the best ways to increase reading fluency. The students love performing and can do this via distance learning. Suitable for 2nd and 3rd graders.
2nd - 3rd
Drama, Reading
Bilingual Readers Theater for High School
This Readers Theater play is great for a bilingual high school class. Drama. 11 actors. 6M, 5F. One hour. 90 percent English, 10 percent Spanish. By Spanish teacher and playwright John Glass. Synopsis: A Latino student is chosen at the last minute to join a humanitarian group from his school that is headed to Guatemala. But since his Spanish is weak, he faces ridicule and criticism from certain peers. Jealousy and anger trickle throughout the campus as the trip approaches . . . and things become
9th - 12th
Drama
CCSS
RL.9-10.2
, RL.9-10.3
, RL.9-10.5
+2
Reader's Theater for Matilda by Roald Dahl
Eight short scripts using two to four readers. Actual text of Matilda rewritten in drama form. Excellent way to get students to read the same text repetitively and increase reading fluency. Excellent for use with ESL and special education students. Students can use drama and props to enhance their reader's theater! Great way for students to practice using inflection and appropriate pacing when reading aloud.
3rd - 6th
Drama, Reading
Bilingual Play for Elementary School
This bilingual readers theater play is great for fifth grade through eighth grade. 3 scenes, 30 minutes, Dramedy. 6 actors, with 2-4 possible extras for the classroom scene. 90 percent English, 10 percent Spanish. Synopsis: A group of students is involved in a school production of Othello. One of them is disturbed about the lack of diversity in the play. He takes certain steps to disrupt the play, but in the end, is encouraged by the others to try and make a difference in another, more construc
5th - 8th
Drama
CCSS
RL.6.2
, RL.6.3
, RL.6.5
+3
Idioms Readers Theatre Script
This short—one page—script on the figurative language topic IDIOMS has 9 solo speakers and many parts for ALL so that teachers can use it with a whole class. The script uses the context of a meeting of new employees on an international cruise line who, when given idiomatic instructions, do not understand what they are asked to do.
Reading and rehearsing the script familiarizes students with the definition of “idiom” (and with 12 different idioms that are used and explained in the script) while
4th - 6th
Drama, English Language Arts
CCSS
CCRA.L.5
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet- Readers Theatre- Abridged and Accessible -ESL
This is a simple, abridged and accessible script of the story of Romeo and Juliet. I created it for my ELL high school students. Shakespeare with ELLs can be daunting and I desperately wanted to share this story with them, so I decided to write my own script. It is simple, to the point, and allows them to practice their fluency and comprehension while enjoying a classic.
8th - 12th
Drama, English Language Arts
Also included in: ESL in ELA BUNDLE- Romeo and Juliet & Twelfth Night
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
Jack and the Beanstalk Reader's Theatre with Props (ESL & EAL/D Beginners)
Jack and the Beanstalk Reader’s Theatre with Props (ESL & EAL/D Beginners)This print-and-go Reader’s Theatre is written in very simple, beginner-friendly English to support ESL and EAL/D students, including new arrivals and early primary learners. The script uses short sentences, repetition, and clear roles so students can participate confidently, even if they are just starting to learn English. 📦 What’s IncludedBoth colour and black-and-white versions:Reader’s Theatre scriptCharacter listC
K - 2nd
Drama, Other (ELA), Reading
Also included in: Fairy Tales and Traditional Tales Reader's Theatre Bundle
Readers Theater Scripts based on Hawaiian Stories & the Power of Storytelling
Legends about Maui have delighted and captivated listeners for centuries. I learned these stories with my family in the islands and they are a way of teaching our values and respect for the islands, land, and ocean. To share these values and respect for the land and sea that these legends teach about, I have created these readers theater scripts. These is a powerful, complete storytelling unit, based on traditional values. In this bundle, you will find two Reader's Theater Scripts based on the
2nd - 4th
Drama, English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.3.2
, RL.3.3
, RL.3.5
+4
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 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
Readers Theater script based on a Mexican Legend | Improve Fluency and SEL
A delightful readers theater script to include in any reading program or social studies class! Readers theater scripts improve fluency in elementary students. Great for learning social emotional skills also. This story has an anti-bulling theme and also teaches children to protect and respect and care for the environment. I hope you and your students enjoy this script as much as my students do! Includes a 2 page non-fiction reading about Alejando Cruz Martinez, a Zapotec Indigenous poet, who doc
2nd - 4th
Drama, English Language Arts
CCSS
RL.3.2
, RL.3.3
, SL.3.4
+3
"Archetype Characters and Monologues" Grades 4 & 5 | Read Aloud Lesson Plan
This lesson plan, created by the Teaching Artists from Transcendence Theatre Company, is provided to you complete with a script for you to just READ ALOUD. Lead your students through an exciting education experience, crafted with Universal Design Learning, for students grades 4 & 5! “Creating Archetype Characters and Monologues”This lesson starts with a centering, physical warmup that goes right into a high energy count off game. Then students review Archetypes by playing a Tableau game follo
4th - 5th
Drama, English Language Arts
CCSS
RI.K.2
, RI.K.6
, RI.K.8
+8
Also included in: Arts Integrated Curriculum Grades 4 & 5 | Read Aloud Lesson Plan Bundle
Wild West-Themed Readers Theater Activity for Elementary Students FREEBIE
Improving reading skills and fluency in pronunciation just became easier with this quick Wild West-themed Reader’s Theatre FREEBIE. This 2-page script can easily be completed during a reading center rotation or as a Fun-Friday/Indoor Recess activity! What you'll get:A 2-page script with 9 main speaking rolesLike this readers theatre activity? Check out some of my other resources.The Greatest Show- Full ScriptCinderella With A Twist- Full Show ScriptBaby Shark Cries Whale Reader's TheaterEarth D
2nd - 4th
Drama, English Language Arts
Flag Day–The Betsy Ross Story–a patriotic Readers Theater play
Based on three sworn historical affidavits from Betsy’s daughter, granddaughter, and niece, this free Readers Theater script briefly presents the story of the first flag of the United States of America. Although it's a serious subject, the characters in "The Betsy Ross Story" are jovial and patriotic. Perfect for Flag Day, Fourth of July, patriotic programs, or unit studies on American history, "The Betsy Ross Story" should also be useful for ESL classes. This historical script embodies charact
4th - 6th
Other (Performing Arts), Reading Strategies, U.S. History
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
Little Red Riding Hood Role Play / Drama
This theater resource includes the printable script for the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Role play becomes an engaging and appealing activity for your students to understand this classic tale. You will also develop their reading fluency and vocabulary acquisition. The script is written at a second / third grade level. I usually act role plays in small groups, so that students gain helpful group work skills and public speaking skills. This activity includes 5 scenes and there are 7 characters
1st - 4th
Drama, English Language Arts
Also included in: Bundle Role Play / Drama
William Shakespeare Bundle of 5 plays, abridged adaptations
Stop! You've found it, a wonderful set of five of Shakespeare's finest plays. Introduce your class to the greatest hero of the English language and give them a performance experience they'll never forget. These original adaptations have been written in kid friendly language retaining the irresistible excitement of the Bard's stories and will become a favorite of your students now and for years to come. The 5 plays included are: Shakespeare’s Macbeth, abridged adaptationShakespeare’s Midsummer Ni
3rd - 8th
Drama, Reading
CCSS
RL.3.9
, RL.3.10
, RL.4.5
+15
Holidays - Reader's Theatre Play
This is an 11 page HOLIDAY PLAY that can be used with a class or theatre group to put on a performance to both small and large audiences. It is based loosely on the story 'Scrooge.' It centers around a student that wants to quit the Holiday play out of selfishness. After visits from Spirits the main character learns the errors of his ways. The play teaches a moral about how others depend on us even though we don't realize it. For adventurous teachers, there are also some recommendations for s
3rd - 12th, Higher Education
Drama, Reading
George Washington - The President Who Loved Dogs! - Small Group Readers' Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. It is about George Washington's love of dogs. In the script, Glen’s family have a lot of dogs and his dad’s dog is named Sweet Lips just like George Washington’s favorite dog. Martha, Jake, and Jamie didn’t know George Washington even had a dog and they didn’t know how much he loved them. Glen tells them about George’s love for dogs and how he once even gave a dog back to the enemy when they lost it and how George Washington eve
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, U.S. History
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+12
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
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