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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
Script: Promised Children, Promised Child for Christmas
The script blends Hebrews 11, the prophesies about Jesus and the "black sheep" ancestors of the Lamb of God to tell of the promises made related to his birth and the fulfillment of those promises. Starting with Adam and Eve, it traces Jesus lineage and accompanying promises through those mentioned in the Matthew and Luke genealogies and Hebrews 11. An invitation is extended to believers and seekers at the finale. Songs and video can be added.
Cast: 23, doubling and tripling possible plus cho
6th - 12th
Drama, Religion
Women History - Ten Suffragists and Activists
Monologues depicting 10 women who advanced a woman's right for equal educational opportunities, increased civil liberties, and the universal right to vote in the United States: Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, Elizabeth C. Stanton, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Clara Shortridge Foltz, Clara Barton, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Abigail Adams, and Inez Milholland Boissevain. Some of the monologues appear in two versions, for school-age or adult audiences and one for K-2 students with notes, suggeste
Not Specific
Drama
Women History - Susan B. Anthony - Woman Suffrage Leader (1820 – 1906)
Monologue depicting Susan B. Anthony, who advanced a woman's right for equal educational opportunities, increased civil liberties, and the universal right to vote in the United States. This text is one of many monologues from the collection Profiles of Women Past & Present created by the AAUW Thousand Oaks, California Branch, Inc to enable parents, teachers, students, librarians and others to make women's history come alive for audiences in their communities.
Not Specific
Drama
Women's History Month Readers Theatre Script
Introduce students to Women's History Month through readers theatre. This can be done in small group or as a whole group activity. Have students agree upon the gestures and sound effects to increase engagement and interest.
3rd - 5th
Drama, English Language Arts
Presidential Newspaper Report
Introduce students to three of our Presidents(Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln) through readers theatre. This can be done in small group or as a whole group activity. Have students agree upon the gestures and sound effects to increase engagement and interest.
This is a great activity for fluency and oral communication skills!
3rd - 6th
Drama, English Language Arts
For Unto Us a Child is Born (Christmas play for students and adults)
Here is an in-depth, thought-provoking Bible-based fictional dramatization of 7 pages in length (20-30 minutes) to be performed for high school students to elderly parishioners in a Protestant or Catholic school and/or church setting during the Christmas season. I wrote the text and it has been performed twice, garnering very positive feedback. It calls for seven acting roles performing monologues. A terrific undertaking for students and adults in terms of acting and presentation of a powerful
10th - 12th, Adult Education
Close Reading, Drama
Earth Day: A Beaver's River (Reader's Theatre)
Translated and adapted from an original work in Spanish, this children's play will capture the hearts of many. Students can read this play, either for an English class, a drama class, or even an earth science class. With Earth Day now on the calendar, students can learn the script to perform for student body. Earth Day will not be the same after this performance. Included are guided questions to assist in comprehension, but also to provide evaluative measures where students can make true inner
2nd - 5th
Drama, Writing
"The North Pole Express: A Magical Christmas Journey" - A Heartwarming Play Scri
Embark on a magical and heartwarming journey with "The North Pole Express," a captivating play script designed specifically for young students aged 4 to 8 years old. This enchanting script is the perfect addition to your classroom or school's holiday festivities, bringing the joy and wonder of Christmas to life. What You'll Get:A delightful and engaging script that captivates the imagination of young students, introducing them to the magic of Christmas.Endearing characters, including Santa Claus
PreK - 2nd
Drama
The True Story of the Headless Horseman - Small Group Readers' Theater
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 Contest at Mount Carmel: A Play about Elijah
The Contest at Mount Carmel is a play about the exciting drama between Elijah and King Ahab. It can be used anytime throughout the year, but also has an added section to adapt it as a Christmas program. It will give your students or youth group practice in drama, language arts, speech and also some Bible knowledge. A fun way to teach!
3rd - 7th
Drama, Reading
COMEDY NATIVITY: Short Christmas script with a difference
Are you looking for ideas in preparation for your next school Christmas performance?? This short and funny 5-page 8-character script was originally written for a staff performance and received rave reviews! However it could easily be performed by a group of young performers as part of a festive production. Enjoy!
4th - 8th
Drama
Also included in: Nativity: Extensive Drama resource pack
The Gingerbread Man Reader's Theatre Script
This is a Reader's Theatre Script of "The Gingerbread Man." Every year, I have my students improvise and recreate the story of The Gingerbread Man using new, modern characters with fun and fresh dialogue. This script is one of my favorite creations! Have your students read and act this one out and then they can create their own. A unique twist on a Christmas classic tale!
1st - 4th
Drama, Reading
Christmas Comedy Drama Bundle - four Christmas plays
Christmas Comedy Drama Bundle contains four humorous Christmas plays, "An Unforgettable Christmas", "The Christmas Rush", "The Truth of the Matter", and "The Twelve Days of Christmas". These are excellent for performances such as Christmas concerts, or as Reader's Theater activities for the classroom. Scripts and performance notes are included. *SIGN UP AS A FOLLOWER OF “OFF THE PAGE” AND GET NOTIFICATIONS OF ANY SALES FROM OUR STORE AS WELL AS ALERTS OF NEW PRODUCTS.Check out other drama resour
5th - 8th
Classroom Community, Drama, Other (ELA)
The Poe Plays: modern (mostly!) humorous twists on Edgar Allan Poe's stories
A Tell-Tale Heart. The Cask of Amontillado. The Black Cat. The Fall of the House of Usher. The Raven. The Pit and the Pendulum. They're all here, assembled in one place to delight and terrify your students and give you a fun and new way to experience the master of horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Four students find themselves in after-school detention when the lights go out. To entertain themselves they take turns reading from a book filled with modern adaptations of Poe's most famous stories. Can t
6th - 9th
Drama, Short Stories
Ghost Stories for Upper Elementary children
Are you looking for some Ghost Stories for your class, in the lead-up to Halloween? These 6 short stories are eerie and mysterious, but not too frightening, making them just right for children in the 9-11 age range! The Whispering TunnelThe Vanishing RoomThe Shadow on the StairsThe Ghost in the MirrorThe Lantern at Black HollowThe Haunted Playground
4th - 6th
Creative Writing, Drama
Also included in: HALLOWEEN: Drama resource bundle
Halloween Short Scenes
These 8 short, fully-scripted Halloween scenes are a perfect 3-day assignment in October! Most character names are gender neutral, there are different ability levels reflected in vocabulary choices and line length, and each scene calls for 3-5 teenage characters. A rubric for scoring is included, and there are suggestions for how the scenes can be used! They are "print and use" with a Microsoft Word format that is editable! Happy Halloween! Love this assignment? Be sure to check out other r
8th - 12th
Drama
Also included in: Fully Scripted Halloween Scenes Bundle
Who Sabotaged the Christmas Play? (script-only) - a reader's theater mystery
Use this script-only version if you do NOT have PowerPoint. Click here for the full product.Who Sabotaged the Christmas Play will engage students in critical thinking. In this Readers Theater mystery, a class of Grade 5 students are preparing for their winter show and things go terribly wrong. Some characters don't like their part, and others have outside distractions going on. The adults have access to all the backstage areas, which makes them suspicious too. The question is whose motive is str
5th - 6th
Classroom Community, Drama, English Language Arts
Also included in: Reader's Theater Script Bundle
Green Christmas ABC's Christmas Concert
Looking for an easy Christmas concert that shares an important message? Look no further! This concert is filled with information about how households can be more environmentally friendly this Christmas, presented in an easy to follow ABC format. Included is a full script with "green" suggestion from A to Z, and several parody Christmas carols that share an environmental message, with suggestions for how to develop your own.
K - 8th
Environment, Music
Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink Valentine's Reader's Theater
This word document contains the reader's theater script for the picture book Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane deGroat.
The way this script is written, there are twenty-two narrators plus some specific character speaking parts. The script could easily be adapted for smaller or larger class sizes.
Reader's theater is a fun way to strengthen reading fluency and build confidence in young readers.
2nd - 4th
Drama, Reading
CCSS
RF.2.4a
, RF.2.4b
, RF.2.4c
Easter Reader's Theater Script
This document contains a Reader's Theater Script for the story, "Last One in Is a Rotten Egg!" by Diane deGroat.
The script is set up to have twenty narrators that have three speaking parts each. Plus there are four or five characters from the story that have speaking parts. The script could easily be adapted for larger or smaller class sizes!
Reader's theater is a fun way to build reading fluency and confidence in students!
K - 4th
Drama, Reading
Christmas Skit: "A Night in December"
This hilarious skit is a spoof of the historically popular "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Stooge, a principal at Dickens School is visited by three goats that help him to see what is most important in life.
Teachers will enjoy performing this for a Christmas program on the last day before winter break, or a class of students could put this together as part of a school program.
Manipulate this Microsoft Word document and save it on your computer. Print out the scripts for all of your
5th - 6th
Drama, Literature
The Christmas Rush - a Christmas play
The Christmas Rush is a hilarious one-act play that is suitable for reader's theater, a classroom skit, or as a performance for a large audience. In this drama, many last-minute shoppers hit their frustration point as they wait in a checkout line at a store. The play gets funnier every time Mr. Thompson, an easygoing, unhurried shopper, holds them up with his unintentional delays. The script for the play has 11 speaking parts and several other non-speaking parts as additional shoppers. The ru
5th - 8th
Classroom Community, Drama
Also included in: Christmas Comedy Drama Bundle - four Christmas plays
The Twelve Days of Christmas - a humorous Christmas play
The Twelve Days of Christmas is a humorous play in which Maria, the recipient of daily gifts from her true love Jonathan, writes a thank you note for each new gift. However, their love is truly tested as the gifts keep arriving. Although his intentions may have been good, his choice of gifts was not. The humor builds with each new day to the point where Jonathan would have been much better off to have not sent gifts at all. The run time for this skit is about 10 minutes. The script for this play
5th - 8th
Classroom Community, Drama
Also included in: Christmas Comedy Drama Bundle - four Christmas plays
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