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ETs Save the Earth - a morality play
In this comical look at some of the World's serious problems, cast members and the audience will gain an other-worldly perspective on how some of these problems might be solved. These five short comedy-morality skits may be performed separately or together. Synopsis:At a meeting of the Intergallactic Council, a group of extraterrestrials has been examining the behavior of Worldlings and determining how they might help them become a more moral race. In a series of hilarious interventions, the ETs
Not Specific
Drama, Reading
The Crow and the Pitcher - Small Group Readers' Theater by Aesop
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 students. It is based on a tale by Aesop. Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is 'When it is important, it is good to use your wits to solve a problem.' In the script, two kids are supposed to be doing their homework but, when their mom asks them if it is done, they tell here they have not done it. Each of them has an excuse for why they can not do their homework. Both have run
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.3.2
, RL.3.10
, RL.4.2
+19
The League of Incredible Mathmaticians - Part One: The Place Value Problem
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 5 students. It is intended to introduce or review place value. In the script, Citizen does not understand place value and how it works. Citizen wants to give up and decides that they are not good at math. The League of Incredible Mathematicians comes to explain that math is about perseverance, patience, a positive attitude, and problem solving. Together they help citizen work through how place and value work. This is the first script introd
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Place Value, Short Stories
CCSS
2.NBT.A.1
, 2.NBT.A.1a
, RL.6.10
+16
Project Based Learning Theatre Curriculum Bundle Student Focused - Free Updates!
This Project-Based Learning Theatre Curriculum Bundle is a comprehensive, no-prep-friendly collection of student-centered theatre projects designed for busy middle school and beginner/intermediate high school theatre teachers. Perfect for engaging students while saving time & classroom budget, this PBL theatre curriculum allows students to research, design, draw, build, write & perform as they explore key theatre concepts and real-world theatre jobs, all through hands-on, differenti
6th - 12th
Dance, Drama, Music
*** Teacher OB's Adapted Shakespeare Classics Bundle! ***
Why choose just one, when you can have all 3 of my featured Shakespeare adaptation scripts -- at a discount?! This Bundle offering contains: ~ HAMLET (in an hour or so)~ A Midsummer Night's Dream (in an hour or so)~ The Tempest in One Hour"Thanks, thanks and ever THANKS" for your interest :) May you and your student-storytellers ENJOY the journey! ~OB.
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Drama, Poetry, Speaking & Listening
~ A Midsummer Night's Dream (in an hour or so) ~
Transport your student-storytellers to the magical, mystical, and chaotically hilarious world of Shakespeare's super-classic romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream!~ 53 pages of intact classical text~ Ideal for large groups/ casts :) ~ Clearly written (yet fully optional) stage directions, to lighten the load of the Teacher/ Director!Thank you for your interest, and especially for teaching our Youth the continued bountiful joy of Shakespeare's stories! ~OB.
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Drama, Poetry, Speaking & Listening
Also included in: *** Teacher OB's Adapted Shakespeare Classics Bundle! ***
Arts Integration ELA Bundle | Theatre, Music & Creative Writing Activities
Struggling to get students excited about reading and writing while still hitting ELA standards?Bring the excitement of the stage and the power of the pen together with this Cross-Curricular Arts Integration Bundle for Reading, Writing, and Performance. Designed for busy teachers, this collection of best-selling, easy-prep resources blends ELA, theatre, and music into high-engagement lessons students actually want to do. Instead of traditional worksheets, students read, write, perform, analyze,
5th - 12th
Drama, Other (ELA), Other (Performing Arts)
Parts of the Stage--Stage Directions| Elementary Drama Lesson
Help your young performers master their stage directions with this hands-on, interactive theatre lesson! Perfect for elementary theatre or drama classes, this activity lets students explore a map of the stage labeled with key stage areas (upstage, downstage, stage left/right, etc.) while using cut-out actor and set pieces to practice spatial awareness and blocking. Students will love moving characters and props around the stage map as they learn how to follow and give precise stage directions—bu
2nd - 6th
Drama, Other (ELA), Other (Performing Arts)
Creative Writing | Unit 1 Lesson 3 Character Dialogue Creating Voice
Bring improv, cold reading, writing dialogue, and screenwriting to life in your classroom with this ready-to-use resource! Whether you teach English, Media Arts, or Theater, this lesson is designed to help students write, analyze, and perform dialogue that reveals character and drives story forward. This resource blends improv, cold reading, writing dialogue, and screenwriting into one comprehensive lesson designed for English teachers, CTE AME instructors, and Theater educators. Refreshed,
6th - 12th, Higher Education
Drama, Other (ELA), Writing
CCSS
RL.11-12.3
, W.11-12.3
, W.11-12.5
+1
Silent Movie Improvisation Lesson | Drama Activity for Grades 3–8 | No Prep Thea
🎬✨ Silent Movie Improvisation Lesson | Drama Activity for Grades 3–8Bring energy, creativity, and laughter into your classroom with this engaging silent movie improvisation lesson! Perfect for elementary and middle school theatre students, this no-prep drama activity challenges students to tell a complete story—without using a single word. Students will step into the world of classic silent films as they create and perform original scenes using facial expressions, body language, and movemen
3rd - 8th
Creative Writing, Drama, Other (ELA)
The Odyssey: The Journey of a Soul
Synopsis of the Story:After their victory over the Troy in the Trojan War, the Greek king Odysseus sails for home. He has angered the God Poseidon, however, who keeps him from home for another 10 years, by throwing one obstacle after another in front of him. After a storm blows him off course, Odysseus has adventures with the Lotus Eaters, the Cyclops, the Enchantress Circe, the Land of the Dead, the Sirens, the Straits of Scylla and Charybdis all on the way to getting home to his faithful wife
Not Specific
Ancient History, Drama, Speaking & Listening
American Revolution Drama Presentation
Bring history to life with this American Revolution Drama Script: The Road to Revolution – Georgia’s Story! Students step into roles such as colonists, soldiers, tax collectors, and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty as they reenact key events leading to independence. Covering the French and Indian War, Stamp Act, “No Taxation Without Representation,” Boston Massacre, and Boston Tea Party, this interactive play helps students understand the causes of the American Revolution in an engaging, memora
4th
Drama, U.S. History
The Principles New Clothes - Large Group Readers' Theater
We are in the process of moving our site, wonbyone, to wonbyone2. Please pardon out dust!This reader's theater is for the entire class! You will need at least 11 students but more is always better. This ties into my other twisted fairy tales except that it was written to do as a class. I split my class into two groups and both groups practice. When we perform we discuss what things we liked about each group. I use this to introduce the small group reader's theaters I have them do the rest of the
3rd - 10th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Reading Strategies
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+14
John Henry - TALL TALES - Small Group Reader's Theater
I use reader's theaters to encourage my students to practice fluency. It is a fun way to do something that they need. The problem with many other reader's theaters is that students spend a lot of time waiting for their part but not actively following along. When you have a small group, they get more practice in and less off task behaviors take place. You will notice that my scripts are in black and white except the occasional picture on the front. Most of my scripts are in black and white so t
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Drama: Creating a Production Step by Step using tons of Visible Thinking
This 33-page "workbook" or "drama journal" guides a group of students to create their own short (or longer) original production, using only Visible Thinking Strategies. It covers the entire creative process from goal setting, conception, story outline, character development, research, costume and set design, scheduling and planning strategies, audience reflections and finally, personal reflections. The students can, but do not have to write a script. There is no prescribed theme, genre, style or
4th - 10th
Creative Writing, Drama
The Little Red Hen - a play
Young students will be proud of their work as actors in this musical play adaptation of the story of the Little Red Hen. Young audiences will too, and in addition to their understanding the process of how bread is made, the message to help others comes across loud and clear. Synopsis:When the Little Red Hen decides to bake some bread one day, her friends, the barn yard animals, refuse to help her despite her requests at each step of the process. But when the bread is finished the animals are all
PreK - 2nd
Drama, Literature, Reading
Why the Hare Runs Away - a play
In a frollicking romp with delightful animal characters, this play, based on an old, short African animal fable, explains why the Hare never drinks at the watering hole with the other animals, and teaches the lessons of cooperation and compromise in working out problems which affect a community. Synopsis:During one of the worst droughts in history, the animals that inhabit the desert decide they have to dig in the ground to find water to survive. Every animal agrees to go into town and find work
Not Specific
Black History, Drama, Literature
The Class Pet - Small Group Reader's Theater for First Grade Level Readers
This reader's theater was written for 4 students. It was written for students who are on a 1st grade reading level. In the script, the class is getting a pet. Nan, Pat, Bill, and Jon are trying to guess what the pet will be. They discuss problems that different animals may cause and decide that the class pet should be a fish. I used this script to help my phonics group practice and then, once they performed it, we wrote a persuasive paper asking the principal to let us have a pet. There is a sm
1st - 5th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading Strategies, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.1.4
, RF.1.4a
, RF.1.4b
+23
6 Scripts - Fun Small Group Reader's Theaters for First Grade Level Readers
This group of scripts was written for my lower level reading groups. They are all on a 1st grade level. The number of characters goes from 3 to 5. Some are funny, some tell a story, and all encourage the struggling reader to read out loud. The problem I find with most scripts written on a lower level is that they can be boring and have too many characters. I have written these in order to address those issues. Three of them are fairy tales. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end
1st - 3rd, Adult Education
Drama, For All Subjects, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.1.4
, RF.1.4a
, RF.1.4b
+15
Digital Theatre Script Analysis Worksheet for Any Play/Musical + Printable
These Digital Theatre Script Analysis worksheets guide students through script analysis for any play or musical! Great for rehearsal, class read-throughs, or last-minute sub plans, print & go or save paper by letting students type their answers! Script analysis is an essential part of the rehearsal process or reading plays in class. Ideal for middle & high school drama and English classes, differentiate with 2 levels of difficulty. Questions explore everything from setting and character
6th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Drama, Literature, Short Stories
A New Look for Santa - Small Group Reader's Theater for CHRISTMAS
This reader's theater was written for a small group of 3 students for Christmas. In the script, Elvis the elf has given himself a new job. He wants to be Santa’s fashion consultant and give Santa a new look. Santa agrees to listen to his suggestions but, one by one, he finds problems with each of them. Santa decides to keep his look because it is a classic and he likes it. Elvis is sad he couldn’t help Santa but then Santa offers him a new job. He makes him fashion consultant over all the dolls
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Student Filmmaking Handbook
Student Filmmaking Handbook: A Practical Guide to Making Movies in the Classroom and BeyondEmpower your students to become confident, capable filmmakers with this comprehensive, classroom-ready filmmaking guide! Whether you're teaching in a high school TV production class or mentoring aspiring student directors, this 80+ page handbook walks students step-by-step through the entire filmmaking process—from story creation and scriptwriting to directing, lighting, green screen, camera operation, an
9th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Creative Writing, Other (Performing Arts), Visual Arts
Holly Day Tales: Six plays for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza
CES play scripts make producing your play a snap!Holly Day Tales: Plays for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa is a collection of 6 classroom-tested, original and heart-warming plays for the winter holidays. Each play comes with "production notes" (guidelines for costumes, scenery and staging) to make your directing/producing job easy. TESTIMONIAL !!"I had no problems downloading and have already made copies and read through the two I wanted to use with my students. I was just online and looked up
Not Specific
Drama
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
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