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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
The Princess & the Pizza - Totally TWISTED Small Group Reader's Theater
This script was written for four students. It is a TWISTED version of an old fairy tale. In the script, Princess Italli wants to get married but HOW can she find the right man? She can NOT cook well and so her husband must be able to. She announces a baking contest but, will things work out? 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 have higher engagement during fluency centers and to address all
5th - 10th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+17
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater was written for a small group of 4 students. It is to help explain what comets, meteors, and asteroids are. In the script, Brian is supposed to have written a report about Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids but he hasn’t been working on it. He thinks that all of them are space rocks. His friends help him out and explain the differences between them. There is a short writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I write small group reader's theaters so th
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Astronomy, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.4.10
, RL.5.10
, RL.6.10
+7
Romeo & Juliet - Twisted Shakespeare - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater written for 3 students. In the script, Romeo and Juliet are starting to perform their play when Romeo admits he can NOT understand a word being said. Shakespeare has to explain it to them. There is a small 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. I write small group reader's theaters so students will work better in centers
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+14
The Lion and the Mouse - Small Group Readers' Theater by Aesop
This is a small group reader's theater is for 3 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! Aesop's tales are a great way to teach students how to look for lessons or morals! The moral of the fable is 'Little friends might turn out to be great friends.' In the script, The Mouse was hurrying home one day and came across the Lion. He woke up and caught her and was about to eat her but the Mouse begged him for her life.
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, Writing
CCSS
RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
, RF.3.4b
+13
Peter Pants & Captain Looks - Totally TWISTED - Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a small group Reader's Theater for 4 people. In the script, Peter doesn't like to wear pants and so he's called Peter Pants. Captain Looks is self-centered and only cares about, you guessed it, his or her looks. My ESL students found this reader's theater very funny and enjoyed it. There is a group, small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.This is one of my literacy centers and how I teach fluency. It could work for as low as 3rd grade but would need so
3rd - 9th, Adult Education
Character Education, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+18
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
Niño Azul (Little Boy Blue) - Teatro de Lectura para Grupos Pequeños!
¡La traducción al español se encuentra a continuación!This script and a few others are my first attempts to write/translate in Spanish without my partner who has moved back to Mexico. I am keeping the price low because of this in the $1 - 1.50 range. This is a Spanish small group reader's theater is for 3 students. In the script, #1 is trying to tell the story of Little Boy Blue but #2 and #3 keep asking questions. #2 and #3 want to know if the horn Little Boy Blue had was a car horn. #1 does no
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Classroom Community, Drama, Short Stories
CCSS
CCRA.R.10
, CCRA.W.4
, CCRA.W.10
+4
A Modern-Day Rapunzel Story - TOTALLY Twisted Fairy Tales - Small Group R.T.
This small group reader's theater was written for 3 students. Two parts are for girls and one part is for a boy. The story is about Rapunzel who is a normal girl with an unusual name. Prince, a normal boy with a dog's name, thinks he is living a fairy tale and comes to rescue Rapunzel. Rapunzel thinks he is crazy. There is a short writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.This reader's theater is also in my Twisted Tales pack. I write small group reader's theaters so
3rd - 6th, Adult Education
Drama, Literature, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+18
I Think My TV is Alive! - Living or Nonliving - Small Group Readers' 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 help students review living and nonliving things. In the script - Chris wasn’t paying close attention in class and thinks his TV is alive because it talks and eats electricity. His friends paid attention though and are able to share the list of characteristics that living things must have in order to be alive. They practice re
5th - 10th, Adult Education
Drama, General Science, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
Father Sky Mother Earth - A Navajo Tale Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Reader's Theater for 4 - 8 students. It is a Navajo 'Just So' Story about nature and why Navajo's walk in beauty. It is the story of harmony. I combine the 8 parts into 4 speaking parts because 4 of them are very small. There is a small discussion/writing prompt at the end for your students to respond to.If you do like this script check out others based on Native American tales at my store. I even have an entire book of them called 'Coyote Tales!' I no longer teach on the Navajo Indi
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Native Americans, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.5.4
, RF.5.4a
+6
Yeh Shen - A Chinese Cinderella Story - Small Group Reader's Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 students. It is the Chinese version of Cinderella. In the script, Yeh Shen’s mother died and then her father. Now she has a stepmother who does not like her. They are very poor and so the stepmother makes Yeh Shen a servant in their home. Yeh Shen is lonely until she makes a friend. It is a large goldfish from the lake and it has been sent by her mother to make her feel better. When her stepmother learns about it she plots to catch and kill the fish. Once she has
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
The Boy Who Cried Wolf - Early Reader Aesop Small Group Reader's Theater
This script was written for three students. The script was written for students on a first grade reading level between an E and a J. The plot is as follows: There once was a boy who watched after his sheep. He grew bored and wanted to play tricks on the town people. He cried wolf and called for help when there was no wolf there. Soon they would not believe him when he called for help. One day, the wolf was there for real. When the boy called for help, no one came. There is a small writing/dis
1st - 3rd, Adult Education
Drama, Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.1.4
, RF.1.4a
, RF.1.4b
+15
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
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
COYOTE TALES - How Coyote Got His Name - A Small Group Reader's Theater
This is a Native American tale about how Coyote got his name. This is for 5 to 9 students. He features prominently in a lot of stories of the Navajo and in many other tribes. I first saw this one online but have heard it from our Navajo teacher since. In the script, the animals all want to have a name of their very own. They ask Old Man to give them one and he tells them to arrive at dawn. Coyote is determined to be first by staying up all night. Just before dawn he falls asleep and awakens aro
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Native Americans, Short Stories
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+17
Pinocchio – Small Group Readers' Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 5 students. It is a simplified version of Pinocchio. In the script, Geppetto is a kind toymaker who wishes he had a son. A fairy hears him and makes his puppet come alive. Geppetto names it Pinocchio. The puppet is lazy and doesn’t tell the truth. Geppetto does his best to teach him and sends him to school to help. But Pinocchio keeps wandering off and bad things happen to him. Finally, he disappears for many days and Geppetto goes to look for him. When they find
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Drama, Reading, Short Stories
CCSS
RF.4.4
, RF.4.4a
, RF.4.4b
+9
The Right to Vote - Small Group Reader's Theater
This small group reader's theater is for 4 students. At least one needs to be a girl. The name says it all. The Right to Vote. It examines who could vote in colonial times and discusses when they changed. It also tries to convince students that the privilege of voting is just that - a privilege that should not be ignored or undervalued. There is a small writing/discussion prompt at the end for your students to respond to.I wrote this Reader's Theater for Constitution Day. I hope that you find i
3rd - 7th, Adult Education
Drama, Short Stories, U.S. History
CCSS
RL.6.10
, RF.3.4
, RF.3.4a
+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
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