Readers Theater Scripts
These Scripts for Schools Readers Theater scripts were created as a way to involve students in reading. In Reader's Theater, students "perform" by sharing parts and reading aloud. This is usually done without costumes or props, but not always.
RT is a strategy that combines reading practice and performing. Its goal is to enhance students' reading skills and confidence by practising reading with a purpose. Reader's Theater gives students a real reason to read aloud – and that reason is usually to prepare for some kind of performance! The performance can be confined to small groups within a classroom who perform for each other, or expanded to include larger audiences within your community. Whatever the audience, Readers Theater reaps many benefits:
Benefits of Using Readers Theater in the Classroom or Library. Readers Theater helps to
- Develop fluency through repeated exposure to text.
- Increase comprehension.
- Integrate reading, writing, speaking, listening in an authentic context, engage students.
- Increase reading motivation.
- Create confidence and improve the self-image of students.
- Provide a real purpose for reading.
- Provide opportunities for cooperative learning.
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Bride of the Klondike: Keeper of the Flame (Readers Theater)
Readers Theater, Grades 5-9
Klondike History
When Ethel Berry stepped off the ship Excelsior in July of 1897, a great adventure lay ahead of her.
Price $14.95
Clever Lucy
Readers Theater, Older Elementary School Readers
Poor John Carver is a farmer who has a hard time feeding his family. But John is married to Lucy, and Lucy is a mighty clever lady.
Price $14.95
Easter Draw and Read (Older Elementary School Readers)
Readers Theater
A Draw and Read Story
Readers read thirteen verses, but stop after each verse to draw a simple shape on the blackboard or display pad. The circus has come to town and has hung a banner inside the main tent announcing "Special Guest Star! Easter Thrills and More!"
Price $14.95
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Easter Draw and Read (Younger Elementary School Readers)
Readers Theater
A Draw and Read Story
The circus has come to town announcing "Special Guest Star! Easter Thrills and More!" No one, including the clowns, know the identity of the special guest star, the Easter Bunny, of course.
Price $14.95
Frogs Matter!
Readers Theater, Older Elementary School Readers
Here's a way to introduce or reinforce the term "amphibians" and, because of problems and changes in our environment, highlight what's happening to amphibians around the world.
Price $14.95
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Good Manners Count! (Readers Theater Version)
Readers Theater, Younger Elementary School Readers
A first grade teacher e-mailed to ask if we had a script about "manners" that would be suitable for the age and average reading level of the students in question. We didn't have one at the time, but we do now!
Price $14.95
Grandma and the Ankole Bull (Older Elementary School Readers)
Readers Theater
An African grandmother and her grandson travel across the Sahara desert with an Ankole bull.
Price $14.95
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Grandma and the Ankole Bull (Younger Elementary School Readers)
Readers Theater
An African grandmother and her grandson travel across the Sahara desert to the Village Watutu. They bring with them an Ankole bull who not only has the largest horns anyone has ever seen, but also the loudest "moo" anyone has ever heard.
Price $14.95
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Hansel and Gretel (Readers Theater)
Older Elementary School Readers
A masterful re-telling of this well-known tale. This can be a Readers Theater script, but your students might also want to rehearse this one to perfection, memorize the lines, and perform the piece for parents or other classes.
Price $14.95
