readers' theater

A collection of twenty-two plays adapted from folk tales, short stories, myths, and novels and intended for use in reader's theater programs with middle grade and junior high school students.

A Reader's Theater script for the story of "The Tortoise and the Hare" with speaking parts for six children and a glossary of vocabulary words.

A reader's theatre script in which the little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, although they are all eager to eat the bread she makes from it.

Explains the value of story theater in the classroom, describes story theatre equipment, and presents twenty-three scripts based on myths, folktales, contemporary fiction, and Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," each of which calls for five to fifteen cast members.

Presents twenty-four readers theater scripts featuring historical figures, which teach students in grades 4-8 about important historical moments from the days of the New World explorations to the start of the twenty-first century.

Contains twenty reproducible mini-plays for students in grades three through five, each with speaking parts at two reading levels.

Contains twenty multicultural folktales for children ages seven through twelve, and includes simple patterns for feltboard figures and readers' theater scripts to accompany each story.

A collection of readers theatre scripts based on traditional African legends, myths, and folktales.

An adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest," written in rhyming couplets especially for young readers and performers. Includes illustrations and comments by children, as well as suggestions for activities based on the story.

Presents a practical guide that allows students to create scripts based on any topic or work of literature; and emphasizes spoken words and gestures, not staged action.