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Category: Read-Aloud Plays
Collection of posts related to Readers Theater or Read-Aloud Plays
And the Oscar for Best Comedic Performance Goes to…
Yup, the last weeks of the school year can be rough. The end is near, and the kids (and teachers) … More
Celebrate Our Unsung Heroes
In case you weren’t aware, March was Women’s History Month. Celebrating the contributions of women to history, though, needn’t be … More
See the Movie. Stage the Play!
Take advantage of high student interest in the Peter Rabbit movie by enacting my read aloud play script, The Tale … More
Reader’s Theater for Presidents’ Day
Here are two plays in one package with which to celebrate and teach about Presidents’ Day. The first, President’s Day … More
Try These Scripts for Black History Month
In addition to all the MLK plays featured in my last post, here’s more great reader’s theater for Black History … More
Great Reader’s Theater for Martin Luther King Day
Whether for RT or stage performance, here are half-a-dozen kid-friendly scripts to ramp up your MLK Day celebrations and Black … More
A Well-Paced Play
My class of fifth graders staged a nifty trio of plays recently. Eric paced about the stage as the insanely … More
How to Swipe a Free Play Part 2
A few weeks ago I blogged tongue-in-cheek about swiping reader’s theater scripts through nefarious means, so I thought I’d follow … More
Great Reader’s Theater for Halloween
Fairies waving candied wands… Goblins drooling chocolate malt… Halloween has such a bizarre place in our classrooms. In my school … More