Reader's Theater for Literacy Centers: 10 Original plays/ 2 Roles
Playful in Primary
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Grade Levels
K - 2nd
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.K.1
CCSSRL.K.2
CCSSRL.K.3
CCSSRL.K.7
CCSSRL.K.9
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
108 pages
Playful in Primary
1.8k Followers
What educators are saying
My students loved reading these plays at the end of the school year. In the future I plan to use them for partner reading during center time.
Description
•10 Fun and original Reader’s Theater Plays
•2 roles per Reader's Theater play with a highlighted script for each character
•Perfect for your independent Literacy Centers, Language Arts activities, fluency practice, as Read to Someone during Daily 5 and much more!
•Each Reader's Theater comes with a Common Core aligned comprehension activity
•Bright and colorful puppets accompany each Reader's Theater.
•Each Reader's Theater is 3 pages long. Great for file folder storage!
A list of Reader's Theater plays and topics:
"The Wiggly Tooth"- The Tooth Fairy has to brainstorm other things to collect while waiting for a tooth to fall out.
-Comprehension Activity- Creative writing activity where the student draws and writes about a collection they would like to start.
"Clean as a Pig"- Pig and Frog learn to try something new...and discover they actually like compromising.
-Comprehension Activity- Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the two main characters.
"The Surprise Party"- Penguin shows what a good friend he is by planning a birthday treat for his buddy.
-Comprehension Activity- Students practice making a list of supplies they will need to throw penguin a party.
"Who Was Here First?"- Dinosaur and Alligator don't always see eye to eye until they decide it is more fun to be on the same team.
-Comprehension Activity- This activity is all about finding the setting of the play.
"The Lost Treasure"- What do two pirates do with a big treasure? They put it to a good cause.
-Comprehension Activity- Where is your treasure buried? The students will map out their ideas and then write about what they would do with the treasure.
"One Small Hoop"- A funny story of an elephant more interested in eating peanuts then performing a trick.
-Comprehension Activity- The students will draw a picture of a trick they would teach the elephant and then describe the trick.
"Monster's First Day"- Purple monster is nervous about his first day of school. Green monster makes him realize that being different is cool.
-Comprehension Activity- Students will make a text to self connection with the nervous monster.
"The Missing Cookie"- Cat Detective is on the case to find Dog's missing cookie. They search high and low until it is found.
-Comprehension Activity-Students will sequence the story with a fun cookie activity.
"The Long Wait"- Butterfly helps Caterpillar see the beauty of being green.
-Comprehension Activity- A bubble chart is used to practice brainstorming describing words of the main character.
"The Sleepy Owl"- Owl is in quite the predicament! He can’t decide what to do about the bright sun when he is so sleepy. They come up with a smart solution by working together.
-Comprehension Activity- Students will come up with solutions for the owl to catch some zzz’s.
Check out the preview for an idea of the finished product. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at: playfulinprimary@gmail.com
Links to other Reader’s Theater plays from Playful in Primary (please note that all of the holiday Reader’s Theater plays are in the Holiday & Seasonal Year Long Pack and saves you 33%):
15 Reader’s Theater Plays-Holiday and Seasonal Year Long Pack 15- 2 person Reader’s Theater plays perfect for buddy reading through the holidays!
Make sure to check out our best selling Author Study Mega Bundle.
Author Study Mega Bundle SAVE 50% by purchasing all at once. This pack highlights 27 picture book authors and 16 chapter book authors from our best-selling Pack 1, Pack 2 and Chapter Book Pack plus bonus authors! This huge pack also comes with a book pendant display to spice up your classroom library!
Valentine’s Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts Your students will feel the love with these 2 Reader’s Theater Plays!
Earth Day Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts Celebrate this important holiday with 2 Earth Day Reader’s Theater Plays!
St.Patrick’s Day Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts The luck of the Irish is with these 2 Reader’s Theater Plays!
Springtime Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts Spring has sprung with these 2 Reader’s Theater Plays!
Winter Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts Your students will stay warm inside practicing fluency with these 3 Reader’s Theater Plays!
Thanksgiving Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts Who doesn’t love a talking turkey?!
Halloween Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts These Reader’s Theater plays won’t have your student’s shaking in their boots
Beginning of the Year Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts These Reader’s Theater plays are the perfect way to start the year!
•2 roles per Reader's Theater play with a highlighted script for each character
•Perfect for your independent Literacy Centers, Language Arts activities, fluency practice, as Read to Someone during Daily 5 and much more!
•Each Reader's Theater comes with a Common Core aligned comprehension activity
•Bright and colorful puppets accompany each Reader's Theater.
•Each Reader's Theater is 3 pages long. Great for file folder storage!
A list of Reader's Theater plays and topics:
"The Wiggly Tooth"- The Tooth Fairy has to brainstorm other things to collect while waiting for a tooth to fall out.
-Comprehension Activity- Creative writing activity where the student draws and writes about a collection they would like to start.
"Clean as a Pig"- Pig and Frog learn to try something new...and discover they actually like compromising.
-Comprehension Activity- Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the two main characters.
"The Surprise Party"- Penguin shows what a good friend he is by planning a birthday treat for his buddy.
-Comprehension Activity- Students practice making a list of supplies they will need to throw penguin a party.
"Who Was Here First?"- Dinosaur and Alligator don't always see eye to eye until they decide it is more fun to be on the same team.
-Comprehension Activity- This activity is all about finding the setting of the play.
"The Lost Treasure"- What do two pirates do with a big treasure? They put it to a good cause.
-Comprehension Activity- Where is your treasure buried? The students will map out their ideas and then write about what they would do with the treasure.
"One Small Hoop"- A funny story of an elephant more interested in eating peanuts then performing a trick.
-Comprehension Activity- The students will draw a picture of a trick they would teach the elephant and then describe the trick.
"Monster's First Day"- Purple monster is nervous about his first day of school. Green monster makes him realize that being different is cool.
-Comprehension Activity- Students will make a text to self connection with the nervous monster.
"The Missing Cookie"- Cat Detective is on the case to find Dog's missing cookie. They search high and low until it is found.
-Comprehension Activity-Students will sequence the story with a fun cookie activity.
"The Long Wait"- Butterfly helps Caterpillar see the beauty of being green.
-Comprehension Activity- A bubble chart is used to practice brainstorming describing words of the main character.
"The Sleepy Owl"- Owl is in quite the predicament! He can’t decide what to do about the bright sun when he is so sleepy. They come up with a smart solution by working together.
-Comprehension Activity- Students will come up with solutions for the owl to catch some zzz’s.
Check out the preview for an idea of the finished product. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at: playfulinprimary@gmail.com
Links to other Reader’s Theater plays from Playful in Primary (please note that all of the holiday Reader’s Theater plays are in the Holiday & Seasonal Year Long Pack and saves you 33%):
15 Reader’s Theater Plays-Holiday and Seasonal Year Long Pack 15- 2 person Reader’s Theater plays perfect for buddy reading through the holidays!
Make sure to check out our best selling Author Study Mega Bundle.
Author Study Mega Bundle SAVE 50% by purchasing all at once. This pack highlights 27 picture book authors and 16 chapter book authors from our best-selling Pack 1, Pack 2 and Chapter Book Pack plus bonus authors! This huge pack also comes with a book pendant display to spice up your classroom library!
Valentine’s Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts Your students will feel the love with these 2 Reader’s Theater Plays!
Earth Day Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts Celebrate this important holiday with 2 Earth Day Reader’s Theater Plays!
St.Patrick’s Day Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts The luck of the Irish is with these 2 Reader’s Theater Plays!
Springtime Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts Spring has sprung with these 2 Reader’s Theater Plays!
Winter Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts Your students will stay warm inside practicing fluency with these 3 Reader’s Theater Plays!
Thanksgiving Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts Who doesn’t love a talking turkey?!
Halloween Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts These Reader’s Theater plays won’t have your student’s shaking in their boots
Beginning of the Year Reader’s Theater Play: 2 Parts These Reader’s Theater plays are the perfect way to start the year!
Total Pages
108 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 month
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSSRL.K.2
With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
CCSSRL.K.3
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
CCSSRL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
CCSSRL.K.9
With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.
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