Halloween holidays/seasonal scripts for Microsoft Word

Christmas Reader's Theater: Mooseltoe by Margie Palatini

Created by

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Drama, Reading

This is a seven-page long reader's theater script taken from the story "Mooseltoe" by Margie Palatini. The scripts is typed with 20 narrators who each get to speak at least three times during the story. However the file is editable so you could add more/less narrators to fit your needs. The story is about a Moose who worked really hard getting everything ready for Christmas. He wrote Christmas letters and cards, he shopped, he wrapped and ribboned, and cooked. But, then he realizes he forgot

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Scripts, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RF.2.4

, RF.3.4

, RF.4.4

Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink Valentine's Reader's Theater

Created by

Drama, Reading, Valentine's Day

This word document contains the reader's theater script for the picture book Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane deGroat. The way this script is written, there are twenty-two narrators plus some specific character speaking parts. The script could easily be adapted for smaller or larger class sizes. Reader's theater is a fun way to strengthen reading fluency and build confidence in young readers.

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Scripts, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RF.2.4a

, RF.2.4b

, RF.2.4c

Christmas Skit: "A Night in December"

Created by

The Bonus Point Band

This hilarious skit is a spoof of the historically popular "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Stooge, a principal at Dickens School is visited by three goats that help him to see what is most important in life. Teachers will enjoy performing this for a Christmas program on the last day before winter break, or a class of students could put this together as part of a school program. Manipulate this Microsoft Word document and save it on your computer. Print out the scripts for all of your

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Drama, Literature

Grades:

5th - 6th

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Drama, Reading

The Polar Express Reader's Theater Script

Created by

Christy Hard

The text of Chris Van Allsburg's classic book. Broken up into 21 parts. Includes word count chart for each narrator part, to assist in assigning parts based on reading level.

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Literature Circles

Easter Reader's Theater Script

Created by

This document contains a Reader's Theater Script for the story, "Last One in Is a Rotten Egg!" by Diane deGroat. The script is set up to have twenty narrators that have three speaking parts each. Plus there are four or five characters from the story that have speaking parts. The script could easily be adapted for larger or smaller class sizes! Reader's theater is a fun way to build reading fluency and confidence in students!

Subjects:

Drama, Easter, Reading

Grades:

K - 4th

Types:

Drama, Reading, Thanksgiving

The Terrific Turkey Thanksgiving Reader's Theater

Created by

Kathy Carey

This is a humorous Thanksgiving Reader's Theater I wrote for an RTI class. It is appropriate for grades 3-5. There are nine speaking parts and takes about 11 minutes to perform. Synopsis: Dad orders a turkey for the family Thanksgiving dinner. The fun begins when they go to pick it up and discover he has mistakenly ordered a live turkey! Sarah befriends the turkey and schemes to save its life. My students enjoyed reading it multiple times, switching roles. It's an enjoyable way to practice flue

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry, Spring

Kindergarten Graduation Poem to perform or include in written program

Created by

Kimberly Bode

Kindergarten graduation is such an exciting time in a child's life. This poem is great to use as a performance with multiple children or whole classes. The alternate ending makes it kind of fun to use for first year kindergarten teachers and is unexpected when read aloud. It has 6 stanzas that can be divided up to be said/read separately, or chorally. Very loved poem by the parents at our graduations!!! And when the kids shout “ME!” at the end, the audience loves it!This also works as a poe

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Songs, Scripts

4 graduation speeches for elementary, middle & high school principals (editable)

Created by

Principal Printable

You can use as a draft or take parts of each speech to customize it to your needs and audience.

Subjects:

End of Year, For Administrators, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

K - 12th, Staff

Types:

Activities, Scripts, For Principals & Administrators

Also included in: The principal's toolkit: Practical resources successfully used in 5 schools

Small Group Reader's Theater for Halloween

Created by

Drama, Gifted and Talented, Halloween

In this book, there are 6 reader's theaters. They were written for Halloween. The scripts always look MUCH better on paper than it does in the advert on this webpage. Each reader's theater is sold singly but you can get all six in this packet. Scripts are: Franken Cranky, The Gobble Gobble Ghost, The Halloween Heroes Present Halloween Safety Tips, Shhhh, The Corn Has Ears, The Witch's New Broom, and Which Witch is Which. The booklet gives you 6 for $8. When you buy them individually they cost $2

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 12th, Adult Education

Types:

Handouts, Scripts, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.10

, RL.5.10

, RL.6.10

Ruby Bridges Reader's Theatre Play

Created by

Dramatic Histories for Kids

This is a 5 minute interactive play about Ruby Bridges. This play breathes life into the story of Ruby Bridges and allows students to imagine what it would have been like to be in her shoes. This play also includes a teacher's guide and Common Core aligned activities for students. This play and its supporting materials have been updated, revised and edited for clarity.

Subjects:

Black History Month, English Language Arts, Women's History Month

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, W.4.1

, SL.4.1

An Interview with the Easter Bunny - Small Group Reader's Theater

Created by

Drama, Easter, EFL - ESL - ELD

This reader's theater is for a small group of three students. It was written for Easter. In the script, there are only a few days left until Easter but two reporters have been granted an interview. However, as they talk with the Easter Bunny, it becomes clear that all he thinks about is eggs and all he can say begins with EGGS. I write these scripts for small groups to help with fluency. When the group is small, they don't waste time sitting around waiting for their turn and get more time actua

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Scripts, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.10

, RL.5.10

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.10

Living Stations of the Cross Script

Created by

The SPinnovative Classroom

This is a 30 page packet. If you are responsible, or want to take on, having your students present the Living Stations of the Cross to the school community, this may be for you. This script is powerful. It will involve all your students and will be such a great visual for the school community. The packet includes the script, the songs you should use, and a powerful video link to show to your students.We have great success with this, and I hope you do as well! We have presented to both the s

Subjects:

Drama, Easter, Religion

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Scripts

Remembrance Day - Veterans Day Assembly Performance & Info - Why We Remember

Created by

Lorraine Lew

Need a new idea for the yearly assembly for Remembrance Day or Veterans Day? Want your classroom students to better understand the history and meaning of certain traditions or events that always take place during these school assemblies, but you don’t have time to research the details? Do you desire an idea that is more personal and has greater impact between the audience members (the students) and why we remember those who fought for our country? This 17-page document contains a summarized expl

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Theater Arts, World History

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Research, Scripts

Holiday Partner Readers' Theater Plays with Corresponding Puppets

Created by

Krista Lynch

This is a collection of six two-page original Reader's Theater Plays written for the holiday season. Each play is written for only two characters, which makes them perfect for partner practice in literacy centers or for use in a whole-class setting. Children can practice reading the plays once and then switch characters to read it a second time. Each holiday play has two characters, a setting, a problem and a solution. Each play is written to incorporate high frequency words, repetition, and

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Centers

The Year Santa Got Mixed Up! - Readers Theater for the Entire Class

Created by

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Drama, Reading Strategies

This is a Reader's Theater for the entire class. It can be performed at any time but is usually performed at Christmas. Reader's Theater is a terrifically fun way to improve your fluency.The Year Santa Got Mixed Up by Melanie Whitesides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Centers

Christmas Play and Performance - Dear Santa, I Can Explain...

Created by

Super Simple Sheets

This play is a story of popular villains begging Santa for presents by making up excuses for their poor choices. It was created for my grade 5/6 class but could be used for any grade. There are 20 speaking roles, and 6 non speaking roles, but can be altered to fit any class size. The performance took my class 5 minutes and 30 seconds to finish. It got lots of laughs and the students really enjoyed practicing and performing it. There is a script that can be photocopied for each student. Also, a q

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Drama, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Scripts

Script for the Stations of the Cross

Created by

Jeannell Boudreaux

This document is a script to use with your students for the Stations of the Cross. As the readers are reading the script, other students can act out the stations. There are also suggested songs to play after each stations. It is a modern version of the stations of the cross that is school age students can relate to.

Subjects:

Drama, Easter, Religion

Grades:

5th - 7th

Types:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Drama, Reading

A Cinderella Christmas: Script for a Dramatic Production-Reader's Theater

Created by

Love 4 Literacy

This Play Includes:A List of Characters (M/F, # Lines for each Character)A List of PropsScript 1: Teacher Copy (suggestions for scene changes, physical movements and expressions of characters)Script 2: Teacher or Student Copy (depending on teacher's preference (Lines only) May be used for Reader's TheaterA Cinderella Christmas can be performed as a dramatic production or as a Reader's Theater. There are speaking lines for 14 people as well as additional roles for Chri

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Printables, Scripts

American Revolution Play

Created by

A Backwards Poet Writes Inverse

A brief history of the American Revolution, with 30 parts. Five scenes about the major events: The Boston Tea Party; Paul Revere's Midnight Ride; The Battle of Lexington and Concord/The Shot Heard Round the World; Washington Crossing the Delaware River; The Signing of the Constitution

Subjects:

Drama, Presidents' Day, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Small Group Reader's Theater for Halloween - Book 2!

Created by

Drama, Halloween, Reading

In this book, there are 7 reader's theaters. Each script is written for 3 - 5 students. They were written for Halloween. The scripts always look MUCH better on paper than it does in the advert on this webpage. Each reader's theater is sold singly but you can get all seven in this packet. Scripts are: Jack-o'-lantern A.K.A the Legend of Stingy Jack, The Ghost and the Jack-o'-lantern, The Headless Chicken (A True Story), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or the Headless Horseman, The True Story of the H

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 12th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.10

, RL.5.10

, RL.6.10

Dragon's Merry Christmas Reader's Theater

Created by

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Reading

This is a set of four short reader's theater scripts based off the four short stories in Dragon's Merry Christmas by Dav Pilkey. 1. The Perfect Christmas Tree 2. The Candy Wreath 3. Mittens 4. Merry Christmas, Dragon These reader's theater scripts were intended for students in k-2. The reading level of the text is 3.2. Reader's theater are fun activities to build fluency in students' reading!

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Scripts

Christian Easter Play for Second Grade- Animals- 7 Characters - 8-10 minutes

Created by

Keeping Them Thinking

For our Easter special at the school I taught at last year, my kids wanted to put on an play with animal characters. I created this play, "What The Animals Thought" to share the story of Jesus' death and resurrection through the perspective of livestock. There are 7 characters, but more animals could be added to suit a larger class. The characters and their roles are as follows: Adina - a farm girl who is bored with everyday life until the animals share what happened a few years ago in her hom

Subjects:

Drama, Easter, Religion

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types: