Shad Rhythm and Cheer (R = 1.0)
Team #1: Shad needed a safe place to lay their eggs... so they’d hatch, so they’d hatch, so they’d hatch.
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Free K-8 Readers Theater Scripts for teachers and parents.
Kids Save Shad! (R = 1)
Environmental science for primary students? Why not? "Kids Save Shad!"--a choral readers theater based on a true story is a shorter simplified version of our three part series "Students Save Shad!"
Students Save Shad! (Part III) (R = 4.2)
Part 3 of the free, 3-part, non-fiction Students Save Shad Readers Theater script– featuring student TV journalists sharing the true story.
Students Save Shad! (Part II) R = 4.8
Based on a true science story from the book "Let the River Run Silver Again" our 3-part script shares how students helped save the American shad (fish). Hosted by student TV journalists, our free "Students Save Shad!" script integrates curriculum.
Students Save Shad! (Part I) (R = 4.1)
Based on a true science story from the book "Let the River Run Silver Again" our 3-part script shares how students helped save the American shad (fish). Hosted by student TV journalists, our free "Students Save Shad!" script integrates curriculum.
Dog Jog Adventure (Advanced; R = 3.0)
Because the children in this script are older elementary or teenagers, this free script is perfect for mixed ages and abilities.
Tribes and Teams Cheer (R = K, 1)
Even if you have perfect students, our "Tribes and Teams Cheer" encourages positive attitudes and character. This short, easy Choral Readers Theater script is written for beginning readers, but is suitable for most ages.
Super Bowl Students vs. Salamander Sly (R = 3.4)
"Super Bowl Students vs. Salamander Sly" is the second free Readers Theater script where the students battle The Distractions, only this time it's the mysterious play-off game.
Dog Jog Adventure (R = 2.7)
How would you like to go jogging with three big dogs who are not really obedient? Believe it or not a teacher did and told her story in a "Chicken Soup for the Soul." Since the children in this script are older elementary or teens, this script is perfect for mixed ages and abilities.
Three Cheers for Teachers! (R = 3.9)
A gift Choral Readers Theater script I sent the teachers who shared their email addresses with me in the past: "Three Cheers for Teachers!"
"9/11 Heroes" (R=2.7)
Short, primary level Choral Readers Theater script remembering heroes of Sept. 11, 2001.
Never, Never, Never Forget 9/11 (R = 6.2)
This free Readers Theater script honors heroes as we remember the attacks and the thousands of lives lost on September 11, 2001. Told from the eyewitness Lady Liberty, includes flashback newscasts.
Back-to-School Team vs. Salamander Sly (R = 2.3)
Salamander Sly coaches an invisible team called The Distractions in this lively free Readers Theater script full of surprises. Includes a chorus.
Hats Off to Dad! (R = 1.4)
For 2-26 readers, "Hats Off to Dad" is an easy, flexible, free Readers Theater script to honor fathers. Whether it's a Father's Day program, end of school, or family celebration, "Hats Off to Dad" will make Daddy smile. This primary level script may be adapted to choral Readers Theater.
Wanted to Say (R = 3.1)
Here are a few words our parents OR grandparents may have wanted to say, but never did--or never could. The guys represent the voices of fathers, the girls represent the voices of mothers, and the two groups reading together represent the voices of the children.
Sack Lunch Flying (R = 4.6)
How do you teach about honoring soldiers, veterans, or their memories? "Sack Lunch Flying" is a free Readers Theater script that will make it easy.Perfect for Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Remembrance Day and patriotic programs.
Mom: Every Day Is Mother's Day (Choral Readers Theater) (R = .7, harder)
Honor mothers with this short, free choral Readers Theater script. "Mom: Every Day Is Mother's Day" could also work well as a puppet script for Mother's Day.
The Earth Day Hen and Friends (2 Versions: Easy and Expanded) (R = K or 1.3)
Are you looking for a free Earth Day or environmental Readers Theater script that's humorous and educational? This script for primary level readers should generate giggles and discussions about the environment.
"St. Patrick's Day Shamrock" Radio Show R = 4.4
The small cast in this free Readers Theater script makes it flexible for 3-part choral reading, puppet plays, family fun, tutoring, small group classroom Readers Theater, and performances. (Elementary)
Abraham Lincoln: It's Lincoln Penny Day! (Group Participation and Short Versions) (R = 5.2 with easier parts)
Based on historical documents and suitable for President's Day celebrations or patriotic programs, this free Readers Theater script comes in two versions: one for group/audience participation and one shorter version.
The Good Samaritan (R=3.6)
In this free Readers Theater script, "The Good Samaritan," you get both a trusted script and trusted curriculum links for lesson plans. Based on Luke 10:30-37 in the Bible.
A Thesaurus Rain (R=4.9)
Short. Flexible. Unique. "A Thesaurus Rain" uses thesaurus words for a rainstorm (i.e., synonyms). Classroom rainstorm instructions included.
Persistence Pays Parable–Luke 11:5-9 (R=2.4)
his short Readers Theater script with curriculum links for lesson plans covers Jesus' parable of the Midnight Visitor found in Luke 11. (chorus included)
Underground Railroad Codes (R=6.3, think easier)
Underground Railroad Codes," a free Black History Readers Theater script, includes a bit about Harriet Tubman's life in addition to several code words from the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman's code name was "Moses"