Literature-Based Reader's Theater Scripts from Edupress
These are the only reader's theater products as of May, 2008,
based on actual children's books. You don't have to reproduce them for students,
since they are ready to use as individual scripts, each one highlighted for one
of the the parts. The scripts feature parts for readers of all abilities and
also support challenged and English language learners. The books the scripts are
based on are not included in the package.
Each set of scripts is based on a best-selling children's book
chosen by a library media specialist for their interest and reading level. Books
include new favorites and old classics. Each package consists of one highlighted
script for each character and comes shrink-wrapped. Also included is a
teacher's activity guide. The scripts are based on the titles below:
For Grades 2-3
Book Fair Day (5 scripts): Dewey Booker loves reading, and can
hardly wait for his class's turn on the day of the book fair. It's last in line!
Dewey tries every way he knows to get in early before the best books are gone,
but his teacher always catches him. Will there be any good books left for him?
BTH-4556. $9.89-D
Ivy and Bean (6 scripts): This play covers the first two and a half
chapters of the book it's based on about two girls who were sure that they could
never be friends. BTH-4557. $9.89-D
How I Became a Pirate (5 scripts): Jeremy Jacob is invited to join a
band of pirates on a voyage, and he jumps right on board, thinking of all the
adventures he will have -- burying treasure, singing sea chanteys, and more. But
the pirate's life isn't quite the way he imagined it. BTH-4558. $9.89-D
Make Way for Ducklings (5 scripts): Mr. and Mrs. Mallard are
searching for just the right place to settle down with their eight ducklings.
They finally decide on the island in the middle of the swan boat pond in the
Boston Public Garden. The problem is navigating the busy Boston streets to get
there. Fortunately, a friendly policeman comes to their rescue. BTH-4559.
$9.89-D
Skippyjon Jones (6 scripts): Skippyjon Jones is an extraordinary
kitten AKA El Skippito, a great sword-fighter ready to battle banditos
world-wide. In this script he dons a mask and cape and take on a bad bumblebeeto.
BTH-4560. $9.89-D
For Grades 4-5
The Firekeeper's Son (four scripts): Set in a remote village in 19th
century Korea, the story centers on a fire signal system that sends a message
from mountain to mountain until it reaches the mountain closest to the palace to
assure the king that all is well in the land. Every night, when Sang-hee's
father sees that the ocean is clear of enemies, he climbs the mountain to light
his fire, but one day the father breaks his ankle and Sang-hee must ascend alone
into the darkness with a bucket of burning coals to take his father's place.
BTH-4561. $9.89-D
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt (5 scripts): Clara is a slave and
seamstress on a plantation who knows that the Underground Railroad can lead her
to freedom. But she needs to be able to find it. As she gathers bits of
information from the other slaves, she fashions a quilt with a secret map to
lead the way. BTH-4562. $9.89-D
Frindle (5 scripts): Fifth grader Nick Allen gets into a struggle of
wills with his dictionary-loving teacher over his attempt to coin a new word:
frindle. This script covers chapters 7 and 8 of the book, when the battle
between Nick and Mrs. Granger is publicly launched. BTH-4563. $9.89-D
Love, Ruby Lavender (6 scripts): Nine-year-old Ruby's
grandmother goes to Hawaii for the summer and leaves Ruby to survive on her own
in Mississippi. This script covers the first two chapters of the book, as Ruby
and her grandmother stage a chicken theft. BTH-4564. $9.89-D
Thank You Mr. Falker (5 scripts): This script is based on Patricia
Polacco's autobiographical story about the teacher who recognized that her
inability to read after several years of school was due to dyslexia, and he
helped and encouraged her to overcome her reading disability. BTH-4565. $9.89-D
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