What's new with Readers Theater All Year? Check out the posts below.
What does June mean to you? As a child growing up June meant Father's Day to me–honoring
May is a perfect time for teachers to enjoy a full platter of delicious Readers Theater since most of the standardized testing is done. Readers Theater ignites fresh motivation in students.
April means Earth Day in the United States and Earth Day represents healthy living for all of us. That means teachers have plenty of opportunities to incorporate Readers Theater that teaches about the environment, healthy living, recycling, nature, animals, and more.
Our "Nonfiction Readers Theater Rubrics" (linked below) offer students an opportunity to develop reading, listening, thinking, and communication skills as they fill out the self-evaluation.
She changed her voice for the part of the beaver and used her normal voice for the part of a narrator. When we came to the end of the script her face lit up like radiant sunshine as she asked, "Can we do another one?"
I won't tell you the rest of the story here, but I wrote a Readers Theater script based on our experience with Waddles, "Waddles, the Grateful Groundhog" in three parts for elementary students. So, here's a list of five February Readers Theater ideas starting with Groundhog's Day and Waddles.
