Do you like puns? Do your students recognize puns? Do you have lesson plan ideas for teaching puns? Did you ever think about puns needing higher level thinking skills? If puns do NOT annoy you, then this humorous Readers Theater script may tickle the funny bones of your students. Beware! Punning is sometimes contagious! "Kid's Talk Show Interview: Banana Man, the Not-So-Serious Spy" doesn't stop at puns, though; Banana Man also gently shares about creativity. You'll love the annotated curriculum links at the end for easy lesson plans. This Readers Theater script comes in two versions: with chorus and without. 
No Santa. No elves. Just twelve tongue-twisting days of Christmas... vacation. Based on the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" ("12 Days of Christmas"), this rollicking rendition may motivate students to clean their rooms by the time they finish! The curriculum links at the end of this free Christmas Readers Theater script even include math lessons for a variety of lesson plans. Surely your students would have fun creating their own compositions of "The Twelve Days of Christmas"? 
"Twas the week before Christmas and all through the house
The Sugar Spies are at it again saving citizens from disaster in this free Readers Theater script. Who ARE the Sugar Spies? Ah...it's best for you to meet them yourself--along with the mayor of the town of Destiny. This frolicking script packs a punch of health thanks to the expertise of Dr. Colbert and the eagle eyes of the Sugar Spies. Kids will never forget Fatland OR the Sugar Spies after playing spy in this Readers Theater script. ...Keep doing what you are doing. There are not enough quality scripts available for children and teens. So many are inappropriate from a parent's perspective. As a teacher I want to also build character and integrity while I teach a subject. Why can't drama build up, inspire and be thought provoking?...Anyway, keep doing what you're doing...we need all the help we can get!
Jen H., Drama teacher
> ...I have been teaching for 35 years. RT has been part of my education journey for the majority of that time. Initially my experience with it was as a performance genre in the Drama Curriculum. Now I use it across the curriculum - a wonderful high motivation strategy in the language program - particularly reading - and so much more as you would know. I was drawn to your 'community' by the idea of leadership... I think what you're doing is wonderful..."
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Daniel Fiore, Elementary teacher/author What They Have Taught Me
I found the free readers theater online scripts, teaching tips, and curriculum teleseminars at Readers Theater All Year very inspirational to me. I used the Twelve Days of Christmas...Vacation script in my ESOL classes before Christmas break and my students all enjoyed it..
Lily T. Teacher (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
"> ..We did Squanto's Squash for the family on Thanksgiving and [my sons] participated and loved it. I am so excited about making this a major part of homeschooling. What a great way to learn!
Bethany P. Homeschooling Mom
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