Character-building fun from a Mexican fable?  Why not?  "The Ants and the Tortilla" Readers Theater script is roughly adapted from a Mexican fable and the children's book The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb.  This Readers Theater script works well for cross-curricular lessons or unit studies on ants, insects, Mexico, fables, and even Hispanic culture or literature.  Complete with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans, "The Ants and the Tortilla" is perfect for elementary students in grades 3, 4, or 5,  middle schoolers, and ELL or ESL students.  This script also comes in a simplified version with a readability of grade 1.3 as well as the original version with a readability of grade 4.7.  WARNING:  May cause giggles.

TIME:  about 6 1/2 min     CAST:  3-10+       TONE:  serious and light       READABILITY: grade 5.6 

Do you teach civics, government, social studies or history?  Did you know that Constitution Day is September 17 in the United States? "The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States" is a short Readers Theater using only the words of the Preamble.  But, it comes complete with two pages of annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans.  Although the readability is for middle school, even elementary students have been successful at memorizing the Preamble.  In fact, the curriculum links share a video of a 3-year-old reciting the Preamble.  Perfect for grades 3-12, "The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States" will help YOUR students memorize and engage with this important piece of the Constitution.  (Two font sizes.)

TIME:  about 50 seconds     CAST:  10+ (chorus option)    TONE:  sober       READABILITY: grade 7.2

Character-building fun from a Mexican fable?  Why not?  "The Ants and the Tortilla" Readers Theater script is roughly adapted from a Mexican fable and the children's book The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb.  This Readers Theater script works well for cross-curricular lessons or unit studies on ants, insects, Mexico, fables, and even Hispanic culture or literature.  Complete with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans, "The Ants and the Tortilla" is perfect for elementary students in grades 2, 3, 4, or 5,  ELL or ESL students, special ed, and struggling readers.  This script also comes in a simplified version with a readability of grade 1.3 as well as an advanced version, grade 5.6.  WARNING:  May cause giggles.

TIME:  about 6 1/2 min     CAST:  3-10+       TONE:  serious and light       READABILITY:  grade 4.7  (grade 2.2 substituting "Nar" for Narrator, "Jem" for Jemima, and Jer for Jeremy)

Radio Readers Theater?  Podcast?  Television?  Based on true stories of Hispanic immigrants, "How I l Learned English" shares individual stories in a panel interview Readers Theater script.  Each of our three episodes of "How I Learned English" includes an announcer and three guests.  The guests in Episode 3 are from Peru, Puerto Rico, and Paraguay.  

This custom script set of 3 scripts was written for a Script Buffet Club member who teaches high school students in an international school.  (Note: Not every custom script is a set.)  Perfect for gifted elementary, middle and high school students and adults, the true stories all contain some healthy humor.  Use for ESL or ELL practice, cultural studies, or unit studies on immigration.  Divide your class into three groups and let each group perform one script.  The question and answer format provides a model for students to do interviews and write their own scripts!  Each script includes 5 pages of annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans on immigration to Australia, Canada, UK or U.S.A.   (Vocabulary listed on cover.)

EPISODE 3 TIME:  about 12 minutes    CAST: 4 (or 4 choral groups?)    TONE:  mixed     READABILITY:  grade 6.4

Radio Readers Theater?  Podcast?  Television?  Based on true stories of Hispanic immigrants, "How I l Learned English" shares individual stories in a panel interview Readers Theater script.  Each of our three episodes of "How I Learned English" includes an announcer and three guests.  The guests in Episode 2 are from Ecuador, El Salvador, and Peru.  

This custom script set of 3 scripts was written for a Script Buffet Club member who teaches high school students in an international school.  (Note: Not every custom script is a set.)  Perfect for gifted elementary, middle and high school students and adults, the true stories all contain some healthy humor.  Use for ESL or ELL practice, cultural studies, or unit studies on immigration.  Divide your class into three groups and let each group perform one script.  The question and answer format provides a model for students to do interviews and write their own scripts!  Each script includes 5 pages of annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans on immigration to Australia, Canada, UK or U.S.A.   (Vocabulary listed on cover.)

EPISODE 2 TIME:  13 1/2 minutes    CAST: 4 (or 4 choral groups?)    TONE:  mixed     READABILITY:  grade 7.1

Radio Readers Theater?  Podcast?  Television?  Based on true stories of Hispanic immigrants, "How I l Learned English" shares individual stories in a panel interview Readers Theater script.  Each of our three episodes of "How I Learned English" includes an announcer and three guests.  The guests in Episode 1 are from Chile, Cuba, and Mexico.  

This custom script set of 3 scripts was written for a Script Buffet Club member who teaches high school students in an international school.  (Note: Not every custom script is a set.)  Perfect for gifted elementary, middle and high school students and adults, the true stories all contain some healthy humor.  Use for ESL or ELL practice, cultural studies, or unit studies on immigration.  Divide your class into three groups and let each group perform one script.  The question and answer format provides a model for students to do interviews and write their own scripts!  Each script includes 5 pages of annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans on immigration to Australia, Canada, UK or U.S.A.   (Vocabulary listed on cover.)

EPISODE 1 TIME:  12 1/2 minutes    CAST: 4 (or 4 choral groups?)    TONE:  mixed     READABILITY:  grade 6.5

Flexible.  Informative.  Non-fiction.  "St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Radio Show (Middle School)" allows teachers to use this free Readers Theater script as a full-class choral project or small reading group presentation.  Romp through a short radio show on the basics of St. Patrick, the shamrock, and "Why wear green?"  The more difficult vocabulary and Irish words are listed on the front page.  Complete with curriculum links for easy lesson plans, this is the middle school version of our classic script.  (The other versions have a readability of grade 3.6 or 4.4.)

TIME:  a wee bit less than 5 min.    CAST:  3, or 3 CHORAL groups    TONE:  light, educational     READABILITY: grade 6.8

"Never, Never, Never Forget 9/11"  honors heroes as we remember the attacks and the lives lost on September 11, 2001, in this free Readers Theater script.  This powerful script, told from the eyewitness Lady Liberty, includes flashback newscasts to create the feeling of current events--not history.

 Although this is a difficult topic, the extensive annotated curriculum links for easy plans will simplify your life. There is also a link to "Thinking Questions" that go along with this Readers Theater. Written for mature 3rd-4th graders, the script is probably best used with 5th-6th graders, middle schoolers, and possibly high schoolers or adults doing patriotic programs or Patriot Day activities. 

TIME:  about 10 1/2 minutes  CAST: 5+ (includes a chorus)  TONE:  somber   READABILITY:  grade 6.2 (multi-syllable vocabulary; mostly listed on cover page)