WHO is Elephuntus? Here's a clue: "Elephuntus played the trumpet in the local band..." This short, silly animal poem may inspire some crazy illustrations or short stories from your students. Include this animal poem as part of your poetry unit or even a unit study on elephants. (As always, you'll find annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans.) Although this script works well as a partner play or Choral Readers Theater, all of your students will want to participate in the surprise ending.

TIME: less than a minute      CAST: 2 or 2 choral groups      TONE: light, fun      READABILITY: grade 2

Did you ever follow a path to discover surprises? Your students will meet a few animals in this original 1-page poem. This is part of our Animal Poems collection for all ages. Of course, for easy lesson plans you'll find annotated curriculum links for every animal encountered as well as some annotated curriculum links on teaching poetry to children. Perfect for students of all ages, "Wonders" may be enjoyed as a read-aloud, a partner play, or a Choral Readers Theater.

TIME: about a minute.     CAST: 2 or 2 choral groups.     TONE: mysterious.     READABILITY: grade 1.9

"Whiskers, friskers, hippity hop; Up he scrambles to the top..." That's the first line of "The Squirrel"– part of our Animal Poems collection for readers of all ages. Do your students ever see squirrels? The annotated curriculum links after the script share plenty of photos, information, and even videos to help you with an expanded unit study or easy lesson plans. I smiled a lot during the short video documentary of the physicist, the squirrel, and the bird feeder (a true story documented on video by the physicist). Enjoy this cute poem as a Choral Readers Theater or partner play.

TIME: about a minute        CAST: 2 or 2 choral groups       TONE: light, fun       READABILITY: grade 2.4

A purple creature? Escaped? This light-hearted poem adds to our collection of animal poems. Just like the other animal poems this one includes annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans and unit studies. If you're tuned in, you may just sing it to the old folk tune, "The Wabash Cannonball." But, your students will have to create the chorus! Perfect for all ages, this silly poem should make students smile.

TIME: less than a minute......CAST: 2 or 2 choral groups.     TONE: light, silly.     READABILITY: grades 1-2

Have you ever seen a wild, cottontail rabbit act like a statue with a wiggly nose? We have a lot out here. So, this short Readers Theater poem shares one encounter. Although "Brown Rabbit" readability is fairly easy, this animal Readers Theater poem is perfect for all ages, English Language Learners, Special Ed, and homeschoolers. Like most of our scripts "Brown Rabbit" comes complete with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans and unit studies. Enjoy it as a partner play or Choral Readers Theater.

TIME: less than a minute      CAST: 2 or 2 choral groups       TONE: peaceful      READABILITY: grade 1.3

"A Jolly Woodchuck" poem tells a short story based on some personal experiences at different homes. This fun Readers Theater poem focuses on a hungry woodchuck (also known as a groundhog). You'll discover a variety of annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans following this short script. Suitable for readers of ALL AGES, "A Jolly Woodchuck" can be enjoyed as a partner play or Choral Readers Theater.

TIME: about 40 seconds      CAST: 2 or 2 choral groups      TONE: light      READABILITY: grade 1.5

Did you ever think about birds having "bare feet"? I didn't either until these words hopped into my head: "birds in bare feet." "Birds in Bare Feet" Readers Theater script tells a poetic true story from a winter day. As I was composing this poem at our house we were SHOCKED to see a predator bird swoop in! Fortunately, the story has a happy ending. "Birds in Bare Feet" comes complete with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans. Perfect for primary readers and above, this Readers Theater poem will be enjoyed by ALL AGES.

TIME: a little less than a minute      CAST: 2 or 2 choral groups      TONE: light      READABILITY: grade 2.6

“Hee haw, hee hee haw, hee haw diddly dum.” Ha! Ha! Try saying that five times without laughing! That's the fun refrain in this silly Readers Theater poem: "Dizzy the Donkey." The one-page script comes complete with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans. Perfect for primary level readers and above, this silly poem is fun for all ages.

TIME: a little over a minute–IF students aren't laughing too much      CAST: 2 or 2 choral groups  TONE: light, fun   READABILITY: grade 1.7

Here's a fun panda poem for your primary students or English Language Learners.  "My Panda"–a Choral Readers Theater–contains 3 parts.  Switch parts for more fun.  Complete with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans, "My Panda" links feature the Giant Panda Live Cam" (with the baby panda born Aug. 21, 2020), articles with cute pandas, panda crafts, videos, and more.

TIME: about 30 seconds   CAST: 2-3+ (choral)  TONE: light, fun.  READABILITY: grade 2.0

GIGGLE WARNING!  I read this simple script to three adults and all three chuckled several times.  Based on a true story, "The Hose Phone" shares the light side of a common experience:  not hearing exactly what someone else says.  Students of ALL AGES will enjoy practicing this script with different voices.  Perfect for partner plays or small groups, "The Hose Phone" would work well for short performances IF you train your readers to not speak when the audience is laughing.  Since this short Readers Theater script is easy to read it's appropriate for struggling students in grades 1-8 and even adults.  You may use it as a "hook" for a science unit study of sound, the ear, and hearing.  This fun script comes in two font options and includes annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans.

TIME:  less than 2 min. (2–3 pages)           CAST:  2-4 (or choral)          TONE: light, fun        READABILITY:  grade 1.0 (easier without the word "narrator") 

2 font choices.  "Mole and the Crow" Readers Theater provides fun practice for beginning readers focusing on long vowel "o".  Complete with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans, "Mole and the Crow" is perfect for kindergarten, emergent, ELL, special ed and other beginning or remedial readers. Vocabulary list included.

TIME:  less than 1 minute        CAST:  2 or 2 choral groups       TONE:  light    READABILITY:  grade 0.0 (think K-1)

Short.  Silly.  Special.  "The Spy Fly" Readers Theater script focuses on words with the long vowel "i" sound as the letter "y."   This partner play or Choral Readers Theater script also provides practice in intonation and expression because of the questions included as part of the script.  Perfect for beginning English readers, "The Spy Fly" comes complete with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans.  With two font options you'll find "The Spy Fly" motivating students in grades K-8 who need practice with long vowel "i" words using the letter "y"  (e.g., ELL, ESL, special ed, and primary grades K, 1, 2).

TIME:  less than 1 minute     CAST:  2 or 2 choral groups     TONE:  light, fun    READABILITY:  grade 0.0 (think K-1)