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") 

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

Here's a true dog story to tug on the hearts of students of all ages.  "Mystery of the Runaway Mutt" combines real life dialogue with real life problems and adds an unexpected twist at the end.  Although true, this script could inspire numerous discussions on dogs, adoptions, pets, and more.  Shhhhh...I can't give away the true story ending.  :)  Complete with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans, "Mystery of the Runaway Mutt" is perfect for elementary students, ESL, ELL, and challenged adult learners.  Note: "Mystery of the Runaway Mutt" is also available in a simplified versioin (readability = grade 2.6) and the original version (readability = grade 3.6).

TIME:  about 8 minutes     CAST:  6-7      TONE:  serious, with family fun       READABILITY:  grade 4.1

Here's a true dog story to tug on the hearts of students of all ages.  "Mystery of the Runaway Mutt" combines real life dialogue with real life problems and adds an unexpected twist at the end.  Although true, this script could inspire numerous discussions on dogs, adoptions, pets, and more.  Shhhhh...I can't give away the true story ending.  :)  Complete with annotated curriculum links for easy lesson plans, "Mystery of the Runaway Mutt" is perfect for elementary students, ESL, ELL, and challenged adult learners.  Note: "Mystery of the Runaway Mutt" is also available in a simplified versioin (readability = grade 2.6) and an advanced version (readability = grade 4.1, but the vocabulary may be harder since many sentences are short).

TIME:  about 8 minutes     CAST:  6-7      TONE:  serious, with family fun       READABILITY:  grade 3.6

How would you like to go jogging with three big dogs who are not really obedient?  Believe it or not a teacher did and told her story in a Chicken Soup for the Soul story.  I adapted the story a lot for children here in a fun Readers Theater script, "Dog Jog Adventure."  Because the children in this script are older elementary or teenagers, this script is perfect for mixed ages and abilities--upper elementary, middle school, high school, ESL or ESOL, adults, and family fun.  Since the readability is about third grade, it should be perfect for literacy tutoring, too. You also have the option of using a narrator and two choral reading groups.   (See "Dog Jog Adventure--Advanced" for more difficult vocabulary...grade 3.0.) 

Complete with annotated curriculum links (including You Tube) for easy lesson plans, "Dog Jog Adventure" works well as part of a unit study on pets or dogs.

TIME: 7 minutes      CAST: 3 or a narrator and two choral groups     TONE: light, fun   READABILITY:  grade 2.7  

Who doesn't like a birthday party?  In Part II of "The White Elephant Birthday:  The Mystery Gift" Juan tries to explain to his family what a white elephant gift is then find one with their help!  This family fun Readers Theater script is part of our series on everyday life--requested by our ESL/ESOL teachers, but suitable for students primary through high school. Although this script can stand alone, it's best with Parts I and III.     

TIME:  a little over 4 minutes       CAST: 5      TONE:  light     READABILITY:  grade 2.3