reader's theater scripts for middle school

Reader’s Theater is such a versatile tool for language arts teachers. Use it to engage your students, practice reading aloud, and strengthen reading comprehension. I’ve found it to be the ideal resource to work on FLUENCY, COMPREHENSION, and WORD WORK.

If you are new to reader’s theater I have blog posts that may be helpful:

Adding reader’s theater to your classroom instruction is easy. Grab my top rated scripts and toolkits and you’ll be ready to print and go!

Reader’s Theater Mega Bundle | Grades 4-8 | Common Core Aligned

This MEGA bundle includes 12-different unique and original reading literature toolkits.

Includes the following scripts in PDF printable format:

Aesop’s Fables Reader’s Theater
Back to School Blues Reader’s Theater
Earth Day Reader’s Theater
Halloween Reader’s Theater
Holiday Reader’s Theater
Speedy Racer: A Reader’s Theater
St. Patrick’s Day Mystery Reader’s Theater
Thanksgiving Reader’s Theater
The Cafeteria Catastrophe Reader’s Theater
The School Store Reader’s Theater
The Snowball Toss: Winter Reader’s Theater
Valentine’s Day Reader’s Theater and Random Acts of Kindness Toolkit

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Each script is an original creation by Erin Beers.

Reader’s Theater Mini-BUNDLE | Grades 4-8 | Common Core Aligned

This three-pack of reader’s theater toolkits prompts students to reflect on how they would respond if placed in the same situations as the characters in the three different texts.

Includes the following scripts in PDF printable format:

The School Store Reader’s Theater
Speedy Racer Reader’s Theater
The Cafeteria Catastrophe Reader’s Theater

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Each script is an original creation by Erin Beers.

Text-Based Reader’s Theater Bundle | Grades 4-8 | Common Core Aligned

I created this Text-Based Reader’s Theater bundle specifically to enhance my students’ work with this Reading Literature ELA standard…

R.L 6.7: Compare and contrast the experience of reading a story, drama, or poem to listening to or viewing an audio, video, or live version of the text, including contrasting what they “see” and “hear” when reading the text to what they perceive when they listen or watch.

Includes the following scripts in PDF printable format:

First Day Jitters for BIG KIDS: Reader’s Theater
Strega Nona for BIG KIDS Reader’s Theater
The Day the Colored Pencils Resigned Reader’s Theater
The Storytelling Princess Reader’s Theater
3-Compare and Contrast Interactive Notebook Printables

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Each script is an original creation by Erin Beers.

All-American Reader’s Theater BUNDLE | Grades 4-8 | Common Core Aligned

This All-American Reader’s Theater bundle includes 5 original reader’s theater scripts and toolkits that focus on our American history.

Includes the following scripts in PDF printable format:

President’s Day Reader’s Theater
September 11th: Remember the Day!
Veteran’s Day Reader’s Theater
Martin Luther King Jr. Reader’s Theater
Memorial Day Reader’s Theater

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Each script is an original creation by Erin Beers.

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