Reader's Theater

The children have been working on short plays in their Guided Reading groups for the past two weeks.  I chose different scripts at different reading levels, to provide students with an opportunity to practice reading fluently.  We performed The Hare and the Tortoise, A Surprise for the Big Bad Wolf, The Enormous Turnip, and Who Needs a Fan.  Repeated readings offer children a chance to become confident with challenging words, add expression to their voice, and practice noticing and using the punctuation in a sentence.  Each child made a character mask, then performed the play Thursday or Friday.  We all had a lot of fun!