Readers' Theater, Grade 3
All your students can shine thanks to the flexible casting options provided in Readers' Theater. To support struggling readers, cast two or more students in each role; the extra support of choral reading can make an important difference for many students. Refer to the Readers' Theater Table of Contents to see how you can connect each of the 15 read-aloud scripts to key content from the Grade 3 curriculum. The 15 Grade 3 Readers' Theater scripts are as follows: "Spider Woman and the Gift of the Loom"-based on a Navajo legend, "A Wild Day"-a family vacations in a Florida wildlife refuge, "B. W. Hawkins and the Dinosaur Models"-based on dinosaur discoveries in England in the 1850s, "The Amazing Laundry Hamper"-this modern adaptation of a Grimm's tale teaches a lesson in character, "It Happened at Hull House"-based on Jane Addams' humanitarian work in the 1890s, "Davy Crockett: Fact or Legend?"-a television game show looks at the life of an American legend, "A Riddle-Maker Saves the Day"-based on a Vietnamese folktale, "The Walking Sticks Buy Shoes"-an economics lesson, set in the insect world, "It's the Pits!"-an imaginative adventure set in the La Brea Tar Pits, "Yankee Doodle Hits the Road"-a journalist joins George Washington on the journey to his inauguration in New York City, "Brer Rabbit Shares His Crops"-based on a trickster tale from the African American oral tradition , "Space Camp Is a Blast!"-a contemporary adventure set at Space Camp, "Putting It Together"-a business plan helps young entrepreneurs meet their goals, "Those Magnificent Counting Machines"-in the year 2050, computers tell students about the history of artificial intelligence, "Space-Wrecked!"-a fantasy adventure set in the future.144 pages.
