ChristmasPlayReadersTheaterTheGingerbreadMan 1 PDF
ChristmasPlayReadersTheaterTheGingerbreadMan 1 PDF
ChristmasPlayReadersTheaterTheGingerbreadMan 1 PDF
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Teacher’s notes and suggestions
Scripts
• While students are reading the scripts, work on expression and fluency as
well as good pacing and pronunciation. Explain that when reading for an
audience, students must read more slowly than they do in their heads. If
they read too quickly or mumble the audience cannot follow the story.
• The script has parts suitable for Emergent Readers and Transitional readers as
follows:
o Emergent (roughly DRA 4-8) Mrs. Clause, Reindeer, Santa
o Transitional (roughly DRA 10-12): Elf, Gingerbread Man, Polar Bear
o High Transitional (roughly DRA 14-18): Narrator
This allows children to work with classmates who may not be in their reading
groups and makes for a nice change. It also allows fluent readers to model good
reading habits and lets struggling readers participate in reading a “meatier”
text.
• Although traditionally reader’s theater does not involve any movement or acting,
just reading the script expressively, it can often be fun to add in the actions.
Students listen more carefully while the narrator is reading, since they have to
act out what the narrator says, and students can often do the actions while
hanging on to the scripts so the reading continues along smoothly.
Character Images
• Can be used to make hats or hung around the necks of the readers, to identify
for the audience the part they are reading.
• There are 2 narrator cards. Students who have the narrator part may choose
the one they like best.
• Can be used to make “puppet shows” where the students create “in character”
dialogues.
• Can be used to mix and match characters to help in brainstorming and writing
their own holiday script.
• Can be used to classify characters, for example as good or naughty, funny or
serious.
Narrator: One snowy day in the North Pole Mrs. Claus decided to
make a gingerbread man.
Gingerbread: Bye bye. I’m running away and you can’t catch me.
Gingerbread: Ha, ha. I’m too fast but try to catch me if you can.
Narrator: The Gingerbread Man and Mrs. Claus ran past Santa’s
workshop. Santa saw them running by and wondered
what was going on.
Narrator: The Gingerbread Man saw that Santa had joined the
chase.
Gingerbread: Ha, ha. I’m too fast but try and catch me if you can.
Narrator: Now Santa and Mrs. Claus were both chasing the
Gingerbread Man. A reindeer, who had been playing
games in the snow, saw the three of them heading
towards him.
Gingerbread: Ha, ha. You think you’re fast, but I’m faster. Catch
me if you can.
Narrator: Now the reindeer, Santa and Mrs. Claus were all
chasing the Gingerbread Man. They passed an elf on
his way back to the workshop.
Polar Bear: I can help you get over the snow mountain.
Gingerbread: Really?
Polar Bear: Oh yes. Just jump on my back and I’ll climb over.
Narrator: But again, the polar bear kept sinking into the snow and
after a few minutes the Gingerbread Man was getting
wet again.
Polar Bear: Hmm, what a yummy snack. I bet Mrs. Claus made it.
Narrator: When the elf, the reindeer, Santa and Mrs. Claus got
to the snow mountain the only thing they saw was a
polar bear all alone at the top licking his lips.
Mrs. Claus
Elf
&
Polar Bear
Santa
Gingerbread Man
Reindeer
Narrator
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Narrator
Narrator
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