Let's have fun while we practice our reading fluency together! Reader's Theaters are a favorite from helping readers become more confident and fluent! They will learn about different punctuation and how our sentences are spoken differently based off of the punctuation. They will practice reading sight words and short sentences to increase their reading ability. Learners will interpret how a character is feeling and give that character a special voice.  

In this ongoing small group class, we will be introduced to a different reader's theater each week. The learner will be assigned a role. I will share my screen so that they have access to the words. Learners do not need the book to enjoy this class! I will provide a PDF file that you are welcome to print. I know some learners learn best with paper in their hand.

We will read through the story one time to practice reading in sentences and identify unfamiliar words. Then we will do a quick review of words that we might not know how to pronounce or what they mean. We will also talk about the character and how to read dramatically. If there is a phonics skill a learner is struggling with, we will practice that skill so that they become more confident! 

Learners will practice creating voices for their character, interpret emotions from their character, and pay attention to how different punctuation makes sentences sound different! 

Finally, we will read through a second time using fun voices and acting the story out! Learners may work together to complete a Story Map and a Story Scroll to reinforce reading comprehensions skills. If time permits, we will read the fairy tale or a fractured fairy tale! 


Fall 2024

September 1: Belling the Cat
September 8: The Fox & The Stork
September 15: The Little Red Hen
September 22: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
September 29: Rumpelstiltskin	
October 6: The Hare and the Tortoise
October 13: The Three Little Pigs
October 20: Cinderella
October 27: Jack and the Beanstalk
November 3: Little Red Riding Hood
November 10: Chicken Little
November 17: Stone Soup
November 24: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
December 1: The Gingerbread Man
December 8: Hansel and Gretel
December 15: Rapunzel
December 22: Elves and the Shoemaker
December 29: Snow White

Winter/Spring 2025

January 5: The Princess and the Pea
January 12: Sleeping Beauty
January 19: Beauty and the Beast
January 26: The Bremen Town Musicians
February 2: Six Foolish Fisherman
February 9: The Little Red Hen	
February 16: The Three Billy Goats Gruff
February 23: The Gingerbread Man
March 2: Rumpelstiltskin
March 9: The Hare and the Tortoise
March 16: The Three Little Pigs
March 23: Cinderella
March 30: Jack and the Beanstalk
April 6:  Little Red Riding Hood
April 13: Chicken Little
April 20: Stone Soup
April 27: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
May 4: Elves and the Shoemaker
May 11: Hansel and Gretel
May 18: Rapunzel
May 25: Snow White