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Description
A collection of fairy tales converted to readers theatre scripts, allowing students to play the parts as they develop their literacy skills.
Now there is a way to bring the magic of some of the world's most timeless stories into your classroom or library. Created by acclaimed author Anthony Fredericks, Fairy Tales Readers Theatre presents a dynamic compendium of exciting tales—and some slightly irreverent variations thereof—in a format guaranteed to excite, amuse, and delight every youngster.
In Fairy Tales Readers Theatre, stories become scripts, with students playing the parts of Rapunzel, Rumplestiltskin, Cinderella, the Three Billy Goats Gruff, and more. This format encourages students to take an active role in their own language arts development while enhancing overall fluency. For teachers and librarians, Fredericks offers a wealth of suggestions and strategies for engaging students in the dynamics of literacy acquisition through the allure of readers theatre.
Table of Contents
Part I: Readers Theatre in the Classroom and Library
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Readers Theatre
Chapter 2: Performing Readers Theatre for an Audience
Part II: Fairy Tales
Beauty and the Beat
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Emperor's New Clothes
Hansel and Gretel
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Princess and the Pea
Rapunzel
Rumpelstiltskin
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Little Red Hen
The Gingerbread Man
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Chicken Little
Little Red Riding Hood
The Three Little Pigs
The Ugly Duckling
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
Part III: Fairy Tales (with a Touch of Humor)
Beauty and This Incredibly Ugly Guy
Coughy: The Dwarf Snow White Never Told You About Ill
Don't Kiss Sleeping Beauty, She's Got Really Bad Breath
Goldilocks and the Three Hamsters
Little Red Riding Hood Punches the Wolf Character Right in the Kisser
The Gingerbread Boy Gets Baked at 350° for 15–20 Minutes
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Product details
Published | 23 Jul 2009 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 152 |
ISBN | 9781591588498 |
Imprint | Libraries Unlimited |
Dimensions | 280 x 215 mm |
Series | Readers Theatre |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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. . . a must for any educator or any teacher who feels threatre is part of a solid English curriculum.
Midwest Book Review
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Fredericks (York College, York, Pennsylvania) has some 40 years of experience as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, curriculum coordinator, staff developer, professional storyteller, and college professor, and is the author of 75-plus teacher resource books. He offers teachers and librarians a practical guide for using fairy tales in a readers theater format with Grade 3-6 students, to facilitate their literacy acquisition and communication skills development. Following an introduction to readers theater, the benefits of its use in the classroom and library, and tips on performing readers theater for audiences, the text contains 19 script versions of famous fairy tales, six additional scripts of humorous alternatives, and list of additional print resources for teachers.
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