Reader's Theater: Word Plays

Develop foundational, reading, and language arts skills actively, effectively, and enjoyably.

48 multi-leveled scripts for Grades 1-6 provide authentic contexts for standards practice.

Each script contains roles at a range of reading levels.
Students learn by reading, speaking, and listening.
Scripts help teach grammar, punctuation, and more.

Teachers create mixed-ability groups in which every student can achieve academic success.

The Antonym Family's Very Bad* Day - 6-Pack WW-Y10771

It's a beautiful day for everyone but the Antonyms, a family of contrarians—they like to do the opposite of everyone. Follow their ups and downs (which are downs and ups) as they go to the mall and the park.

$33.00

Grade 3 - 7
Comma's in a Coma at Grammar General Hospital - 12-Pack WW-Y10774

The Mid-Sentence Punctuation Marks are having a family picnic when plain little Cousin Comma gets hurt and is rushed to the hospital. Will her fancy cousins Colon, Semicolon, Em Dash, and Ellipsis be able to fill in?

$49.00

Grade 3 - 7
Comparatives and Superlatives at the County Fair - 6-Pack WW-Y10772

Judge Adjective, Judge Adverb, Judge Comparative, and Judge Superlative are judging the peach pie, baby lamb, and quilt categories at the County Fair. How will they describe each of the contest entries? Which will win the blue ribbons?

$33.00

Grade 3 - 7
The Synonym Kid - 12-Pack WW-Y10773

Bad guy E.Z. Pickins and his Brain Drain Gang have taken all the color, creativity, and imagination out of Inspiration Springs and turned it into drab, dull Tired-Word Gulch.

$49.00

Grade 3 - 7
You're in the Punctuation Army Now - 6-Pack WW-Y10770

New recruits Question Mark, Period, and Exclamation Point are being molded into sentence-ending shape by their tough superior officer, the Master Sergeant of Proper Usage. Will they make the grade? They should. They better!

$33.00

Grade 3 - 7
Digging for Word Roots with Professor Etymology - 6-Pack WW-Y10779

Join the world-famous word archaeologist and his team on a dig in southern Italy. What Latin word roots might they unroot? What treasure trove of words will they be able to make?

$33.00

Grade 3 - 7
Invasion of the Anagrams - 6-Pack WW-Y10777

Alien shape-shifters from the Planet Morph have landed on Earth. Fortunately, General Gleaner and his descrambler ray can turn any object into an anagram of itself. Unfortunately, the new anagrams are sometimes worse than the aliens.

$33.00

Grade 3 - 7
Simile Ella - 12-Pack WW-Y10775

The poor, misunderstood servant girl Simile Ella is constantly making comparisons using like or as. But with the help of her fairy godmother she goes to the ball and meets a handsome prince.

$49.00

Grade 3 - 7
The Palindrome Invitational - 12-Pack WW-Y10778

Hoorooh! Harrah! Who will win? The Top Spot and Spacecaps kayak teams have been invited to Lake Lollipopillol for a back-and-forth race across the lake. But to earn the victory, each team's pep squad must cheer in palindromes.

$49.00

Grade 3 - 7
The Sinking of the S.S. Homophone - 6-Pack WW-Y10776

The mayhem-making Multiple- Meaning Pirates of the S.S. Homophone have a cargo of words that sound the same but are spelled differently.

$33.00

Grade 3 - 7